libraries

Firefox plugins for librarians

http://www.web2learning.net/archives/1509 40 Useful Firefox Add-Ons for Librarians is a list which could appeal to anyone using information technology. It comes in three parts: 1, 2, and 3. (via...

SCL News, Dec 2007 issue: Newsletter of the IFLA Libraries for Children & Young Adults Section

Just sent this out to the CHILD-YA mailing list:The Libraries for Children & Young Adults Section is pleased to present issue no. 67 - Dec 2007:Download the 1.8MB PDF document, here.Countries...

One millionth book digitized by University of Michigan

http://www.lib.umich.edu/news/millionth.html The one millionth book has been digitized this week at the University of Michigan. This is a milestone for the UM-Google partnership. (via Digital...

Library game from Wales

http://dysgle.llgc.org.uk/gemnanw/ Nanw's Adventure is a Welsh computer game where you help a library retrieve missing books. The game plays in the browser, and offers increasing complexity with...

Finally, a game about the Library of Congress classification system [Updated]

Filed under: PC Since the inception of the video game, there have been those who would try to re-purpose electronic interactive entertainment for more ... educational pursuits. As a rule we're...

Finally, a game about the Dewey Decimal System

Filed under: PC Since the inception of the video game, there have been those who would try to re-purpose electronic interactive entertainment for more ... educational pursuits. As a rule we're...

Students not learning information literacy: JISC

http://www.jisc.ac.uk/Home/news/stories/2008/01/googlegen.aspx Traditional-age college students are not competent in searching Web information, according to a new report from the British group JISC. ...

Flickr teams up with Library of Congress

http://flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/ The Library of Congress has partnered with Flickr to publish two large image collections, Web 2.0-style. The idea is to take advantage of...

Internet leads American information queries: new Pew study

http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/231/report_display.asp The internet is where most Americans turn for information, according to a new Pew Internet and American Life study. More people turned to the...

Libraries Face Subprime Lending Crisis [Don't Overdue It]

Queens libraries have spent years lending "books" to risky borrowers at adjustable rates (from "free" to 25 cents a day!), and now that's coming back to haunt them. With literally millions of dollars...