School library infographics: research and advocacy - NeverEndingSearch
However compelling the research is, it can be hard to make the case with a 30-page study, or even a executive summary. Sometimes you need the visually attractive, embeddable, tweetable version of the elevator speech. Over the past couple of months we’ve seen a research translated and chunked in the form of infographics. We’ve also […]
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iPads in the Library
Nichols, Joel A. iPads® in the Library: Using Tablet Technology to Enhance Programs for All Ages. Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited, 2013. ISBN: 978-1-61069-347-9 Publisher's Description This book provides detailed plans and instructions with specific literacy goals for child, teen, and adult audiences—exactly what librarians seeking to integrate iPad and other tablet use into their programs need. Tablet computers are fast becoming a ubiquitous technology. These devices also represent a…
INFOGRAPHIC: Librarians Take On New Roles In Digital Age
There is no doubt that technology has had a lasting impact on libraries. Once thought to be going the way of traditional bookstores, libraries have rebou...
Many reasons you need a librarian (infographic)
Pikochart user 26reasonsroad3 has created an interesting infographic that lists most important reasons why you need a librarian more than ever before. In…
The future librarian (infographic)
The world we live now is changing fast… too fast. We move from desktop computers to mobile devices. Smartphones become the default…
California Missions Project
This week I want to share something slightly different. Across California 4th graders are working on their California Missions Project. If you lived here in California, you probably remember doin…
Ask a Librarian: Find the Right Book for Your Child - A Fuse #8 Production
So the good folks at Noodle had a proposition for me. Noodle, for the record, is this life-long education related search company started in 2011. They asked me to suggest some recommendations of 2013 in various areas. I obliged, but had no idea how they’d format it. Well, here are the results and they are […]
New Infographic: What Public Libraries do for Teens
Check out this awesome infographic showcasing what public libraries do for teens. YALSA created it with data from the 2013 (FY2012) Public Library Data Service (PLDS) Statistical Report. http://www.ala.org/yalsa/sites/ala.org.yalsa/files/content/Infographic2_FINAL.pdf Stephen
6 Ways To Become a Power User of the Public Library
You have a library card and you know the library is more than just a "Netflix for books." Maybe you know about your library's ebook offerings and maybe
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"American Public Libraries & Community Internet Access" - an infographic developed for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Microfilm : Free Books : Free Texts : Free Download, Borrow and Streaming
Take a picture, it will last longer As books become old and begin to fall apart, librarians depend on microform to preserve their content for the future. Tiny photographs on long strips of film (microfilm) or small cards of film (microfiche) are all that remain of hundreds of thousands of...
Take the MLS (Master of Library Science) Challenge!
We are a public library system in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. Our channel is filled with special performances at our branches, spotlights on our staff, book...
2018 National Library Week April 8-14
The 2018 National Library Week Celebration will mark the 60th anniversary of the first event, sponsored in 1958. DID YOU KNOW? Fun facts for National Library Week (chiff.com) • There are more publi…