Recently, I have read in some of the major library journals about how concerned library professionals are because there aren’t enough young people joining the profession. Some say it’s because it can be difficult to go to library school, either for financial reasons or geographic reasons. There aren’t that many graduate [...]
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August 31st, 2010
Documentation, Information Network
Students reports will never be the same. Teaching research skills in the library media center will never again be a pale imitation of real-life information searches.
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August 31st, 2010
Information Network, Research
What the Internet entails and that it is an instructional resource, not a subject in itself, are two main concepts to understand before attempting to integrate the Net into a school’s curriculum. New users sometimes have difficulty fathoming the expanse of the Internet’s holdings. The school library may have one or two resources on a [...]
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August 31st, 2010
Articles, Information Network
How students should reference online sources in their bibliographies
Research. It’s one of the major reasons students use the Internet. Elementary and secondary students now rely on the Internet as a major fact-gathering tool. Just as students cite the books and periodicals they use to support their research, so must they also cite their online sources [...]
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August 30th, 2010
Articles, Information Network
Over one-third of all public schools are known to be using the Internet according to preliminary numbers from Market Data Retrieval’s (MDR) 1996 K-12 technology survey. In addition, almost three-quarters of all districts have at least one school on the Internet.
From November 2000 until June 2005, MDR surveyed 10,400 public school districts concerning the specific [...]
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August 30th, 2010
Articles, Information Network
How to copy or save a GIF Image from Netscape
Hold down the mouse button on the image for one or two seconds and a pop-up menu will appear. Select “save this image as. . .” or “copy this image.” Save the image to your disk or temporarily leave it in the clipboard if you plan [...]
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August 30th, 2010
Articles, Information Network
A few basic tips can go a long way in making sure students and staff have a successful Internet experience. These guidelines are intended as a checklist and reminders of some of the things to consider before implementing a class project. They were developed by myself and Mary Alice Anderson is a Media Specialist at [...]
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August 30th, 2010
Articles, Featured
Picture this: A slick salesman-type person, broad smile on his face, open arms, extolling, “Technology is the answer, of course. Now what was the question?”
Technology for technology’s sake. This is a common lament in education circles. And we aren’t alone in this. Businesses and government agencies also suffer from the same concern: technology being touted [...]
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August 27th, 2010
Articles, Document management
If you watch TV, listen to the radio, or read a newspaper, you’ve probably encountered an advertisement that includes the unmistakable “http://” of a Web address. At work or after hours, you’ve very likely heard people exchanging tales of their Internet adventures or been offered a business card which includes an electronic mail address. The [...]
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August 27th, 2010
Documentation, Proposal
Proposal Validity Period
Submission of a proposal signifies the Vendor’s agreement that its proposal shall be binding upon the Vendor and may be accepted by the Library at any time within 90 days after the date on which proposals are opened. The contents of the successful proposal will be incorporated as part of the resulting contract [...]
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