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Study: College students rarely use librarians' expertise - USATODAY.com - 0 views

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Study: College students rarely use librarians' expertise By Steve Kolowich, Inside Higher Ed Updated 7h 29m ago

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'Books That Shaped America' from the Library of Congress - USATODAY.com - 10 views

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Library of Congress asked curators and experts to compile a list of books that have influenced us as a nation

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Libraries launch apps to sync with iPod generation - USATODAY.com - 7 views

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Chicago Digital Library - 22 views

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In the first stage, teens are mostly text-messaging or instant-messaging friends and haunting sites such as Facebook — what the researchers call a "lightweight means" of maintaining friendships. "Messing around" begins when teens take an interest in media itself: composing music, editing photos or shooting video, driven more by interests than a desire to be with friends. "Geeking out" involves using new media in an "intense, autonomous and interest-driven way" that often leaves friends in the dust as teens seek out experts for help.
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Cathy Oxley on 24 Jan 13

Is this what libraries will look like in ten years' time?

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Storm Snaith on 28 Jan 13

three stages of consumption and creation, informally dubbed "hanging out," "messing around" and "geeking out."

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Play USA TODAY's Candidate Match Game II to find out which candidate -- Barack Obama or Mitt Romney -- you agree with most on the key issues of the day. And as you take the quiz, learn more about their positions on the issues.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Play USA TODAY's Candidate Match Game II to find out which candidate -- Barack Obama or Mitt Romney -- you agree with most on the key issues of the day. And as you take the quiz, learn more about their positions on the issues.</div>

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New Muppet to raise hunger awareness - 11 views

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Plagiarism-detection software earns middling grades - 15 views

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Comparison study of 26 services: Five systems -- TurnItIn, PlagAware, Ephorus, PlagScan and Urkund -- detected about 70% to 63% of the plagiarism in five test papers uniformly submitted, a "C-" grade in the German University system, Weber-Wulff says, awarding them a "partially useful" score, top honors among the services. Others did even worse, including at least one system that may be a front for helping cheaters evade the popular TurnItIn system.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Comparison study of 26 services: Five systems -- TurnItIn, PlagAware, Ephorus, PlagScan and Urkund -- detected about 70% to 63% of the plagiarism in five test papers uniformly submitted, a "C-" grade in the German University system, Weber-Wulff says, awarding them a "partially useful" score, top honors among the services. Others did even worse, including at least one system that may be a front for helping cheaters evade the popular TurnItIn system.</div>

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Can a video game encourage kids to read the classics? - 15 views

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A New York based education start-up is rolling out "more than 1,000 book titles, most of them classics, with video gaming at the heart of the reading enterprise....Foremost among the new titles: Lexica, a massive role-playing game for young teens that invites them to interact with characters from great novels and read the books outside of class if they want to get ahead in the game."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A New York based education start-up is rolling out "more than 1,000 book titles, most of them classics, with video gaming at the heart of the reading enterprise....Foremost among the new titles: Lexica, a massive role-playing game for young teens that invites them to interact with characters from great novels and read the books outside of class if they want to get ahead in the game."</div>

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