Last summer we weeded our print Reference collection and replaced it with a 400-volume set of Gale Virtual Reference Library reference books. Our users barely noticed, other than the fact that the ...
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Watch Eli Neiburger’s brilliant presentation - Access, Schmaccess: Libraries in the Age of Information Ubiquity - about information, the interwebs, Reddit Scholar, digital content, memes, ebooks, Metallica, sharing, intellectual propery, nyan cat, DRM, lovely Louis CK…and what it could all mean for libraries. “In the 20th century libraries brought the world to their communities. In the 21st century libraries bring the information of their communities to the world.”
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Have you ever needed to convert a pdf document to Word? Or maybe you needed to convert an audio or video file to a different format? This free online file converter lets you convert quickly and eas...
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This is such a useful tool for all of your transmedia/transliteracy needs! Delete the scoop?
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And now we have the tablet. The iPad has begun a new “education revolution” and now the obligatory opposition tech companies have joined the battle. The question has to be asked – are we again starting from the wrong end of the battle lines? Is the iPad (inserted alternative tablet if so desired) the real catalyst or is there so much more to this than money spending school systems can see beyond the new and shiny? It’s why I ask the question: Is it the iPad, the App or the User? Via John Evans
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My favorite point: even though students can be fully engaged in a video game, it doesn't mean they are learning anything. 
Rachelle Wooten's comment,
February 3, 5:53 PM
It's true much of the true revolution will be realized when the user knows how to wield the tool. I'm also concerned that many teachers feel overwhelmed with testing, deadlines, meetings, etc. and have not made the paradigm shift from teaching is a "would like to do" to a "need to do." It's challenging! It's also my motivation for researching and examining the effectiveness of the tech tools we use in classrooms.
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February 4, 4:01 PM
Interessant article de reflexió/opinió entorn al boom dels ipads... Per mi la resposta és clara, primer? L'usuari, es a dir l'alumne!! 
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February 5, 6:36 AM
A very interesting article which asks the really tough questions. No, it's not just about the tool, but more about how & why the teacher and/or student use the tool. The comments are worth reading too. Delete the scoop?
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Great post from @IArtLibraries on #libraries and pop-up #makerspaces: http://t.co/23cZqFE6... Delete the scoop?
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Ars TechnicaFuture U: Library 3.0 has more resources, greater challengesArs TechnicaTransition is underway: from a place where you go to get information to a place you go to create; and from a place you go to create to a service you use. Via Pippa Davies @PippaDavies Delete the scoop?
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A LOT of ink has been spilled on the supposed death of the printed word. Ebooks are outselling paper books. Newspapers are dying. "Phone books are already dead," said James Reid-Cunningham of the Boston Athenaeum library at a conference called Unbound: Speculations on the Future of the Book, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in May. "The days of the codex as the primary carrier of information are almost over." This has inspired a lot of hand-wringing from publishers, librarians, archivists - and me, a writer and lifelong bibliophile who grew up surrounded by paper books. I've been blogging since high school, I'm addicted to my smartphone and, in theory, I should be on board with the digital revolution - but when people mourn the loss of paper books, I sympathise. Via Heidi, Pippa Davies @PippaDavies Delete the scoop?
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New Hampshire Educators OnlineAn Educator's Resource for Curriculum Planning & Professional Development
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Amazon.com: The Learning Commons: Seven Simple Steps to Transform Your Library (9781598845174): Pamela Colburn Harland: Books... Delete the scoop?
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The Usable Library is genuine, has sane policies, prototypes and tests, does fewer things better, is interested in its members, and doesn't make people feel stupid.
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I absolutely love this list! It is the heartbeat of the Learning Commons model of librarianship. Delete the scoop?
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Last summer we weeded our print Reference collection and replaced it with a 400-volume set of Gale Virtual Reference Library reference books. Our users barely noticed, other than the fact that the ...
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School libraries are essential to learning, and good design is seen as a central consideration in creating effective learning environments. Via SCIS, Linda Dougherty, Rosa Martins, Anu Ojaranta, Karen Bonanno, Joyce Valenza 
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February 14, 11:35 PM
I wonder how teachers would redesign their classrooms if they could. Design is such an interesting concept... Delete the scoop?
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by Fabio Sergio Summary by DLM Central
"Fast Company magazine recently featured this article, from design studio Frog’s Fabio Sergio, on how mobile devices will provide learning opportunities for people across age and income spectrums. It offers a nice overview, from a design perspective, on how mobile is opening new opportunities for learning. He details the following: 1. Continuous learning Via Jim Lerman Delete the scoop?
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Like Calgary Science School, a learning commons has the doors wide open, and the lid off. To me as a professional, a school library has never meant, “just books”- it has always been a gathering of resources, services and spaces for people, ... Via Pippa Davies @PippaDavies Delete the scoop?
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Thanks to a non-stop stream of talk about innovation we just start to tune it out. Let’s not give up on innovation yet. Now is the right time to find innovative ways to open our gates. Back when Americans actually had a modicum of respect for financial institutions, a certain stock broker was well known for its commercial with the famous tagline, “When E.F. Hutton talks, people listen.” Nowadays, if anyone listens when an investment bank talks, it’s mostly in a state of disbelief as they trot out absurd excuses for losing billions of dollars. That phrase, however, is among the catchiest ever recorded, and many people still find themselves using it to compliment really smart people like Jeff Bezos, the CEO of Amazon, as in, “When Jeff Bezos talks, people listen.” Bezos may not have many fans in libraryland these days, but he sure did make an impression on Tom “The World is Flat” Friedman. Via Pippa Davies @PippaDavies Delete the scoop?
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Presentation for the NESLA Leadership Conference January 15, 2010 at ALA Midwinter, Boston, MA... Delete the scoop?
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As 21st-century librarians, we need to shift our way of thinking about library functions and resources in a fundamental and profound way. We must stop the longstanding and much respected practice of preserving and protecting resources. Delete the scoop?
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