Minor Musings

Books, Reading, etc. Something to watch out for: books written by AI (they literally can kill you!) Where did slang expressions come from? Green's Dictionary of Slang has some answers. A good argument against most books (spoiler: they could be shorter... or even pamphlets) I should do this with my ~2,000 books. The BBC has…

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Wow, it's been a while since I did one of these.  As we move into the Winter Break season, here are some links to enjoy/bookmark/get inspiration from. Books, Reading, etc. The Cybils are always a good RA tool, and now they have playlists!  What could be better to share with students? Yes, this is a…

How could I forget?

Of course my list of newsletters wasn’t complete because there are just. so. many. (and yet, purging just seems too difficult right now). Arts & Letters DailyJSTOR Daily Fun fact: “Daily” doesn’t mean anything here. Weekly… monthly… it’s all good. I Heart British TVLaura Olin

My mailbox overfloweth

Some might say I have a newsletter problem. I suggest that it's a great way to keep informed about a wide variety of topics, with curated (I'm using the term deliberately) information all in one tidy email. You may (or, more likely, may not) be interested in the same things but just in case, here's…

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It's been well over a year since my last one of these. Let's see what I've found since then.  For many schools in the Northeast, there's the approaching Spring Break in which to explore.  And yes, there's more to follow. Books, Reading, etc. This is so cool: an app for the Canterbury Tales, in part…

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One final round-up before school begins. Books, Reading, etc. If you do any Dewey instruction or are moving books around in your collection, think about some of the problems with DDC and how of its time it was. PW talks about middle grade fiction, in case you need ideas or a refresher. School Life Do…

My reading journey

Last week I had an upsetting exchange with two friends on Twitter that I have to share because school's starting and this nonsense will start again. But first, some background.  Most people know I read quite a few books in a year (I also read magazines and newspapers).  I've never understood people who say "I…

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As promised, here are more of those links I've collected.  Helpful tip: if you're saving things as Twitter bookmarks, you can access them on your laptop by changing from twitter.com to m.twitter.com. Books, Reading, etc. Things to be aware of when you suggest students (or friends, colleagues, etc.) search Google Books for a phrase. DPLA's…

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Summer break is the perfect time to get my personal life in order, including some summer cleaning, digital style. The below is what's been languishing my Feedbin Starred Articles (still need to tackle the Twitter bookmarks, so stay tuned!) School Life We teach students to use the CRAP Test as they review websites (if I…

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A holiday gift of sorts from me to you: linky goodness from the past few months.  Enjoy! Books, Reading, etc. I so want to try this at work!  BPL now has personalized RA via email. Ever wonder what is required reading in another country? Wonder no more. They've got him, babe: The Sonny Bono Memorial…