Vancouver Sun - Report Card: 2009 June 30
http://communities.canada.com/vancouversun/blogs/reportcard/archive/2009/06/30/higher-photocopy-fees-for-canadian-schools.aspx
"Photocopying will be more expensive in schools across Canada as a result of a decision this month by the Copyright Board of Canada.
I haven't found any newspaper stories on this so I am drawing my information entirely from a news release today from the Council of Ministers of Education (CMEC), which says it's reviewing the decision."
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Monday, June 29, 2009
National Archives Launches its YouTube Channel - NeverEndingSearch - Blog on School Library Journal
NeverEndingSearch - Blog on School Library Journal: 2009 June 23
http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/1340000334/post/1650045965.html?nid=3714
"I recently blogged about the Library of Congress moving its media in a 2.0 direction.
Now, just in time to mark its 75th anniversary, the National Archives launches its own YouTube Channel. The goal is to highlight upcoming events and showcase film holdings."
http://www.youtube.com/USNationalArchives
http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/1340000334/post/1650045965.html?nid=3714
"I recently blogged about the Library of Congress moving its media in a 2.0 direction.
Now, just in time to mark its 75th anniversary, the National Archives launches its own YouTube Channel. The goal is to highlight upcoming events and showcase film holdings."
http://www.youtube.com/USNationalArchives
Saturday, June 27, 2009
New technologies could bring an end to books -- or save them
Vancouver Sun: 2009 June 27
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/fp/technologies+could+bring+books+save+them/1738768/story.html
"If a book could talk, it might well repeat the old Mark Twain line 'The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.'
Certainly, there have been many such reports -- obituaries, really -- about books. And this is not a recent phenomenon: In 1894, Scribner's Magazine published an article titled The End of Books, in which a man named Arthur Blackcross predicted that books would be replaced by new technologies."
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/fp/technologies+could+bring+books+save+them/1738768/story.html
"If a book could talk, it might well repeat the old Mark Twain line 'The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.'
Certainly, there have been many such reports -- obituaries, really -- about books. And this is not a recent phenomenon: In 1894, Scribner's Magazine published an article titled The End of Books, in which a man named Arthur Blackcross predicted that books would be replaced by new technologies."
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Gordon Stubbs
Gordon died at Vancouver General Hospital on June 11, 2009 at the age of 91. Born in Stretford, England, Gordon was the youngest child of James and Mabel Stubbs, and was predeceased by his parents, wife Betty, sisters Eileen and Kitty, and brother Denis. He is survived by his daughter Susan and son-in-law Douglas Courtemanche, and his grandchildren Sarah, Thomas, Ian and Rebecca, as well as his niece and nephews and their families.
Gordon graduated from the University of Manchester with a Degree in Music and a Teacher's Diploma. After immigrating to Canada he taught at Como Lake High School where he met Betty, who was Vice Principal. He completed a Bachelor of Library Science and a Masters Degree at UBC, where he taught for a number of years, and after retirement was honoured as a Professor Emeritus.
Gordon was coauthor of Only Connect, Readings on Children's Literature. A highlight of his career was his involvement with a CIDA project to train librarians in developing countries, particularly in Fiji. Throughout his life he enjoyed entertaining friends with a piano recital. Gordon was a quiet, gracious, thoughtful man, whose presence will be missed. The family wishes to thank Mariesil and Amelita, and the caring staff of South Granville Park Lodge and the Vancouver General Hospital.
A donation in Gordon's memory may be made to the Library at VanDusen Gardens. www.vandusengarden.org
Published in the Vancouver Sun and/or The Province on 6/20/2009
Gordon graduated from the University of Manchester with a Degree in Music and a Teacher's Diploma. After immigrating to Canada he taught at Como Lake High School where he met Betty, who was Vice Principal. He completed a Bachelor of Library Science and a Masters Degree at UBC, where he taught for a number of years, and after retirement was honoured as a Professor Emeritus.
Gordon was coauthor of Only Connect, Readings on Children's Literature. A highlight of his career was his involvement with a CIDA project to train librarians in developing countries, particularly in Fiji. Throughout his life he enjoyed entertaining friends with a piano recital. Gordon was a quiet, gracious, thoughtful man, whose presence will be missed. The family wishes to thank Mariesil and Amelita, and the caring staff of South Granville Park Lodge and the Vancouver General Hospital.
A donation in Gordon's memory may be made to the Library at VanDusen Gardens. www.vandusengarden.org
Published in the Vancouver Sun and/or The Province on 6/20/2009
The daring young publishers
Vancouver Sun: 2009 June 20
http://www.vancouversun.com/News/daring+young+publishers/1716648/story.html
"Hundreds of thousands of children's picture books have been published. Innumerable topics have been explored and paired with artistry of every description. Library and bookstore shelves are crowded with the results, while the number of titles that can be ordered online seems practically infinite."
http://www.vancouversun.com/News/daring+young+publishers/1716648/story.html
"Hundreds of thousands of children's picture books have been published. Innumerable topics have been explored and paired with artistry of every description. Library and bookstore shelves are crowded with the results, while the number of titles that can be ordered online seems practically infinite."
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Why I'm not worried about the rise of the digital book
Vancouver Sun: 2009 June 16
http://www.vancouversun.com/opinion/letters/worried+about+rise+digital+book/1700616/story.html
"Your lead opinion piece on June 11 -- 'It's far too soon to terminate books,' by Ceri Radford -- had the same self-righteous tone as those prognosticators of the early 1900s who claimed that if people were meant to fly, God would have given them wings."
http://www.vancouversun.com/opinion/letters/worried+about+rise+digital+book/1700616/story.html
"Your lead opinion piece on June 11 -- 'It's far too soon to terminate books,' by Ceri Radford -- had the same self-righteous tone as those prognosticators of the early 1900s who claimed that if people were meant to fly, God would have given them wings."
Monday, June 15, 2009
Newsmakers: Brandon Pike
Macleans.ca: 2009 June 22
http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/11/newsmakers-of-the-week-june-11/2/
"A heated email exchange between N.B. Education Minister Kelly Lamrock and Brandon Pike, a middle-schooler with a bone to pick, was made public last week after it turned up on Facebook and was later published on the CBC’s website."
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/new-brunswick/story/2009/06/05/nb-lamrock-student-email-556.html
http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/11/newsmakers-of-the-week-june-11/2/
"A heated email exchange between N.B. Education Minister Kelly Lamrock and Brandon Pike, a middle-schooler with a bone to pick, was made public last week after it turned up on Facebook and was later published on the CBC’s website."
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/new-brunswick/story/2009/06/05/nb-lamrock-student-email-556.html
'Assistants' are the only workers in libraries
Telegraph Journal, NB: 2009 June 15
http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/opinion/article/699321
"The government of New Brunswick has decided to eliminate a number of school library positions throughout the province. This letter is meant to clarify certain key points regarding our duties and responsibilities."
http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/opinion/article/699321
"The government of New Brunswick has decided to eliminate a number of school library positions throughout the province. This letter is meant to clarify certain key points regarding our duties and responsibilities."
Friday, June 12, 2009
Annual Report on (Ontario) Schools
People for Education: 2009 June
http://www.peopleforeducation.com/annualreport09
"School libraries have an impact on students’ reading habits,
enjoyment and skill."
http://www.peopleforeducation.com/annualreport09
"School libraries have an impact on students’ reading habits,
enjoyment and skill."
Online dictionary is lexicography's answer to the Swiss Army knife
Vancouver Sun: 2009 June 12
http://tinyurl.com/nxb6es
"In what's predicted to become the Google of digital dictionaries, a new website marries the definitions of 1.7 million words with relevant information, images and multimedia plumbed from Web 2.0."
http://www.wordnik.com/
http://tinyurl.com/nxb6es
"In what's predicted to become the Google of digital dictionaries, a new website marries the definitions of 1.7 million words with relevant information, images and multimedia plumbed from Web 2.0."
http://www.wordnik.com/
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Database widgets are here: My dream comes true
NeverEndingSearch - Blog on School Library Journal: 2009 June 9
http://tinyurl.com/nplnqc
"I am in love with the convenience of widgets and I have been not-so-quietly lobbying our database vendors to provide them. I want to put little database options in the faces of my students and teachers wherever they go online. I want my lovely databases to be as easy to get to and as handy as Google."
http://tinyurl.com/nplnqc
"I am in love with the convenience of widgets and I have been not-so-quietly lobbying our database vendors to provide them. I want to put little database options in the faces of my students and teachers wherever they go online. I want my lovely databases to be as easy to get to and as handy as Google."
ALA | ALSC announces exceptional Web sites for children
ALA: 2009 June 8
http://tinyurl.com/nurfu5
"The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association, has added more recommended Web sites to Great Web Sites for Kids (www.ala.org/greatsites), its online resource containing hundreds of links to commendable Web sites for children."
http://tinyurl.com/nurfu5
"The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association, has added more recommended Web sites to Great Web Sites for Kids (www.ala.org/greatsites), its online resource containing hundreds of links to commendable Web sites for children."
Washington School District Eliminates Middle, High School Librarians
School Library Journal: 2009 June 8
http://tinyurl.com/ltjf59
"The Bellevue School District in Medina, WA—home to Bill Gates and other affluent families—is saying good-bye to all middle and high school librarians, yet another result of the ongoing recession."
http://tinyurl.com/ltjf59
"The Bellevue School District in Medina, WA—home to Bill Gates and other affluent families—is saying good-bye to all middle and high school librarians, yet another result of the ongoing recession."
Monday, June 8, 2009
In Grade 6? Chances are you don't like to read
Provincial data show a steep decline in kids' desire to pick up a book
ParentCentral.ca: 2009 June 8
http://www.parentcentral.ca/parent/article/647101
"Less than half of Ontario's Grade 6 students say they like to read – a number that has dropped dramatically over the last decade.
Even among younger students in Grade 3, just 59 per cent enjoy reading, down from 76 per cent over the same period, according to provincial data."
ParentCentral.ca: 2009 June 8
http://www.parentcentral.ca/parent/article/647101
"Less than half of Ontario's Grade 6 students say they like to read – a number that has dropped dramatically over the last decade.
Even among younger students in Grade 3, just 59 per cent enjoy reading, down from 76 per cent over the same period, according to provincial data."
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Michele Farquharson, Recipient of the Follett International Teacher Librarian of the Year Award (2009)
Kerrisdale Elementary Newsletter: 2009 June 4
We are very proud to announce that Ms.
Farquharson has received this award
that is presented to a school based
teacher librarian annually. It is awarded
to a teacher librarian who has made an
outstanding contribution to school
librarianship within Canada through
planning and implementing school library
programs, based on a collaborative model
which integrates library and classroom
programs. Congratulations Ms. F. we are
all very proud of you!
We are very proud to announce that Ms.
Farquharson has received this award
that is presented to a school based
teacher librarian annually. It is awarded
to a teacher librarian who has made an
outstanding contribution to school
librarianship within Canada through
planning and implementing school library
programs, based on a collaborative model
which integrates library and classroom
programs. Congratulations Ms. F. we are
all very proud of you!
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Literacies, Learning, and Libraries
ASLC.teachers.ab.ca
"The first issue of Literacies, Learning, and Libraries is now available. Literacies, Learning, and Libraries is the new name for the ASLC journal, which was previously called Teacher Librarian Today." http://tinyurl.com/lxqycx
"The first issue of Literacies, Learning, and Libraries is now available. Literacies, Learning, and Libraries is the new name for the ASLC journal, which was previously called Teacher Librarian Today." http://tinyurl.com/lxqycx
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
CLA/ACB 2009 National Conference and Trade Show
School Libraries in Canada: Spring 2009
http://clatoolbox.ca/casl/slicv27n2/272montreal.html
"The CLA/ACB 2009 National Conference and Trade Show is just concluding as this issue of School Libraries in Canada is being released. The many sessions directed towards a school library audience were well attended and very well received by both CASL members and delegates from the wider library community."
http://clatoolbox.ca/casl/slicv27n2/272montreal.html
"The CLA/ACB 2009 National Conference and Trade Show is just concluding as this issue of School Libraries in Canada is being released. The many sessions directed towards a school library audience were well attended and very well received by both CASL members and delegates from the wider library community."
Monday, June 1, 2009
School Libraries 21C
School Libraries 21C
"Welcome to the School libraries 21C, a moderated discussion blog hosted by School Libraries and Information Literacy Unit. We invite your considered contributions. We look forward to engaging with a diverse range of perspectives, and working towards a common vision.
Discussion starts 1 June 2009, and concludes 26 June 2009."
"Welcome to the School libraries 21C, a moderated discussion blog hosted by School Libraries and Information Literacy Unit. We invite your considered contributions. We look forward to engaging with a diverse range of perspectives, and working towards a common vision.
Discussion starts 1 June 2009, and concludes 26 June 2009."
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