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Part 1 This is six-part series is intended to guide new science fiction readers toward books that they may find enjoyable

"The new technology should only be used if it will enhance learning. However, after over a year using iPads in the classroom I am convinced there are many ways it can help educators and learners alike. The difficulty is winning over those educators who are sceptical. I would like them to make an informed decision about how the new technology might help. Second-guessing their methods and attempting to suggest new techniques is not the way to go about it."

From the Library of Congress:The following guidelines were recommended by the Task Group on Hybrid Bibliographic Records (Sept. 1, 2011). The recommendations were approved by the PCC Policy Committee. The documents below include guidelines for working with RDA and non-RDA records for monographs, serials, and integrating resources prior to implementation of RDA.

Featured Digital Collections & Services: American Memory American History & Culture - A digital library of historic maps, photos, documents, audio and video from American Memory. Historic Newspapers - Enhanced access to America's historic newspapers through the Chronicling America project. International Collections - International materials and bilingual presentations from overseas libraries from Global Gateway. Legislative Information - THOMAS provides searchable full text of bills, Congressional Record and more. Performing Arts - Collections, articles and special presentations on music, theater and dance materials. Prints and Photographs - Catalog of about half of the Library's pictorial holdings with over 1 million digital images. Veterans History - Experience first-person stories of wartime service through personal artifacts. Web Site Archiving - Searchable archives of historic Web pages including national elections, 9/11 and more.

Reference Hotlist 1. The People History 2. Fun Trivia 3. Word Lab 4. RefDesk 5. Units of Measurement 6. LibrarySpot 7. 50 States and Capitals 8. Metric System and Unit Conversion 9. SpellWeb 10. New York Public Library 11. HyperHistory Online 12. Guide to Grammar and Writing 13. Biographies of Scientists 14. A Web of Online Dictionaries 15. SciCentral 16. HHMI's Virtual Lab 17. New York Times Books 18. The Time Zone Page 19. Time Zone Converter 20. A Dictionary of Units 21. Explorers of The World 22. WWWebster Dictionary 23. The Quotations Page 24. Research-It 25. American Sign Language Dictionary 26. Mad Scientist Network - An Ask-The-Expert Network 27. The Internet Public Library 28. The Library of Congress 29. Encyclopedia.Com 30. Encyclopedia of the Orient 31. Encarta Encyclopedia 32. Writing Style Guide 33. Columbia Guide to Online Style 34. "The Elements of Style" By William Strunk, Jr. 35. Bartlett's Familiar Quotations 36. A Word A Day 37. TheFreeDictionary.com 38. Knowledge-finder.com 39. Environmental Directory 40. Science & Engineering Encyclopedia 41. Metric Conversion Table 42. Adventures of CyberBee

Carolyn Foote's article not only shares why you should consider a blog for your library website, but also offers many resources which include links to support using blogging and links to school library websites using a blogging platform.

Over 1 Million Digital Books Now Available Free to the Print-Disabled

A peice about e-book models offered to librarians by the United States' two largest e-book retailers, Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.

"A few literary authors who created illustrations for their works, whether published or unpublished. Though The Hobbit is arguably a book for children (and The Lord of the Rings trilogy even more arguably so), it gets a pass as a classic, and for the rest of this list we've been committed to leaving out children's literature, picture books, and graphic novels - because that's just too easy. Click through to see our list of ten literary authors who illustrated their own works "

This is The New Yorker's book blog and therefore has links. Page-Turner takes full advantage of its audience and posts everything from a fantastic monthly podcast to a daily news roundup, great essays etc.