Archive | July, 2007

Approaching Users

On E-LIS – “Fearing the library dragon : Why librarians should approach users instead of waiting for them.”

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Wiki Education

Technology News World – “By using wikis, city teachers will be able to edit lesson plans directly on a Web site and not need a crash course in computer languages, such as HTML, to do so. They will also be able to tailor the lesson to fit their grade level by tweaking its complexity. “It’s an easy way to edit, so it doesn’t seem so cumbersome,” said Jenine Daly, instructional technology resource teacher for Charlottesville High.”

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RSS Feeds at Academic Libraries

Digital Koans – “Academic ARL libraries are beginning to offer RSS feeds for current library news, new resource alerts, and other purposes”

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Research is Hard

HotAir – “A Lexis-Nexis search isn’t foolproof as it might not turn up cases that were tried by jury and not appealed.”

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Reading IS Fundamental

NYT – “Older people who lack “health literacy” — that is, they cannot read and understand basic medical information — may be paying a high price. A new study finds that they appear to have a higher mortality rate than more-literate patients.”

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