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Established July 2006
ISSN: 1946-1852
by Rick Mason
Category Archives: Education
Dyslexia Typeface
I stumbled upon this typeface nearly eight months ago, and thought that I had written about it, but after recommending it for the 3rd or 4th time, I realized that I had failed to actually create the post. OpenDyslexic is … Continue reading
Posted in Copyright, Education, Licensing, Open Source
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More Master’s Degree News
Guess which field made Forbes #1 Worst Master’s Degree in terms of mid-career pay and job availability…
The Matter of the Master’s
I’ve had some differences of opinion with Will Manley over the years, most specifically his seeming distain for Movers & Shakers, but his current column regarding the reduced impact of the Masters of Library Science degree hits fairly close to … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Libraries
Tagged librarian, Library and information science, Movers & Shakers;
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The Common Sense of the Fair-Use Doctrine
Copyright can be a challenging maze for library folk and educators, and no area causes more stress than the Fair-Use Doctrine. This is mainly because it deals with gray areas of use, presenting guidelines rather than rules. The Common Sense … Continue reading
Posted in Copyright, Education, Libraries, Publishing
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Academic Library Bubble
An interesting column in Library Journal by Stephen Bell: The Bursting of the Academic Library Bubble That is bubble as in housing bubble or stock market bubble. It is not the academic library that is possibly in a bubble, but … Continue reading
Posted in Education, ILS, Libraries, Licensing, Online Databases, Software
Tagged academic libraries, bubbles, Education, ILS, Libraries, Library, Ohio, OhioLink 2.0, open education movement
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Anne Frank’s Annex: 3-D Tour
Each year, about one million people visit the site where Anne Frank’s family hid from the Nazis during World War II, which was described vividly in her diary. Now the Anne Frank House has opened a virtual annex site, including … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Education, History, Online Services
Tagged Anne Frank, Diary of Anne Frank, virtual annex site, World War II
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Zombie Attack Preparedness
I am a huge supporter of organizational disaster plans. Not only does this allow for greater safety for staff and users, but a well-made disaster plan can mean that your library can be more functional in a shorter time when … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Humor, Libraries, Library 2.0, Online Services, Video
Tagged Disaster, Disaster preparedness, Disaster/Accident, Disasters, LibGuides, University of Florida, University of Florida Libraries
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How College Students Seek Information in the Digital Age
How College Students Seek Information in the Digital Age (pdf) is a report from Project Information Literacy, maintained by the Information School at the University of Washington that contains a few surprises for libraries: Course readings were the first place … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Libraries, Online Databases, Online Services, OPAC, Search
Tagged academic libraries, Bill Drew, Education, Free Range Librarian, Libraries, Library, Statistics, students
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APA Offers to Replace 6th Edition of Style Manual
For the background on this issue, see Quis custodiet isos custodes. According to the Chronicle of Higher Education, the American Psychological Association has decided to offer copies of the second printing of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Education, Language, Libraries, News, Publishing
Tagged American Psychological Association, APA, Bill Drew, Facebook, Inside Higher Ed, social networks, the Chronicle of Higher Education;
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Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
The title is latin for “Who watches the watchers?” The American Psychological Association’s current style book, Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th ed., contains dozens of errors, several of them in examples and sample papers. Needless to say, … Continue reading
BBC Languages
BBC Languages is fantastic web resource provided by the British Broadcasting Corporation, and is filled with audio language resources. These include 12-week beginning lessons, a Quick Fix section containing “essential phrases”, and teacher’s resources. found via Librarian in Black
NASA Educator Resource Centers
With NASA in the news so much lately(1, 2, 3, 4), it seems a good reminder that the organization has nearly 70 Educator Resource Centers across the country. These are fantastic resources to tap for information relevant to a wide … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Government, Libraries, Medical, News, Science, Space
Tagged Education, Educator Resource Center, Kennedy Space Center, Libraries, Medical, NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Science, Space
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YouTube EDU
YouTube EDU is a collection of videos from dozens, if not hundreds, of educational sources, including Stanford, MIT, Purdue University, UNC Chapel Hill, and Harvard Business School. This looks to be the start of a very useful collection of lectures … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Online Services, Video
Tagged and Harvard Business School, Chapel Hill, Harvard Business School, MIT, Purdue University, Stanford, UNC Chapel Hill, YouTube, YouTube EDU
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