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Creative Commons: So much easier to access
Creative Commons recently released a new Chrome extension (also available for Mozilla and Opera) that makes it easier than ever to discover Creative Commons-licensed images on the fly, using the updated CC Search released last year. So, as I write this post, I do not have to leave WordPress or any tab on which I am currently working. […]
If you’re coming to MidWinter, make your visit count! Rally to Restore Philadelphia School Librarians
It is really unconscionable that now many students have graduated from Philadephia city schools without ever experiencing a visit to a school library or learned from a school librarian. While students in nearby largely suburban schools regularly engage in information-rich learning opportunities and access to a wide variety of high-quality resources, others do not. This […]
The case for strategic planning
It’s like making resolutions, but it’s all about measuring your progress toward keeping them. In practice, I regret that didn’t create formal plans. I did write at least three goals each year and I reported on my progress. Those goals moved my program forward and moved me beyond simply making short-sighted hunches that I was […]
Reimagining the author visit: a statewide approach
Every once in a while you discover a confluence of opportunity. This happened when a team of librarians and educators in New Jersey discovered that Jacqueline Woodson, the Library of Congress National Ambassador for Young People's Literature was visiting our state for two events.
Netflix: honing your search using secret genre codes
Planning to hunker down with the family and do a little streaming this holiday season? Here’s a hack that may eliminate the crazy scrolling for consensus and promote domestic tranquillity. If you are a Netflix subscriber, instead of randomly browsing through endless horizontal lines of broad category options, there’s a way to bypass the scrolling […]
Teaching with Ken Burns in the Classroom
For more than 40 years, we’ve been privileged to tour history through the rich and creative lens of Ken Burns and his collaborators. The renowned documentarian now presents new ways to incorporate his body of work into learning experiences in our classrooms and libraries. Ken Burns describes the importance of the UNUM project: UNUM is […]
#notatAASL, no worries!
I was among the fortunate who were able to attend the AASL National Conference in Louisville this week. We are all fortunate that a dedicated and hardworking social media squad had our backs. So whether you suffered FOMO over sessions you couldn’t fit in, or couldn’t get into, or if you couldn’t attend onsite, you are covered. […]
Wikipedia + the Internet Archive offer a new reason to include Wikipedia in student research
The Internet Archive and an army of Wikipedians are working towards achieving improved consensus around knowledge and greater historical accuracy by, as founder Brewster Kahle shares, weaving books into the fabric of the web itself. Last week, at its annual celebration, the Internet Archive announced the initiative in which it will be Weaving Books into […]
Introducing the Universal School Library, a new Internet Archive collection
Last week, the Internet Archive announced the opening of the Universal School Library (USL), “a growing collection of digitized books within the Internet Archive’s larger holdings, made available through controlled digital lending, and curated by a national advisory group of school librarians, librarian educators and researchers.” Currently in an early phase of its development, USL’s ultimate […]