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ALA's Message to the New Administration
The American Library Association’s Washington Office released to the library community this month a document it created for the Obama-Biden Transition Team: “Opening the ‘Window to a… more →
The Monkey Speaks
ALA's Message to the New Administration
wrote 1 year ago: The American Library Association’s Washington Office released to the library community this mo … more →
Are e-books finally succeeding?
wrote 1 year ago: Amazon's Kindle e-book reader I’m still skeptical about their long-term prospects. But Son … more →
Less paper - fewer newspapers
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wrote 1 year ago: Back when PCs first became really popular in the pre-Web days of the late 80s and early 90s, I kept … more →
Can 36 percent of the Net really be pornography?
wrote 1 year ago: Optenet, an Internet security company, says in a recent report (it’s a PDF) that as of this ye … more →
End of the line for the cassette tape
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wrote 1 year ago: If you’ve been a librarian for more than a couple of years, you probably have memories connect … more →
How different are print and electronic literacy?
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wrote 1 year ago: Here’s a great New York Times article that every librarian who works with people under 18 shou … more →
Video takes kids' attention away from play
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wrote 1 year ago: When kids play, they use their imaginations. When kids watch a video screen, they’re hypnotize … more →
Remember the days of "Great Homework Sites"?
wrote 1 year ago: Back in the 90s, I was heavily involved in the idea that one way librarians could find their new rol … more →
How much longer will libraries need librarians?
wrote 1 year ago: This morning I visited LISNews and found a post, “The future of libraries – no MLS neede … more →
Are tech manuals dead? Dying? I hope so
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wrote 1 year ago: Here’s a post titled, “Are books history?” on the InfoWorld blog by Sean McCown; w … more →
My first 24 hours of ALA Annual
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wrote 1 year ago: It’s hard to find much time to blog while you’re running around ALA Annual, but I did wa … more →
Poor kids, video games, free laptops, and homework
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wrote 1 year ago: In a recent Slate article, “The $100 Distraction Device,” Ray Fisman writes about a stud … more →
Kids say they still want books around - hooray!
wrote 1 year ago: Take a look at this new Scholastic-funded study described on CNNMoney, which I heartily endorse beca … more →
Technology ages & stages
wrote 1 year ago: There’s a good article, “So Young, and So Gadgeted,” in the June 12 New York Times … more →
Paul Krugman's thumbs-up view of e-books
wrote 1 year ago: Paul Krugman, the New York Times economics columnist, wrote about e-books the other day in a way tha … more →
Is Ray Bradbury right about e-books?
wrote 1 year ago: Ray Bradbury told an audience at BookExpo America in Los Angeles last week that e-books were failure … more →
When you know you've done well
wrote 1 year ago: It’s great to know when your peers think you’ve done well in your career. Here’s a … more →
Is wi-fi harmful to your health?
wrote 1 year ago: Yahoo News reported that a group of “electro-sensitive” folks in Santa Fe, NM, is protes … more →
Amazon drops Kindle price by 40 dollars. Snore.
wrote 1 year ago: Yahoo News reported today that Amazon is dropping the price of its Kindle e-book reader device by $4 … more →
