Handy tools for reading and ebook discovery that you can enjoy using yourself and perhaps put them to use with students in the classroom or library.
Best of Apps & Enhanced Books: July 2012
By on July 23, 2012
Two exquisitely photographed resources documenting the natural world and a digital rendition of that charming creation by Hervé Tullet are SLJ’s top apps if the month.
Open-Source LibraryBox Project Branches Out
By on July 19, 2012
What if every ebook available from Project Gutenberg, along with songs and artwork produced within your local community, could be stored on a flash drive and be distributed wirelessly using a pocket-sized router? This technology is already available through the open source, Creative Commons and GPLv2-licensed LibraryBox project led by Jason Griffey, head of Library IT at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Librarians and others are already using these devices to store and distribute ebooks, music, artwork, and other digital files.
A Librarian’s Tricks for Finding Those ‘Complex Texts’ Cited in the Common Core
By on July 19, 2012
Want to help teachers find high-quality “complex texts,” a key ingredient of the new educational standards? Christopher Harris shows you how.
Seattle Public Library Partners With KEXP Radio
By on July 18, 2012
The Seattle Public Library (SPL) has partnered with the University of Washington’s acclaimed KEXP radio (90.3 FM) to offer access to KEXP’s collection of approximately 3,200 live, in-studio performances recorded at the station. The recordings—including performances from up-and coming local groups, as well as nationally popular acts such as Arcade Fire, Wilco, Death Cab for Cutie, Norah Jones, and the Black Keys—can now be discovered and streamed via SPL’s online public access catalog.
Putting Tech into Teen Spaces
By on July 17, 2012
Guidelines from the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) address media literacy, low-cost options for serving kids.
Why Waste-Reducing Print Management Software Is Essential for Libraries | Product Watch
By on July 16, 2012
The field has evolved considerably during the past two decades, with several vendors now offering solutions, often as one component of broader integrated revenue management or self-service software suites. Each has its own strengths.
ISTE 2012 | ALA Annual: Candid Thoughts on Change, the FCC Digital Literacy Plan, and Advocacy
By on July 15, 2012
In a challenging economy, ISTE and ALA grapple with advocating for their school librarian, media specialist membership and then there’s the hot-button issue of digital literacy.
Boston College Goes Live With Ex Libris Alma
By on July 12, 2012
Boston College University Libraries (BCL) has replaced multiple systems previously used for managing print, electronic, and digital collections with a single consolidated solution provided by Ex Libris’ next-generation Alma library management service, the company announced on July 11. BCL is the first of more than 70 institutions that will be using the new cloud-based […]
It’s Time for a Format Fee
By on July 11, 2012
Have you ever bought a CD or MP3s of the very same album you own on cassette tape or vinyl? Or even, for those of you old enough to remember, the legendary 8-track tape (pictured)? Of course you have. We all have. Or maybe it was a Blu-Ray disc of a favorite movie that you […]
