Wow! Now this is a BIG book! The University of Iowa Libraries has a new book in its collection -- a 100-volume, 10,000-page, 2-feet-thick book of poetry: Poetry City Marathon.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Friday, February 11, 2011
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Bumperstickers
Having a bit of time on his hands, Phil Bradley came up with some great library bumperstickers:
Libraries; More logical than Mr Spock. Libraries; more medical information that Dr McCoy. Libraries; beam you to many different places.
Libraries; more mysteries than Christie. Libraries; more westerns than Eastwood. Libraries; more thrillers than Hitchcock.
Libraries; More logical than Mr Spock. Libraries; more medical information that Dr McCoy. Libraries; beam you to many different places.
Libraries; more mysteries than Christie. Libraries; more westerns than Eastwood. Libraries; more thrillers than Hitchcock.
Monday, February 7, 2011
Lately I have seen many blog posts and newspaper articles about ebook lending libraries. I'm compiling a list of these ebook sources, but in the meantime, here is a link to a blog post on Free Technology for Teachers for free ebooks.
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Wikipedia, again
There is a really interesting article in the Chronicle Review, Wikipedia Comes of Age. Wikipedia has come a long way from its start ten years ago.
" 'As Wikipedia has grown, it has become increasingly clear that it functions as a necessary layer in the Internet knowledge system, a layer that was not needed in the analog age. A study carried out by Alison Head and Michael Eisenberg, published in a March 2010 edition of the Web journal First Monday, surveyed university students about their research habits and, in particular, how they begin research projects. Most of the nearly 2,500 students who responded said they consult Wikipedia, but when questioned more deeply, it became clear that they use it for, as one student put it, "pre-research.' In other words, to gain context on a topic, to orient themselves, students start with Wikipedia."
" 'As Wikipedia has grown, it has become increasingly clear that it functions as a necessary layer in the Internet knowledge system, a layer that was not needed in the analog age. A study carried out by Alison Head and Michael Eisenberg, published in a March 2010 edition of the Web journal First Monday, surveyed university students about their research habits and, in particular, how they begin research projects. Most of the nearly 2,500 students who responded said they consult Wikipedia, but when questioned more deeply, it became clear that they use it for, as one student put it, "pre-research.' In other words, to gain context on a topic, to orient themselves, students start with Wikipedia."
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Librarians are Awesome
Those of you who watched Star Trek: The Next Generation and remember the character, Wesley Crusher, and those you didn't watch the show, will appreciate Wil Wheaton's blog comments:
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Amazon Kindle ebooks sales
Amazon.com has sold more Kindle ebooks than paperbacks in the last year.
The Amazon press release stated: "Since the beginning of the year, for every 100 paperback books Amazon has sold, the Company has sold 115 Kindle books."
"Additionally, during this same time period the Company has sold three times as many Kindle books as hardcover books."
"The U.S. Kindle Store now has more than 810,000 books including New Releases and 107 of 112 New York Times Bestsellers. Over 670,000 of these books are $9.99 or less, including 74 New York Times Bestsellers. Millions of free, out-of-copyright, pre-1923 books are also available to read on Kindle."
The Amazon press release stated: "Since the beginning of the year, for every 100 paperback books Amazon has sold, the Company has sold 115 Kindle books."
"Additionally, during this same time period the Company has sold three times as many Kindle books as hardcover books."
"The U.S. Kindle Store now has more than 810,000 books including New Releases and 107 of 112 New York Times Bestsellers. Over 670,000 of these books are $9.99 or less, including 74 New York Times Bestsellers. Millions of free, out-of-copyright, pre-1923 books are also available to read on Kindle."
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