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The year is 1830. You're the Surgeon Superintendent aboard a convict vessel transporting its human cargo from Britain to the far reaches of the known world - Van Diemen's Land. You're charged with delivering several hundred convicts to the colony in the shortest time with minimum loss of life. This is the way to make money and further your reputation and position. Are you up to the task?

The literature review is a fundamental building block of the IFLA Trend Report. It reviews and summarises existing over 170 studies, trend forecasts, journal articles and academic papers which look at future trends which have the potential to affect the global information environment.

A list of tools to support teacher librarians in the selection of print and electronic resources. It does focus on American tools

Tips for sorting reflective journal blog posts - categories on this page, but further assistance if you searhc

This presentation from the MANTLE conference 2014 by Pru Mitchell and Colleen Foley, NSW DEC highlights the possibilities and educational value of e-books and digital content for school libraries. It draws on an evidence base that includes research undertaken in NSW school libraries. It includes discussion of key issues involved in the management of e-books in schools, including areas such as Digital Rights Management (DRM), procurement, operations and lending and access.

Share YouTube clips in a safe medium. Removes the distractions, advertisement, play lists and comments. No registration or sign-up required.

Share YouTube clips in a safe medium. Get rid of all the fluff, distractions and sometimes-dodgy content around YouTube videos. It's great for Education, Marketing, or just making others smile. No registration or sign-up required. Works like Magic! Includes option to select a background them and to copy or anchor the URL.

This is a collection of reviews of great books for kids, ideas of ways to use them in the classroom and collections of books and activities about particular subjects, curriculum areas, themes and professional topics. Focus on US material

Book review site focusing on younger readers

A bibliography is an alphabetical list, by author, of the sources (books, journals, websites, etc) you have used to research and write your assignment. A bibliography usually includes information such as the author, title, publisher and date. An annotation is a concise summary and/or evaluation of the value or relevance of each source. An annotated bibliography combines these two elements and provides bibliographic information plus a summary and/ or evaluation of each of the sources you have used. An annotated bibliography may be one part of a larger assessment item.

A detailed listing of relevant selection criteria for ebook purchase. Relevance for other e resources in a number questions posed.

Wished I had've found this a lot sooner! A very helpful resource when looking to expand your research beyond the module readings.

"Students love nonfiction, but they may not love all types of nonfiction. Melissa Stewart takes all nonfiction and divides it into two types. The first is expository that describes, explains, and informs. The second is narrative that tells a story or conveys an experience. "

"The popularity and appeal of manga and anime only continues to grow and if they aren't already, your students are likely to soon be clamoring for titles. Determining what series are appropriate for your library can be a challenge. It is a particularly difficult task if you, like me, are not a regular reader yourself."

"When taking on the role of a curator for your students, there are a few things you can do to handpick resources that support every student in your class. In my book EdTech Essentials: The Top 10 Technology Strategies for All Learning Environments, one of the 10 strategies examines curation in the classroom and ways to curate resources that support all students."

A slew of recent studies shows that print books are still popular, even among millennials. What's more: further research suggests that this trend may save demonstrably successful learning habits from certain death.

"Revitalizing neglected library spaces is the biggest task to update the library collection. Untouched for five, ten, and twelve years, the collections are a time capsule of what was considered ideal reading for students: subject-specific nonfiction, classics, award-winners, and biographies."

"Auditing Your Books Doing an inventory of your books can be as simple as assessing your library while asking yourself a few questions that touch upon a wide range of diversity,"