A condensed look at the impact of social media. Very interesting facts indeed!
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From the category archives:
New Technologies
- The 25 Modern Libraries in the WorldA listing of libraries that shows libraries are no longer like the libraries of old. Libraries are now at the cutting edge of information management as well as design and web technology. Unfortunately, MPOW is not listed as one of them. (via kottke.org) - Future-Proof Your LibrarySome wonderful […]
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Another wonderful video by the people at the Common Craft Show explaining how to use Google Reader.
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- 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 […]
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photo originally by akseabird The above photo is a tool called the Bookeye Book Scanner and the one pictured here is installed in the library of the University of Alaska at Anchorage for the students to scan documents and books as PDF, JPG, TIFF or PNG and then choose whether to save it to a […]
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The Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies (C4LPT) in the UK has just released the Summary Information report (PDF) of the Top 100 Tools for Learning. The tools were decided by inviting learning professionals to submit their personal Top 10 tools. Of the top 10 of the 100 tools listed, I think I use maybe […]
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- Book-Beer Pairings:Part I and Part IIAuthors share what beers would go best with their books. I’ve heard of wine pairings with food, but definitely the first time I’m hearing beer pairings with books. Unfortunately, most of the beers mentioned are not easily available in Singapore. And I’m sure I know a couple of my […]
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