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Newspapers in Libraries
In a recent listserv conversation about library periodical subscriptions, I explained that I had discontinued USA Today and The Boston Globe, and had suspended the The Wall Street Journal—all due to a lack of interest by my library’s student patrons. One listserv participant responded by arguing that libraries have an obligation to continue supporting print [...]
Kindle 2 Content
Here’s what I knew: Amazon’s Kindle 2, with the ability to make any book large-print and a text-to-speech feature for some books, is a powerful new tool for school libraries attempting to serve a diverse student body. The device could certainly help meet the needs of struggling readers and students with vision problems, for [...]
Transitioning
Currently transitioning to this new site. After experimenting with several themes, I’ve decided on hybrid because it’s new, clean, simple, and can be customized. The About and Web Sites pages contain links to the old site, where, at least for now, most info will remain. Hope to start posting soon. Thanks for visiting.
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