Someplace for me to put my thoughts on libraries, librarians, library 2.0 and books
From the category archives:
- Web 2.0 Search EngineNeed help looking for Web 2.0 tools? Well, look no further as the Web 2.0 Search Engine allows you to search for any Web 2.0 tool that you can think of. Recently, they released a list of the Top 1,000 Web 2.0 Applications. Go have a look at the huge listing […]
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All this while, whenever I wanted to look for books and movies, I’ll go to Amazon.com directly or through BookJetty if I also wanted to see its availability at the National Library Board. Well, there seems to be another 5 more ways to browse Amazon according to this article from Read/WriteWeb. They mentioned the following […]
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Kathryn from Librarians Matter has written a wonderful post on reasons why librarians need to learn about emerging technologies. I totally agree with the points (20 to be exact) that she has listed down. Since we are in the information business, I, too, feel that we should be the ones getting into the hang of […]
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YouTube text link The people at CommonCraft have put up another wonderful video that explains what Social Networking is all about in a simple, visual manner. (via LibrarianInBlack) Technorati Tags: commoncraft, social networking, video
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This article on Innovate Online is very suitable for children, teens or school librarians. It is entitled “Schools, Children, and Digital Technology: Building Better Relationships for a Better Tomorrow,” by Mark van ‘t Hooft. In order to read the full article instead of just the synopsis, you’ll need to sign up for an account on […]
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Ever wondered what Second Life was all about? Now you can take an online course on Second Life, a 3D virtual world. The course will teach you about avatars, Linden dollars (Second Life currency), and librarianship and how they relate to each other. The online course will begin on 25 May and it is offered […]
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Are robots going to be next thing that is going to make librarians lose their jobs after the Internet? Thankfully, it will be still quite a number of years away before robots will be able to fully take over the job of a human librarian. However, the library in the Chicago State University are making […]
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- Books give kids the wrong picture, study findsThe study, Gender Stereotyping and Under-representation of Female Characters in 200 Popular Picture Books: A Twenty-first Century Update, shows that children’s books have stereotypical depictions of men and women. Some books pointed out as showing male bias include “The Hunter and the Animals” by Tomie dePaola, “Golem” […]
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