In which I attempt to clear my GoogleReader…
Wish I had more time to implement these ideas for a more relevant library… getting some help with creating things like this would be a good start (and I think I know some students to ask!) Another thing to integrate into our website: Book Trailers
While this might not be every tablet worth knowing about it’s certainly a start… I’m still waiting for an iPad/netbook combo that makes producing and consuming information easy … and it’s good to know that not everyone is on the iPad bandwagon (E-Tech has given hers up)
More to think about in terms of how we prepare our students for college And thanks to Doug for sharing this pdf on the lifelong role of libraries
There was a kerfluffle over Netflix and it got me thinking. We have a subscription for our teachers, but I also have a Movie USA License and I think between the two we’re covered. My rationale is that sometimes teachers need to preview a film before making the decision to use it (or ask us to purchase it).
We use Noodletools at Hackley, despite my students preference for EasyBib (why? because you can add an ISBN or an URL and get the metadata in much the same way Zotero works). Buffy posted a few reflections on the citation issue, which made me think about a conversation I had with the creator of Noodletools, in which he argued against EasyBib because the accuracy wasn’t quite there (so when our students get to college and use Zotero, they’re in trouble?). I agree with Buffy et al.: citation shouldn’t be the be-all and end-all, the goal should be that of pointing people to additional/credited information. As Aravis said, “why can’t I just say… Google it?”
Thanks to Sassy Librarian, I’ve got two new screencase tools to play with: Screencastle and Screenr (Jing just isn’t doing it for me).
Venn Librarian 