Blogs seem to be a new form of communication amongst the computer savvy. Which is not me. I have only blogged for one other class, and I struggled each time getting to the log in page and posting a new post. (Hopefully this will make it through, and I will get better. I am all for improvement.)
My interest is in school library and I am hoping to be a high school librarian and bring the love of books to others.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
I wanted to shaare this blog I came across while I was blogging/searching the other blogs.
Welcome to the library. Say goodbye to the books.
September 10, 2009
A Boston Globe article, “Welcome to the library. Say goodbye to the books.”, covers the Cushing Academy’s new “library”–all digital, no books. That’s right, not “fewer books” but “no books.”
I think that much of what they describe would work well in a library, especially a wealthy prep school library with well-off kids. But there is still a role for books. There is so much information that is simply not online and that can only be found in books. To remove books from the kids’ environment completely is not to be forward looking but to be blind to the present state of things.
Buying 18 Kindles & Sony eBook Readers is not the same as having a library full of books. Browsing isn’t anywhere near the same. Serendipity is pretty much gone except through advertisers’ recommendations. Besides which, most books are still not available on either of those devices. And I’m sorry, but reading on those devices is not the same as reading a printed book. Until the resolution of the printed word on screen matches that of the printed word on paper, I don’t think we’ll see many converts….even young ones.
Ah, enough ranting about the value of books. I’m getting way too heated. I’m going to go have a time-out in the corner of my office and take a break to read a *gasp* book. http://online.twu.edu/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab_id=_2_1&url=%2Fwebapps%2Fblackboard%2Fexecute%2Flauncher%3Ftype%3DCourse%26id%3D_198080_1%26url%3D
Welcome to the library. Say goodbye to the books.
September 10, 2009
A Boston Globe article, “Welcome to the library. Say goodbye to the books.”, covers the Cushing Academy’s new “library”–all digital, no books. That’s right, not “fewer books” but “no books.”
I think that much of what they describe would work well in a library, especially a wealthy prep school library with well-off kids. But there is still a role for books. There is so much information that is simply not online and that can only be found in books. To remove books from the kids’ environment completely is not to be forward looking but to be blind to the present state of things.
Buying 18 Kindles & Sony eBook Readers is not the same as having a library full of books. Browsing isn’t anywhere near the same. Serendipity is pretty much gone except through advertisers’ recommendations. Besides which, most books are still not available on either of those devices. And I’m sorry, but reading on those devices is not the same as reading a printed book. Until the resolution of the printed word on screen matches that of the printed word on paper, I don’t think we’ll see many converts….even young ones.
Ah, enough ranting about the value of books. I’m getting way too heated. I’m going to go have a time-out in the corner of my office and take a break to read a *gasp* book. http://online.twu.edu/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab_id=_2_1&url=%2Fwebapps%2Fblackboard%2Fexecute%2Flauncher%3Ftype%3DCourse%26id%3D_198080_1%26url%3D
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
RSS
I chose the RSS from School Library Journal, the "breaking News" section because it is posts the most current news concerning school librarieswhich is the area I am interested in.
ERIC/WorldCat
The topic I decided to research is the criteria used to select award winning books. The reason I chose this topic is because I have always wanted to know why or how the award winning books were selected and why others were not.
I too followed the example and used ERIC first. I typed in “criteria used for award winning books.” Using the keyword searched, I received 17 records in all.
Here is one
A Caldecott Committee at Work.
Author: Stewig, John Warren Source: Book Links v8 n4 p15-18 Mar 1999 Doc. Type: Article (EJ) Accession No: EJ586329 Libraries Worldwide: 1545 TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIV LIBR See more details for locating this item
Then I typed in “criteria used for award winning books.” I selected abstract and received four records. I noticed that my topic was narrowed down but was very specific about which award, example Newbery , Caldecott. What was interesting was the record above did not appear in the abstract search.
The record I chose :
A Guide to Newbery Medal Winners and Honor Books, 1977-1984.
Access ERIC: FullText Author: Kinman, Judith R.; Henderson, Darwin L. No. of Pages: 38
Document: Document (ED)
Accession No: ED249536 See more details for locating this item
I then used WorldCat typing in the phrase “criteria used for award winning books.” Using keyword search and received one record. But not really what I was looking for.
A descriptive study of how African Americans are portrayed in award winning African American children's picture books from 1996-2005
http://library.msstate.edu/etd/show.asp?etd=etd-03302006-101045
Author: Ussery, Susie Robin, 1962- Publication: Mississippi State : Mississippi State University, 2006
Dissertation: Thesis (Ph.D.) -- Mississippi State University. Department of Curriculum and Instruction.
Document: English : Internet Resource Computer File
Libraries Worldwide: 1
I then did the Boolean search typed in “book” and “award winning” and “criteria” and received four records.
Database of award-winning children's literature
http://www.dawcl.com/awards.html
Author: Bartle, Lisa R. Publication: Lisa R. Bartle 2000-?
Document: English : Internet Resource Computer File
Libraries Worldwide: 3
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I too followed the example and used ERIC first. I typed in “criteria used for award winning books.” Using the keyword searched, I received 17 records in all.
Here is one
A Caldecott Committee at Work.
Author: Stewig, John Warren Source: Book Links v8 n4 p15-18 Mar 1999 Doc. Type: Article (EJ) Accession No: EJ586329 Libraries Worldwide: 1545 TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIV LIBR See more details for locating this item
Then I typed in “criteria used for award winning books.” I selected abstract and received four records. I noticed that my topic was narrowed down but was very specific about which award, example Newbery , Caldecott. What was interesting was the record above did not appear in the abstract search.
The record I chose :
A Guide to Newbery Medal Winners and Honor Books, 1977-1984.
Access ERIC: FullText Author: Kinman, Judith R.; Henderson, Darwin L. No. of Pages: 38
Document: Document (ED)
Accession No: ED249536 See more details for locating this item
I then used WorldCat typing in the phrase “criteria used for award winning books.” Using keyword search and received one record. But not really what I was looking for.
A descriptive study of how African Americans are portrayed in award winning African American children's picture books from 1996-2005
http://library.msstate.edu/etd/show.asp?etd=etd-03302006-101045
Author: Ussery, Susie Robin, 1962- Publication: Mississippi State : Mississippi State University, 2006
Dissertation: Thesis (Ph.D.) -- Mississippi State University. Department of Curriculum and Instruction.
Document: English : Internet Resource Computer File
Libraries Worldwide: 1
I then did the Boolean search typed in “book” and “award winning” and “criteria” and received four records.
Database of award-winning children's literature
http://www.dawcl.com/awards.html
Author: Bartle, Lisa R. Publication: Lisa R. Bartle 2000-?
Document: English : Internet Resource Computer File
Libraries Worldwide: 3
More Like This: Search for versions with same title and author | Advanced options ...
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