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Verification Handbook
Our students are not the only ones struggling with verifying credibility. Journalists, especially those dealing with the crunch of deadlines and the flood of social media during a crisis, fall prey to hoaxes, phoney tweets and image fakery as well. Verification Handbook, a new, free ebook published by the European Journalism Centre, offers a series of [...]
On closing one door and opening another.
Before I get started, I need to tell you that I am both honored and privileged to join the fine faculty at the Rutgers University School of Communication and Information. But I need to do a little sharing. A couple of weeks ago I said goodbye. For the second time in my career, I didn’t [...]
Matchbook, matchbook make my format decisions easier
Among my personal modern struggles are the tough decisions about which formats to buy which books in. This is both a personal and professional struggle. Sometimes I want a print book. When I travel, I want my book on my Kindle. When I drive and cook or clean, I want professional audio. When I buy [...]
Librarians in the digital age and an infographic round-up
A look at some of the recent infographics about libraries and librarians, including one, "Librarians in the Digital Age," produced by USC's Master of Library and Information Management program.
Michelle’s take on old conversations to bag for a new year
While many of my other friends and colleagues were thinking about what they plan to think about over the coming year, my friend, Michelle Luhtala, shared her thoughts on conversations and worries that we ought to be able to put away in 2014 in favor of fresh thinking. She graciously allowed me to share this [...]
Google search by usage rights
It just got a lot easier for students to find copyright-friendly content using Google Image Search. Here’s how: After entering a search term, click on Search Tools. A pull-down menu appears offering a variety of options: not filtered by license, labeled for reuse, labeled for commercial reuse, labeled for reuse with modification, labeled for commercial [...]
TEDEd Clubs
Thinking about you can inspire the young people you teach to think more deeply and communicate more powerfully? Wondering how you can provide kids space and time to pursue their passions and share their voices? Interested in sponsoring a club that will truly make a difference in children’s lives? That may encourage them to make [...]
A tip to Barbara’s hats
I met Barbara Braxton when I was traveling in Australia a couple of years ago, but I’ve admired her voice for so many years. When I think about it, she may have been the first of the truly networked librarians. An ACTIVE member of LM_NET from the beginning, she continues to be both visible and active on [...]
Follow a scholar?
Because we subscribe to ActiveHistory, we get active updates from site publisher and history teacher, Russel Tarr (@activehistory). A little while back, Russel shared his list of professional Historians on Twitter. The caused me to think about PLN building in an expanded way. As educators, many of us follow other educators, and perhaps, the journals [...]
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