Public Library Trends
American Libraries is reporting this cool development. Gannett Releases Searchable Public Library Trends Database Gannett News Service released a searchable database July 17 that compares trends...
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From Sabrina Pacifici: Job Market for Aging Boomers Will Favor Brains Over Brawn “Baby boomers looking for jobs in growth fields that welcome older workers will want to dust off their diplomas rather...
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What to call library user communities….
Library Journal is running a poll on their homepage this week. It’s interesting. I’ve been following research lately on what library users are called and what they want to be called. Here’s the poll as...
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Is Cuil Cool?
I can’t find out right now if Cuiil is Cool. The latest entry in the Daniel vs Goliath reality show of Google slayers is Cuil (pronounced ‘Cool’) but it’s usually down. I’d like to try it though. I...
View ArticleVinyl Veni Vidi Vici
Here’s some nice stuff on format changes. Say So Long to an Old Companion: Cassette Tapes New York Times It’s a nice obituary. And the library angle is discussed nicely at The Monkey Speaks. And for a...
View ArticleObjection Handling For Learning 2.0
This is a useful series of posts. All of the links are also in the last post, no. 15. 15 Objections to Social Learning in 15 Days From The Engaged Lenring Blog by Kevin Jones “For the next three weeks,...
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