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Brown re-education podcast

I found this Brown chapter very timely with this class as I am learning things I had not intended to learn. Listen to my podcast if you want to hear more about my take on Brown's re-education chapter.

BrownReeducation

Librarything versus Shelfari

I found Librarything to be a bit more formal than Shelfari, due mostly to its cataloguing access with "Amazon ,the Library of Congress and 78 other world libraries." Similar to Shelfari in its book club capacity, bookmarking favorites and networking, Librarything also gives a listing of discussion groups based upon subject, gebresm authors, etc., that can be viewed and/or joined by linking. LT also allows anyone to create a new group and offers tagging tips and additional library data on several of its blogs.

Internet Movie Database

Team 6 Collaboration

Working on this as a group was very interesting. Seeing edits being done simultaneously was very cool. Makes me see how beneficial a wiki would be to a family scattered all over the world who want to keep in touch and keep the family history alive. To see what our group created regarding the internet movie database , which I discovered to be a fascinating site, click on the link below.

Our group wiki

Brown podcast

http://blip.tv/file/314389

Learning by Doing

Upon reading Brown's article, Learning-in Theory and in Practice, I realize that the many points he makes about learning through both books and hands-on are the best tools for any profession, librarians or otherwise.
* While organizations have replaced seasoned employees with those
right out of college, have they

(a) saved lots of money on younger and less expensive employees

OR (b) eliminated the know-how of long-term experience?
Listen to my short podcast to hear what I think about this shift.

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By Jove, I think I've Got It!

Well, now that I've figured the whole podcasting thing out, I guess I can actually do my homework now. Thank God for those written directions or I'd be up sh*t's creek!

ETTA

love etta and this song though i got the words wrong


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Will Libraries Be Part of Endism?

Upon reading Rupali's (http://rkscils598s07.blogspot.com) summation of the Brown reading,

libraries should strive to become knowledge providers rather than just knowledge repositories.

I came to the conclusion that if we don't do exactly this, libraries will most likely suffer the fate of endism.

My Kids' Favorite Youtube Video-Thus Far

This Youtube video (http://tinyurl.com/27wjbj) is funny/silly but my kids love it. My son has us cracking up with his live version of it.

Exciting Possibilities

I just finished reading Chapter 11 of Farkas' book and I'm thinking about her many excellent ideas related to podcasting. The idea that podcasting children's stories read aloud to help children and their parents who original language is not English is great to help not only with their reading skills but also their language skills. To have kids podcast themselves reading so they can measure their progress is a wonderful confidence builder. These ideas would work not only in the public and school library settings but in outreach settings as well. I hope to implement these ideas with a future internship program with Red Bank Public Library in the town medical clinic as well as in several of the town laundromats and after school programs held at the Count Basie Learning Center. Farkas mentioned a MP3 loan program that some schools and libraries offer that are already loaded with either stories or class lectures for those who need to hear them again in order to process them or to follow along with the text version. The lending/retrieving and downloading/reloading might be a bit tricky but with a little diligence, it can be done. If the library works in cooperation with the local elementary schools, there's a good chance that reading and comprehension scores could rise and language skills might improve as well. Though I have to think it through and discuss it with the powers that be within the library system, it's exciting to think about the potential benefits to all involved.

Homework 2.2

I think that the Princeton Public Library (http://www.princeton.lib.nj.us/)
has two good blogs on their site. One was their books and reading blog which discusses different books, international as well, and also did a pitch for an adult book club. Additionally, their was a section about librarian news which includec the ALA conference and a couple of exciting things that occurred there. Their technology blog gave information about learning sessions and tours offered by the library as well as a list of great reference sites. I think it would be a great model for other libraries to follow. Their webiste was also interesting as they have so many different offerings for all ages and interests. Very dynamic library.

Homework #2

Regarding my choice of library blog sites, I like stephens lighthouse (http://stephenslighthouse.sirsidynix.com/) because steve abrams is a dynamic and down-to-earth presenter/speaker/writer. the topics on his blog tell not only about the cutting-edge technology and how to grab particular library audience's attention (one blog was about k-12 graders) but also about individual hangups like procrastination, which I can totally relate to. Having met Abrams at a library function where he was the guest speaker allowed me to truly appreciate his wit and wisdom-he's got a great sense of humor which could be very helpful in dealing with the public. As far as the Brown article, there were so many points that could be taken several ways, i.e., too much technology, benefits of on-line classes versus benefits of on-campus classes, making higher education available to the masses instead of select groups. additionally, the last article which spoke about having specific resources at particular colleges in order to draw students made me think about my local community college which participates in something called Communiversity. Communiversity allows locals to attend the community college with the credits being applied toward a specific in-state 4 year college or university but without the commute and the additional expense of a 4 year. I think at some point, the student would have to go to the aforementioned college to finish the degree. But it sounds like these colleges are working together to share the wealth, the students while utilizing their specific specialities.
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sleeping in the stacks

stealthily walking among the biography section seeing who's in and among the stacks.

nice summer night, so business is pretty slow