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Robin Cicchetti

Do School Libraries Need Books? - Room for Debate Blog - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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ebooks ereader

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  • constant need to acquire new books
    • Robin Cicchetti
      Robin Cicchetti on 11 Feb 10
       
      Still need to acquire digital versions. The spending doesn't disappear with the paper.
  • more efficient to work online
  • went beyond stacks and stacks of underutilized books.
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  • Our library is now the most-used space on campus, with collaborative learning areas, classrooms with smart boards, study sections, screens for data feeds from research sites, a cyber cafe, and increased reference and circulation stations for our librarians. It has become a hub where students and faculty gather, learn and explore together.
    • Robin Cicchetti
      Robin Cicchetti on 11 Feb 10
       
      This is a perfect description of a learning commons.
  • But they need more help from librarians to navigate these resources, so we have also increased our library staff by 25 percent.
    • Robin Cicchetti
      Robin Cicchetti on 11 Feb 10
       
      Relevance is what saves and builds programs and protects budgets.
  • Cushing Academy today is awash in books of all formats. Many classes continue to use printed books, while others use laptops or e-readers. It is immaterial to us whether students use print or electronic forms to read Chaucer and Shakespeare. In fact, Cushing students are checking out more books than before, making extensive use of e-readers in our library collection. Cushing’s success could inspire other schools to think about new approaches to education in this century.
    • Robin Cicchetti
      Robin Cicchetti on 11 Feb 10
       
      Diversity of format, open access, increased reading.
  • Holding a book in our hands, we orient ourselves within a larger system.
    • Robin Cicchetti
      Robin Cicchetti on 11 Feb 10
       
      Strong sensory and nostalgic connections to books and the idea of reading.
  • Who wrote that? Where are the competing voices? How is it organized? By what (and whose) terms is it indexed? Does it have pictures? Can I write in it myself?
    • Robin Cicchetti
      Robin Cicchetti on 11 Feb 10
       
      Is critical thinking enhanced by one format over another? I think these skills apply to all formats.
  • knowledge is proximate
    • Robin Cicchetti
      Robin Cicchetti on 11 Feb 10
       
      Why is knowledge proximate? Global awareness is a goal for every student. What about POV?
  • The digital natives in our schools need to have the experience of getting lost in a physical book, not only for the pure pleasure but also as a way to develop their attention spans, ability to concentrate, and the skill of engaging with a complex issue or idea for an uninterrupted period of time.
    • Robin Cicchetti
      Robin Cicchetti on 11 Feb 10
       
      It is possible to get lost in text, no matter the format. We see it every day. Students engrossed reading off their iTouch, desktops, laptops, Kindles and Nooks.
  • The printed word long ago lost its position of eminence in the American library.
    • Robin Cicchetti
      Robin Cicchetti on 11 Feb 10
       
      Studies indicate people are reading more than ever - but not from paper.
  • The tangibility of a traditional book allows the hands and fingers to take over much of the navigational burden: you feel where you are, and this frees up the mind to think.
    • Robin Cicchetti
      Robin Cicchetti on 11 Feb 10
       
      So many references to the tangible experience of paper. Nobody comments on how heavy a book is, how you can't take that many on your suitcase for vacation because of the weight, or holding it in bed at night. If we are going sensory, I'd rather pack/hold a Kindle.
  • Robin Cicchetti on 11 Feb 10
     
    Debate on traditional vs. digital reading continues.
Diane Martinson

Librarian's toolbox [OCLC - Home] - 29 views

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  • updates and offers Subscribe to OCLC distribution and discussion lists Home : Librarian's toolbox Librarian's toolbox Links to popular OCLC resources Our web statistics indicate that these links represent the most-often used resources on our web site. Logon links CatExpress Connexion FirstSearch and WorldCat Resource Sharing FirstSearch administrative module OCLC Policies Directory Online Service Center Product Services Web Usage Statistics WorldCat Registry WorldCat.org Cataloging tools Authorities: Format and Indexes Bibliographic Formats and Standards MARC Code Lists Connexion documentation Connexion Browser Connexion Client Dewey Decimal Classification updates Quality control Searching WorldCat Indexes Tools for cataloging electronic resources RDA and OCLC Expert Community FirstSearch tools Database information ECO publishers and journals Periodical titles Resource Sharing tools Custom holdings Document suppliers WorldCat
  • Librarian's toolbox Access pre-recorded Web sessions Subscribe to OCLC  updates and offers Subscribe to OCLC distribution and discussion lists Home : Librarian's toolbox Librarian's toolbox Links to popular OCLC resources Our web statistics indicate that these links represent the most-often used resources on our web site. Logon links CatExpress Connexion FirstSearch and WorldCat Resource Sharing FirstSearch administrative module OCLC Policies Directory Online Service Center Product Services Web Usage Statistics WorldCat Registry WorldCat.org Cataloging tools Authorities: Format and Indexes Bibliographic Formats and Standards MARC Code Lists Connexion documentation Connexion Browser Connexion Client Dewey Decimal Classification updates Quality control Searching WorldCat Indexes Tools for cataloging electronic resources RDA and OCLC Expert Community FirstSearch tools Database information ECO publishers and journals Periodical titles Resource Sharing tools Custom holdings Document suppliers WorldCat
Lisa McCulloch

Online converter - convert video, images, audio and documents for free - 7 views

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converter fileconverter

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  • Convert media files online from one format into another.
  • Donna Baumbach on 12 Jul 10
     
    This free online file converter lets you convert media easy and fast from one format to another. We support a lot of different source formats, just try. If you can't find the conversion you need, please let us now and write us an e-mail. We probably can help you...
patty fekete

Purdue OWL: MLA Formatting and Style Guide - 0 views

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mla formatting video purdue owl

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      patty fekete on 27 Mar 14
       
      MLA citation format for videos.
Cathy Oxley

Copyright Kids! - Getting Permission - 37 views

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copyright permission kids digitalcitizenship

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  • Cathy Oxley on 20 Jan 13
     
    Unless you use images or music from a copyright-free site, you will need to obtain permission from the copyright owner to reuse/ remix them in the format you would like. Often the hardest part is finding who the copyright owner is. This site gives the contact details for many music and movie companies, as well as sample permission letters for you to use and adapt.
Erica Trowbridge

Make the case for school libraries with our new impact studies infographic | Library Re... - 0 views

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advocacy infographics library research studentachievement data reading

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  • Erica Trowbridge on 07 Mar 13
     
    Our new infographic presents highlights of all of LRS's school library impact studies in an accessible and concise format. We hope this will be an effective tool for school library advocates!
Cathy Oxley

The Big List of Class Discussion Strategies | Cult of Pedagogy - 19 views

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discussion pedagogy Top10 teaching_strategies

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  • Cathy Oxley on 18 Oct 15
     
    15 formats for structuring a class discussion to make it more engaging, more organized, more equitable, and more academically challenging. 
Adrienne Gillingham

Forecasting the Future of Libraries 2015 | American Libraries Magazine - 4 views

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  • Forecasting the Future of Libraries 2015Trends in culture, community, and education point to increased potential for expanding the role of libraries of all types By Miguel Figueroa | February 26, 2015
  • Adrienne Gillingham on 06 Jul 16
     
    In 2013, the American Library Association (ALA) an­nounced the formation of a Center for the Future of Libraries. The project, initially supported by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), focuses much of its work on identifying emerging trends relevant to the libraries, the librarians, and the communi­ties they serve.
Martha Hickson

World Digital Library Home - 34 views

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primary_sources digital_libraries

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  • Martha Hickson on 24 May 12
     
    The World Digital Library (WDL) makes available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world. These cultural treasures include manuscripts, maps, rare books, musical scores, recordings, films, prints, photographs, and architectural drawings.
Susan Harari

Get hAPPy wiki - 0 views

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iPads apps technology schools wiki Get_hAPPy

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  • Susan Harari on 29 Jul 12
     
    Several Nebraska educators and a school librarian review iPad apps for education. Everything is laid out in an easy-to-read grid format, with different pages for various subjects.
Martha Hickson

Free Technology for Teachers: Inspire Students to Read and Travel With The Global Books... - 11 views

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readers_advisory world_literature

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  • Martha Hickson on 22 Aug 13
     
    The Global Bookshelf is a book search and recommendation engine that was started by my friend Gillian Duffy. The purpose of The Global Bookshelf is to help people find travel stories. The books you'll find aren't travel guides, they're travel stories that could inspire you to visit a new place and experience a new culture. You can browse The Global Bookshelf by region, genre, and book format (Kindle, PDF, physical book).
Anne Weaver

EduTECH National Congress & Expo - Flipboard - 9 views

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edutech flipboard

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  • Anne Weaver on 09 Jun 14
     
    By suewaters | Curating best resources shared at EduTECH conference Like the flipboard format.
  • Anne Weaver on 09 Jun 14
     
    By suewaters | Curating best resources shared at EduTECH conference
  • Anne Weaver on 09 Jun 14
     
    By suewaters | Curating best resources shared at EduTECH conference
Cathy Oxley

APA and MLA Citation Game Home Page - 45 views

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research apa mla citations game tutorials

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  • Cathy Oxley on 06 Dec 12
     
    Here you will play an interactive game and learn how to correctly format APA or MLA citations for some of the most commonly used citation types.
Martha Hickson

Free Technology for Teachers: Thematic - A Nice Tool for Creating Visual Stories - 6 views

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digital_storytelling

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  • Martha Hickson on 10 Feb 15
     
    Thematic is a new service designed for building and sharing visual stories. Thematic allows you to display up to twenty pictures organized around a theme of your choosing. You can add one line of text to each image in your story. Your completed story is displayed in a vertically scrolling format with each of your images occupying all of the available space in your browser.
Robin Cicchetti

4 Very Different Futures Are Imagined for Research Libraries - Libraries - The Chronicl... - 0 views

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libraries learning commons mobile library

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  • "Research Entrepreneurs," lays out a future in which "individual researchers are the stars of the story."
  • Reuse and Recycle," describes a gloomier 2030 world in which "disinvestment in the research enterprise has cut across society." With fewer resources to support pathbreaking new work, research projects depend on reusing existing "knowledge resources" as well as "mass-market technology infrastructure."
  • The "crowd/cloud" approach is widespread, producing information that is "ubiquitous but low value."
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  • "Disciplines in Charge,"
  • "computational approaches to data analysis" rule the research world. Scholars in the humanities as well as the sciences "have been forced to align themselves around data stores and computation capacity that addresses large-scale research questions within their research field."
  • "Global Followers," describes a research climate much like what we know now, except that the Middle East and Asia take the lead in providing money and support for the research enterprise.
  • nstitutions as well as individual scholars will follow the lead of those parts of the world, which will also set the "cultural norms" that govern research. That eastward shift affects "conceptions of intellectual property, research on human subjects, individual privacy, etc.," according to the scenario. "Researchers bend to the prevailing wind rather than imposing Western norms on the cultures that increasingly lead the enterprise."
  • "I plan to use the scenarios to engage staff and key stakeholders in mapping things out,"
  • The cumulative point made by the scenarios is that librarians should think imaginatively about what could happen and not get hamstrung by too-narrow expectations. (The phrase "adapt or die" comes to mind.)
  • Robin Cicchetti on 19 Oct 10
     
    Discusses changing information formats and scenarios of response. Good article to reference in 5 year plans.
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