Archive for 'Libraries and Learning'
Truth, Information and Knowledge: u r boring me
A funny and ultimately disheartening? article in the Washington Post portrays librarians as the last defenders of truth in a decadent culture consumed with trivia and superficialities, even going so far as to describe librarians as “trench warriors for truth.” Here’s a dramatic excerpt from a chat reference service:
“We’re losing him! We’re going to [...]
Posted by Marc Meola on April 30th, 2008 under Authority, Idiocy, Information Literacy, Libraries and Learning.
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Sudden Thoughts And Second Thoughts
You’ve Never Been To A Library Like This
I recently made a visit to Cabelas, which is a store dedicated to those who partake in outdoor activities such as camping, hiking, hunting and fishing. The retail stores are huge. You could fit about five Wal-marts into the one I visited. You need that much room if [...]
Posted by StevenB on March 12th, 2008 under Information Literacy, Just Thinking, Libraries and Learning, Student Issues.
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Did You Hear The One About The Library Presentation
Editor’s Note: Here is a guest post from ACRLog reader Marilyn R. Pukkila, Head of Instructional Services for the Colby College Libraries, in which she shares an interesting but not entirely pleasant encounter and experience at a First Year Experience conference. The ACRLog blog team thanks Marilyn for her contribution.
I’m just back from the [...]
Posted by StevenB on March 3rd, 2008 under Libraries and Learning, Public Services.
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Go To The Academic Library For A No-Tech Assignment
This may be just one more sign that some faculty still have a disconnect with what’s happening in a 21st century academic library. While reviewing the transcript from this week’s Chronicle Brown Bag Live Discussion session with teaching expert Barbara Gross Davis I was drawn to one exchange about teaching with technology. Davis gave a [...]
Posted by StevenB on February 22nd, 2008 under Faculty, Libraries and Learning, Technology Issues.
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Kindle Is A Failed Concept Says Jobs
There was lots of excitement generated by yesterday’s Macworld 2008 presentation by Apple CEO Steve Jobs. Bet you can’t wait to get your hands on a MacBook Air. In an interview with some New York Times technology columnists after his presentation (the columnists called it “his performance”), Jobs had something interesting to say about other [...]
Posted by StevenB on January 16th, 2008 under Libraries and Learning, Top Issues.
Comments: 7