Someplace for me to put my thoughts on libraries, librarians, library 2.0 and books
From the category archives:
- Reference BooksThis Wall Street Journal article suggests some reference books that are essential for a home library. Do you think they are essential for your library as well? And in our increasingly online-oriented world, do you think printed references are still essential when anyone with Internet access can just search for it through Google […]
{ 0 comments }
For the Harry Potter fans, the trailer (of higher video quality) for the upcoming movie Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was released a couple of days back. I haven’t watched any of the movies except for the first one. And my wife is not a big fan of the movie interpretation of the Harry […]
{ 0 comments }
- Found in BooksI’ve found money, bank passbook, a cash cheque, wedding photo, and other sentimental stuff in the books that are returned to us. The people most likely used those items as a bookmark, but forgot about removing it before returning the books. But I guess the one that beat all that in the […]
{ 2 comments }
- Gaming for a bookInteresting article on the use of games to draw teens to the library. Although most of the teens were more interested in playing the games, the aim is to bring the teens INTO the library and then introduce them to the different books in the library.(via LISNews) - Students not as […]
{ 2 comments }
Robert Darnton recently wrote in the New York Review of Books (12 June issue) about “The Library in the New Age”. It is definitely a very intriguing read. In the first chapter, he asked the question of “what will become of research libraries in the face of the technological marvels such as Google?” Talking about […]
{ 0 comments }
- Teachers ‘Not Reading Children’s Books’Research by the Centre for Literacy and Primary Education (CLPE) in the States has found that many teachers do not regularly read children’s literature. In addition, they tend to choose books from a narrow band of authors. I wonder if it’s true for teachers in Singapore as well.(via LISNews) - […]
{ 0 comments }
A wonderful opinion piece on the work librarians actually do in the New Zealand Herald. Sometimes we forget what the true calling of a librarian is with our constant chase for KPIs, or Key Performance Indicators.
{ 0 comments }
YouTube Link A very interesting video that gives a behind-the-scenes look of the happenings in the backroom of a library. Maybe my colleagues in our Library Supply Centre might be interested in doing something similar. A lot more fun than your normal corporate video. I particularly like the ending in the video. (via Tame The […]
{ 0 comments }