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Overdrive – downloadable ebooks and audiobooks: now a part of our Networked School Community
I wrote this in March 2010. We have three Kindles, and will begin lending them out for a week at a time next term. We’ve decided to not invest in more of them and are awaiting the release of the … Continue reading
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New additions to our library – including iPads as OPACS
We recently made some purchases for our new library that have helped to make the space feel more like our original plan for a comfortable, welcoming centre that meets the needs of our student population. I thought I’d share a … Continue reading
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School’s out Friday
I’ve seen some Facebook in real life videos before, but this one tickles my funny bone. (Excuse some of the language within it – I try to steer away from videos that contain course language, but a couple of words … Continue reading
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Creating a Library for the future
Well, that’s what we hope we’ve done. Created a Library for the future, that is. When we started planning Toorak College’s new Norman Carson Library, we knew this would be a space that had to meet the needs of a … Continue reading
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Reinventing our Library space – what did we do?
Tomorrow, I return to work. It’s an early start for me, and that’s because the new library that has been under construction is completed. It’s very exciting and something I have alluded to over the last year. Our library, and … Continue reading
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School’s out Friday
It’s actually Christmas morning here (1.36am to be precise!), but it’s still Friday in parts of the world so I’m feeling justified, if not a little bit crazy, for getting School’s out Friday out at this time. This is North … Continue reading
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ISTE 2010 reflection
ISTE 2010. So, what were my impressions. In a word, big. Really big. Probably overwhelmingly big. The scale of a conference this size (17,000 or so attendees!) really is hard to comprehend from the outside, and difficult to comprehend from … Continue reading
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Aha! Publishers respond to changing trends. But when will we see files borrowed from libraries?
The UK branch of Dorling Kindersley presented this at a sales conference, but decided to release it publicly after the response they received internally. They commissioned Khaki films to produce it and you can read about the process on the … Continue reading
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School’s out Friday
Busy day here for me. I’m in Philadelphia and about to go and sign up for Educon, the real purpose of my visit to the United States. Then it’s off to do a bit of sightseeing before things kick off … Continue reading
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