Someplace for me to put my thoughts on libraries, librarians, library 2.0 and books
From the monthly archives:
- Hooked on booksAn article on turning reluctant readers into enthusiastic ones. It also includes some book suggestions.(via Library Stuff) - ‘Google Generation’ is a myth, says new researchThe research shows that although young people are familiar with using the computer and the Internet, they, however, do not possess the analytical and critical skills to […]
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- Baghdad’s Brave LibrarianA intriguing interview with Dr. Saad Eskander, director of the Iraq National Library and Archive in Baghdad. Surprisingly, he also faces the same problems as other librarians around the world of people talking loudly in the library and lost books. The additional problems he face quite regularly are sniper fire and Kotyusha […]
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YouTube Text Link Another wonderful video by the team at The Common Craft Show on the use of online photo sharing sites such as Flickr and Zooomr. Happy watching and hope to see more of your photos on online photo sharing sites.
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Hmmm … quite scary to read about the post on “Military secrets left in public library in Sweden”. If it had fallen in the wrong hands, it could be disastrous. Apparently, someone (most probably a military officer with NATO) left a USB thumb drive in one of the public computers in a Swedish public library. […]
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