tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495414301824198452024-02-06T20:27:00.345-08:00Library LinksGordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13167618537367456375noreply@blogger.comBlogger3336125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849541430182419845.post-15941820042395030632021-01-26T13:30:00.001-08:002021-01-26T13:30:46.468-08:00Recaptains | Book Series Recaps<div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><b>S<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">o, wait, what happened?</span></b></font><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"></span><a href="https://recaptains.co.uk/">https://recaptains.co.uk/</a></font><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRfwHr6rsB03JKfNJvdR84XYtMwSoyJH48ecEjN7M_Y2qvGSo4eTYPdGoQWhCfXlQC6xofdG_brEL04DpF5DPEIYTIXbSbvd0V5EcIWCJA9L6S0pjqLyK4aO1chHtpJOa6fpvX8YB8pxM/s1600/image-746488.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRfwHr6rsB03JKfNJvdR84XYtMwSoyJH48ecEjN7M_Y2qvGSo4eTYPdGoQWhCfXlQC6xofdG_brEL04DpF5DPEIYTIXbSbvd0V5EcIWCJA9L6S0pjqLyK4aO1chHtpJOa6fpvX8YB8pxM/s320/image-746488.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6922184401150192226" /></a><br></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="" size="4">This has happened to all of us. You read book 1 in a series, and a year or two later, you pick up the next title when it comes out, but you can't <i>really</i> remember what happened in the first book! Augh, what to do! Fortunately, Recaptains comes to the rescue. </font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="" size="4"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="" size="4">Recaptains was created in 2013, as they say on their website, "to spoil books on purpose". While the primary focus is Young Adult fiction, Recaptains is also working on a lot of recaps for adult fantasy and science fiction series. The recap list covers all the titles they have done so far: </font><font size="4"><a href="https://recaptains.co.uk/recap-list/">https://recaptains.co.uk/recap-list/</a></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large">Check it out.</span></div></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="" size="4"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="" size="4">=================</font></div></div></div> Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13167618537367456375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849541430182419845.post-64406655597733322942020-12-09T13:47:00.000-08:002020-12-09T13:48:11.758-08:00Inside the Lines<div dir="ltr"><span class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="" size="4"><b>Art Lesson demos for Elementary </b></font></span><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><span class="gmail_default" style=""></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1CQ7SMbnteDecMxbK6EXNg/videos">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1CQ7SMbnteDecMxbK6EXNg/videos</a><span class="gmail_default" style=""> </span></font></div><div><span class="gmail_default" style=""><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGEWDrAwNJWXUGQxdEMWuw4l1Zz0NRcRgKfLexlmb-D5NY6Lj_YBeh1nL2-gvqQsmfDptsIIVBx7tIn-gRVJwtagWmmK3L_oMmTmn6dIt2vJW96bOeD3wNiBbxgpXcOjiDseCq4IzVgeo/s1600/image-791830.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGEWDrAwNJWXUGQxdEMWuw4l1Zz0NRcRgKfLexlmb-D5NY6Lj_YBeh1nL2-gvqQsmfDptsIIVBx7tIn-gRVJwtagWmmK3L_oMmTmn6dIt2vJW96bOeD3wNiBbxgpXcOjiDseCq4IzVgeo/s320/image-791830.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6904376790492881746" /></a><br></span></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">Extras for library time: an interesting collection of short videos featuring different styles and artists. They would make a nice complement to launching an inquiry project, or extending thinking after reading a book on one of these artists.</font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></div></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><i>The creator (Anna) writes: "<span style="color:rgb(47,47,47)">I'm excited to return to my art education roots and share my knowledge and ideas with other homeschooling parents. I've created this blog to share art lessons that correlate to the Classical Conversations curriculum and to also give parents simple ways to teach art concepts beyond their CC community day experience."</span></i></font></div></div></blockquote><div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">=============</font></div><br></div></div> Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13167618537367456375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849541430182419845.post-54917345937098295822020-11-27T12:38:00.001-08:002020-11-27T12:38:59.120-08:00Summa - Canadian Educational Content On-Demand - at your library<div dir="ltr"><div><font size="4"><b>100% Canadian Produced<span class="gmail_default" style=""> Content</span><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></b></font></div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><a href="https://summa.can-core.ca/core-list?home">https://summa.can-core.ca/core-list?home</a></font><div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYUBxrannjNaaf6qx3g1ntGZbj5hdLLB9FNVemJvjxG0Zjqz3VYsQmCFEGYUSpGWCGkFkbtJYXBJ8kw_0kdMjdfnCw6cAVv1XOoilYR4hKWjN1IvaC_Deh6uadfpkwy3dkue6SpIo9XY8/s1600/image-739172.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYUBxrannjNaaf6qx3g1ntGZbj5hdLLB9FNVemJvjxG0Zjqz3VYsQmCFEGYUSpGWCGkFkbtJYXBJ8kw_0kdMjdfnCw6cAVv1XOoilYR4hKWjN1IvaC_Deh6uadfpkwy3dkue6SpIo9XY8/s320/image-739172.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6899905937223930130" /></a><br></font></div></div><div><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;color:rgb(33,37,41)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Have you seen this? </span>Can-Core<span class="gmail_default" style=""> (SUMMA)</span> is a core curriculum content platform created by McIntyre Media Inc. The content is 100% Canadian Produced and has been selected for its strong curriculum fit.<span class="gmail_default" style=""> It is available at SPL, and probably your local public library as well. (You may need to browse your library's digital resources to find the login link.)</span></font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;color:rgb(33,37,41)"><span class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">SPL access: <a href="http://catalogue.spl.surrey.bc.ca:81/rpa/webauth.exe?rs=summajr">http://catalogue.spl.surrey.bc.ca:81/rpa/webauth.exe?rs=summajr</a> <br></font></span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;color:rgb(33,37,41)"><span class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">============</font></span></p><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></div><div><br></div></div> Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13167618537367456375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849541430182419845.post-53837848467114832062020-11-27T11:13:00.001-08:002020-11-27T11:13:21.861-08:00Monthly Choice Boards Site<div dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><b>Shannon McClintock Miller<span class="gmail_default" style=""> has something for you!</span><br></b></font></div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><a href="https://sites.google.com/view/ourmonthlychoiceboards/home">https://sites.google.com/view/ourmonthlychoiceboards/home</a><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"> </span></font><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiajYKZAT_UqEwA-ql6dqQiASHE2HbOoC0jk4Kaqz2CL2AXZuKiKuXSydEIn5BF2xQAFx833zbNFKNvwwDBAENsGW0t34O2bC3Khwwdx-dXgr5aipgdg5p9wyN1VN2kUIvX7U0v-D1jNpM/s1600/image-701900.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiajYKZAT_UqEwA-ql6dqQiASHE2HbOoC0jk4Kaqz2CL2AXZuKiKuXSydEIn5BF2xQAFx833zbNFKNvwwDBAENsGW0t34O2bC3Khwwdx-dXgr5aipgdg5p9wyN1VN2kUIvX7U0v-D1jNpM/s320/image-701900.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6899883879814286850" /></a><br></div></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">Looking for monthly ideas to excite your students? How about if they are packaged in an attractive easy-to-browse format? Look no further than Shannon's monthly choice boards - click the link above and be prepared to be blown away!</font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">============</font></div><br></div></div> Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13167618537367456375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849541430182419845.post-5161573410804375952020-11-26T14:36:00.001-08:002020-11-26T14:36:27.362-08:00Making Media Across the Curriculum - Online Course for Teachers<div dir="ltr"><div><font size="4"><b><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">T</span>ake this interactive, engaging and informative course<font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></b></font></div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><a href="https://mediasmarts.ca/teacher-resources/making-media-across-curriculum-online-course-teachers">https://mediasmarts.ca/teacher-resources/making-media-across-curriculum-online-course-teachers</a></font><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></div><div><div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgeJeTWTfOjUuGvR6vWzvmciFIHSWSUw6mV6dHhFUw9xcjHGN2HDu5Ia6vsSx4JPNLa3TurQVKbIdaREV75dZywtwO-IXa-2aQCls1QJ6cNpvk889aOtRuOkbl9nGKtyB9iwFiAJJQNUc/s1600/image-787408.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgeJeTWTfOjUuGvR6vWzvmciFIHSWSUw6mV6dHhFUw9xcjHGN2HDu5Ia6vsSx4JPNLa3TurQVKbIdaREV75dZywtwO-IXa-2aQCls1QJ6cNpvk889aOtRuOkbl9nGKtyB9iwFiAJJQNUc/s320/image-787408.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6899565128365712290" /></a><br></font></div></div><div id="gmail-content" class="gmail-region" style="color:rgb(86,86,86)"><div id="gmail-block-system-main" class="gmail-block gmail-block-system gmail-no-title" style="margin-bottom:20px"><div class="gmail-at-panel gmail-panel-display gmail-two-66-33 gmail-clearfix" style="zoom:1;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px"><div class="gmail-region" style="display:inline;float:left"><div class="gmail-region-inner gmail-clearfix" style="zoom:1;margin:0px"><div class="gmail-field gmail-field-name-body gmail-field-type-text-with-summary gmail-field-label-hidden gmail-view-mode-full" style=""><div class="gmail-field-items" style=""><div class="gmail-field-item even" style=""><p style="margin:0px 0px 0.67em"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">MediaSmarts is pleased to share our new free online course for teachers on media making in K-12 classrooms. Educators can take this interactive, engaging and informative course from their home, on their own schedule.</font></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 0.67em"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">The course will be offered the following dates:</font></p><ul style="margin:1em 0px;padding:0px 0px 0px 40px"><li><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">November 9, 2020 – December 4, 2020</font></li><li><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">November 23, 2020 – December 18, 2020</font></li><li><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">December 14, 2020 – January 22, 2021</font></li><li><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">February 1, 2021 – February 26, 2021</font></li><li><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">March 1, 2021 – March 26, 2021</font></li></ul><p style="margin:0px 0px 0.67em"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><em>Making Media Across the Curriculum </em>will provide teachers with training and resources on how to use digital media production of various kinds (games, film and animation, etc.) in their classroom practice.</font></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 0.67em"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">Teachers will learn how media making can be supported from kindergarten to Grade 12 and how it can be used to assess student learning across the curriculum, from Language/English as a Second Language courses to Social Studies, Health/Life Skills, Mathematics, Science, Special Education and Technology Education/ICT, among others.</font></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 0.67em"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="" size="4">Upon completion of the course, teachers will be certified by MediaSmarts as<em style=""> Media Maker Experts</em>.</font></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div> Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13167618537367456375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849541430182419845.post-20288336959964698502020-11-24T13:27:00.001-08:002020-11-24T13:27:34.065-08:00The History of Dust Jackets: From Disposable to Collectible<div dir="ltr"><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif"><b>F<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">rom animal skins to silks</span></b></font><div><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"></span><a href="https://bookriot.com/history-of-dust-jackets/">https://bookriot.com/history-of-dust-jackets/</a></font><div><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><div><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1J_BYi6XkqkO-rogXzmRTY_2WTSgcKiBW09QtlnQxIPg8VZKSJ4oKDAcD7XFx95D9VH_91TDMD7wPDhPWI2WK0IyxiOrcF0Fr6JCMOWq-UYOEu-BvP8h6BkUfpi4q-AG6LiIlr3bqNzs/s1600/image-754103.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1J_BYi6XkqkO-rogXzmRTY_2WTSgcKiBW09QtlnQxIPg8VZKSJ4oKDAcD7XFx95D9VH_91TDMD7wPDhPWI2WK0IyxiOrcF0Fr6JCMOWq-UYOEu-BvP8h6BkUfpi4q-AG6LiIlr3bqNzs/s320/image-754103.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6898805205210600162" /></a><br></font></div></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="1">(<span class="gmail_default" style="">Detail from Lost Art of Oz)</span></font></div><div><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"></span></font></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif">Funny to think that the staple of picture books (the book cover or dust jacket) had such an interesting evolution:</font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif"><i>Excerpt from article: "<span style="color:rgb(1,1,1)">The dust jacket emerged as a way to protect the gilt covers of leatherbound books. Instead of being rebound to match the owner's libraries, these books came with their own ornate binding. In order to keep the gold embossing intact—and protect the books from dust—booksellers or the printers would wrap the books in paper. These dust wrappers, as they were originally called, weren't proper dust jackets. They were plain pieces of paper that were sealed shut, and they were meant to only protect the book while it was at the store."</span></i></font></div></div></blockquote><div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(1,1,1)"><br></span></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="">==================</div><br></div></div></div> Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13167618537367456375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849541430182419845.post-28445267671375461792020-11-24T13:05:00.001-08:002020-11-24T13:05:26.177-08:00How to Make a Digital Escape Room<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="" size="4"><b>Teen Librarian Toolbox</b></font></div></div><font size="4"><a href="http://www.teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2020/11/cindy-crushes-programming-how-to-make-a-digital-escape-room-by-teen-librarian-cindy-shutts/">http://www.teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2020/11/cindy-crushes-programming-how-to-make-a-digital-escape-room-by-teen-librarian-cindy-shutts/</a><br></font><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></div><div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisN1XI6cLKt44b82EEsoCuayjxlxw8RdMD-xdbQOMGTkQi3ZGJEaEcJpd_tbJtWepHdGLnQtJIQSkTaWp632UxJtw8cNu9pgs9ShieLEI-4yIyFU0Nzs4Hos9-LhTT40c0iog_tyansLs/s1600/image-726203.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisN1XI6cLKt44b82EEsoCuayjxlxw8RdMD-xdbQOMGTkQi3ZGJEaEcJpd_tbJtWepHdGLnQtJIQSkTaWp632UxJtw8cNu9pgs9ShieLEI-4yIyFU0Nzs4Hos9-LhTT40c0iog_tyansLs/s320/image-726203.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6898799499937949250" /></a><br></font></div></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></div><div><p style="color:rgb(68,68,68);line-height:20px;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 15px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><span class="gmail_default" style="">Using Google forms, Cindy Shutts engages students to explore worlds based on the novels they are reading. (See below for a brief description, click the link above to visit the article on SLJ). This would be a great final project for an English class, or a way to consolidate learning for Socials or even Science. I can also see doing this in other languages to show proficiency with vocab and grammar. Students would have fun sharing and playing each other's "room".</span><br></font></p><p style="color:rgb(68,68,68);line-height:20px;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 15px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></p></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><p style="color:rgb(68,68,68);line-height:20px;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 15px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><i><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">"</span>At my library we have found one of the easiest ways to attract people to programs is by creating a virtual escape room. They can be used any time of day and are fun to make. I like doing them with different fandoms. I have created two that are published so far one about Animal Crossing and one about Camp Half-Blood (Percy Jackson). My co-worker Faith Healy created two as well. She created an original haunted house one that has been used almost 200 times. She also just released a Mandorlian one in honor of the new season.<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">" (from webpage)</span></i></font></p></div></blockquote><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">===================</div><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></div></div> Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13167618537367456375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849541430182419845.post-8662544812703981092020-10-29T11:39:00.001-07:002020-10-29T11:39:28.659-07:00Comic and graphic novel resources, from Jess Keating<div dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700;color:rgb(89,89,89);text-align:center;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0.84)"><span style="box-sizing:inherit">How do I get them to love reading?</span></span><br></font></div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><a href="https://www.jesskeatingbooks.com/comics">https://www.jesskeatingbooks.com/comics</a></font><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPs-Uht4PD4R9ARVijjcO0s1d8FqwRJoknmebNhe2dZsAzLbXh6I2SNv6gsCh1G5uC75Gx1kFrd65bKCdgiK5mvnHbm2sR9f99g0ypVDhzn-J_EYYa5vg4AjjF_tBeOvpKzZNG5pYD7jk/s1600/image-768700.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPs-Uht4PD4R9ARVijjcO0s1d8FqwRJoknmebNhe2dZsAzLbXh6I2SNv6gsCh1G5uC75Gx1kFrd65bKCdgiK5mvnHbm2sR9f99g0ypVDhzn-J_EYYa5vg4AjjF_tBeOvpKzZNG5pYD7jk/s320/image-768700.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6889113676482721474" /></a><br></div></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Looking for links and ideas for promoting GNs and comics?</span><br></font><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><span style="color:rgb(89,89,89);background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0.84)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="" size="4"><i><span class="gmail_default" style="">"</span>So here's a list of resources for you, dear readers. Below are some links that describe just how wonderful graphic novels can be, in terms of literacy development, empathy and social growth, and many other facets of development and reading enjoyment. Please feel free to share them anytime you encounter someone who doesn't quite get how wonderful these formats can be, and reach out to me if you've got additional info or links you'd like me to add.<span class="gmail_default" style="">"</span></i></font></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(89,89,89);background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0.84)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="" size="4"><i><span class="gmail_default" style=""><br></span></i></font></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(89,89,89);background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0.84)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="" size="4"><i><span class="gmail_default" style=""><br></span></i></font></span></div></blockquote><font color="#595959" face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><i><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">================</span><br></i></font></div></div> Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13167618537367456375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849541430182419845.post-2326519123883334912020-05-07T11:16:00.001-07:002020-05-07T11:16:43.473-07:00Storytime with Ryan & Craig<div dir="ltr"><div><font size="4"><b><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"></span><span class="gmail_default" style="">Inspiring</span> both boys and girls about reading<font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></b></font></div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><a href="https://www.ryanandcraig.com/">https://www.ryanandcraig.com/</a></font><div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2_s-DXtDD4VQUniT3qJm7aFqBfnbNwIP_di0KntC5Q1hyGmDPkJ1hNl0HPeUGy4iClC3labV4aUMxaqEBf4s3uSlvVDPpAsF9_iKlBlKyJ70_F_qLgo-Ghdr9MOOlCINBBJOFLWUQwN4/s1600/image-703495.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2_s-DXtDD4VQUniT3qJm7aFqBfnbNwIP_di0KntC5Q1hyGmDPkJ1hNl0HPeUGy4iClC3labV4aUMxaqEBf4s3uSlvVDPpAsF9_iKlBlKyJ70_F_qLgo-Ghdr9MOOlCINBBJOFLWUQwN4/s320/image-703495.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6824167904411582978" /></a><br></font></div></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><p id="gmail-yui_3_17_2_1_1588875273146_360" style="margin-top:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:0.4px;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><i><span style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">"</span>Storytime with Ryan & Craig</span> is a free, short-form reading show for children, parents & educators. Every week, Ryan and Craig read aloud a new children's book. This show is different from other read aloud videos for several reasons: First, it's hosted by not one, but two men, which is fairly uncommon in the literacy and early education world. This offers a new dynamic to inspire and excite both boys and girls about reading!<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">"</span></i></font></p></div></blockquote><div><p id="gmail-yui_3_17_2_1_1588875273146_360" style="margin-top:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:0.4px;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></p><p id="gmail-yui_3_17_2_1_1588875273146_360" style="margin-top:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:0.4px;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">================</span><br></font></p><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></div></div> Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13167618537367456375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849541430182419845.post-27189853685138441502020-04-14T13:40:00.001-07:002020-04-14T13:40:37.670-07:00TL-teacher collaboration?<div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><b>What <span class="gmail_default" style="">can</span> collaboration with a<span class="gmail_default" style=""> </span>Teacher-Librarian look like?</b></font><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><a href="https://t.co/TRwcyvvXEb?amp=1">https://t.co/TRwcyvvXEb?amp=1</a><br></font></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_4kMv1tJpbWW1LTDh1YJpjaLlYJUxbbHGd6X_iJzKFYqa31u4CC5AldX2NkZLimcX-9sSklMN7TmUqRKsBIk4c_hcexqJAViqAG-sNQDzt6He9vD3npuglOGe8ZR9W1dOoMIxzpI3O_Q/s1600/image-737703.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_4kMv1tJpbWW1LTDh1YJpjaLlYJUxbbHGd6X_iJzKFYqa31u4CC5AldX2NkZLimcX-9sSklMN7TmUqRKsBIk4c_hcexqJAViqAG-sNQDzt6He9vD3npuglOGe8ZR9W1dOoMIxzpI3O_Q/s320/image-737703.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6815670027869102594" /></a><br></div></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Great</span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"> handout that highlights the many supports that a TL can provide to the classroom teacher.</span></font></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">From the PDF download: </font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></div> </div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><span class="gmail_default" style="">"</span>Collaboration is an explicit part of every teacher-librarian's job<span class="gmail_default" style=""> </span>description,<span class="gmail_default" style=""> </span>and scheduled activities may take a variety of forms. All<span class="gmail_default" style=""> </span>collaborative activity aims to support and extend learning opportunities.<span class="gmail_default" style=""> </span>All collaborative activity is valuable.<span class="gmail_default" style=""> </span>The examples of collaborative activity which follow is not a prescriptive<span class="gmail_default" style=""> </span>list. Collaboration looks different in every school community, and is<span class="gmail_default" style=""> </span>dependent upon the needs of all the learners involved.<span class="gmail_default" style="">"</span></font></p></div></blockquote><div><br></div></div> Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13167618537367456375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849541430182419845.post-40202920684996231892020-04-09T10:20:00.001-07:002020-04-09T10:20:30.884-07:00Surrey Schools ONE | Digital Resources<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="" size="4">Supporting teaching and learning with digital resources</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-H8XyXfLdm6xyygSjPM7v54O71UOEdJcG9hrCZsUqLwjKiaqhitlpuy4mzh4OlmhzKpJuW5Zov6_L57kIGlpAAUvIiBVkPLdjof5FHZxxFuIQJ_bfs-mtDFClOnCuLhzLmDFUyVjK-3k/s1600/image-730940.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-H8XyXfLdm6xyygSjPM7v54O71UOEdJcG9hrCZsUqLwjKiaqhitlpuy4mzh4OlmhzKpJuW5Zov6_L57kIGlpAAUvIiBVkPLdjof5FHZxxFuIQJ_bfs-mtDFClOnCuLhzLmDFUyVjK-3k/s320/image-730940.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6813763033635998786" /></a><br></font></div></div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><a href="https://surreyschoolsone.ca/">https://surreyschoolsone.ca/</a></font><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">@Surrey_Schools Teacher Librarians #sd36tl worked together this week to start this ONE place for a curated collection of online resources to support learning and teaching. New resources being added daily! <br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">============</font></div><br></div></div> Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13167618537367456375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849541430182419845.post-14516580569950473522020-04-06T12:50:00.001-07:002020-04-06T12:50:23.407-07:00Get a #surreylibraries card from home<div dir="ltr"><span class="gmail-css-901oao gmail-css-16my406 gmail-r-1qd0xha gmail-r-ad9z0x gmail-r-bcqeeo gmail-r-qvutc0" style="border:0px solid black;box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(20,23,26);display:inline;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:1.3125;margin:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:0px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="" size="4"><b><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Read</span><span class="gmail_default" style=""> from anywhere!</span></b></font></span><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><span class="gmail-css-901oao gmail-css-16my406 gmail-r-1qd0xha gmail-r-ad9z0x gmail-r-bcqeeo gmail-r-qvutc0" style="border:0px solid black;box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(20,23,26);display:inline;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:1.3125;margin:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:0px"><span class="gmail_default" style="">G</span>et a </span><span class="gmail-r-18u37iz" style="color:rgb(20,23,26);white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/surreylibraries?src=hashtag_click" dir="ltr" class="gmail-css-4rbku5 gmail-css-18t94o4 gmail-css-901oao gmail-css-16my406 gmail-r-1n1174f gmail-r-1loqt21 gmail-r-1qd0xha gmail-r-ad9z0x gmail-r-bcqeeo gmail-r-qvutc0" style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgb(27,149,224);font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:1.3125;list-style:none;margin:0px;text-align:inherit;text-decoration-line:none;border:0px solid black;box-sizing:border-box;display:inline;padding:0px;white-space:inherit;min-width:0px">#surreylibraries</a></span><span class="gmail-css-901oao gmail-css-16my406 gmail-r-1qd0xha gmail-r-ad9z0x gmail-r-bcqeeo gmail-r-qvutc0" style="border:0px solid black;box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(20,23,26);display:inline;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:1.3125;margin:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:0px"> card from home<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">, and let the eReading begin.</span></span></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><span class="gmail-css-901oao gmail-css-16my406 gmail-r-1qd0xha gmail-r-ad9z0x gmail-r-bcqeeo gmail-r-qvutc0" style="border:0px solid black;box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(20,23,26);display:inline;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:1.3125;margin:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:0px"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">(Thanks to the LAM TL for promoting this!)</span></span></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><span class="gmail-css-901oao gmail-css-16my406 gmail-r-1qd0xha gmail-r-ad9z0x gmail-r-bcqeeo gmail-r-qvutc0" style="border:0px solid black;box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(20,23,26);display:inline;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:1.3125;margin:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:0px"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"></span></span></font><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg7IpYHJfxrYoLGHesKlFc4zeprEh0PXj30VJX2AMXH986S6zS-Ffok_MSMlWgETBYJeeOjyrF_aIRR5nTy5oesAla3kELlrDBRrE3BfI5RONWbbimW0P3TKbIb8Ny-qhDj5BS9ehweJU/s1600/image-723467.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg7IpYHJfxrYoLGHesKlFc4zeprEh0PXj30VJX2AMXH986S6zS-Ffok_MSMlWgETBYJeeOjyrF_aIRR5nTy5oesAla3kELlrDBRrE3BfI5RONWbbimW0P3TKbIb8Ny-qhDj5BS9ehweJU/s320/image-723467.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6812688399333453538" /></a><br></div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><span class="gmail-css-901oao gmail-css-16my406 gmail-r-1qd0xha gmail-r-ad9z0x gmail-r-bcqeeo gmail-r-qvutc0" style="border:0px solid black;box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(20,23,26);display:inline;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:1.3125;margin:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:0px"> 1. Go to </span><a title="http://surreylibraries.ca" href="https://t.co/RNx63c41cd?amp=1" target="_blank" dir="ltr" class="gmail-css-4rbku5 gmail-css-18t94o4 gmail-css-901oao gmail-css-16my406 gmail-r-1n1174f gmail-r-1loqt21 gmail-r-1qd0xha gmail-r-ad9z0x gmail-r-bcqeeo gmail-r-qvutc0" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:rgb(27,149,224);font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:1.3125;list-style:none;margin:0px;text-decoration-line:none;border:0px solid black;box-sizing:border-box;display:inline;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:0px"><span class="gmail-css-901oao gmail-css-16my406 gmail-r-1qd0xha gmail-r-hiw28u gmail-r-ad9z0x gmail-r-bcqeeo gmail-r-qvutc0" style="border:0px solid black;box-sizing:border-box;color:inherit;display:inline;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:1.3125;margin:0px;padding:0px;white-space:inherit;min-width:0px">http://</span>surreylibraries.ca</a><span class="gmail-css-901oao gmail-css-16my406 gmail-r-1qd0xha gmail-r-ad9z0x gmail-r-bcqeeo gmail-r-qvutc0" style="border:0px solid black;box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(20,23,26);display:inline;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:1.3125;margin:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:0px"> 2. Scroll to 'Surrey Residents can now get a library card from home' 3. Click heading 4. Fill out form 5. Enjoy free ebooks</span></font></div><div><a href="https://twitter.com/i/status/1245135332804136960">https://twitter.com/i/status/1245135332804136960 </a></div><div><br></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><span class="gmail-css-901oao gmail-css-16my406 gmail-r-1qd0xha gmail-r-ad9z0x gmail-r-bcqeeo gmail-r-qvutc0" style="border:0px solid black;box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(20,23,26);display:inline;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:1.3125;margin:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:0px"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">=============</span><br></span></font></div></div> Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13167618537367456375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849541430182419845.post-11551845364289101992020-02-18T10:27:00.001-08:002020-02-18T10:27:57.157-08:00Google Maps and the permanence of borders<div dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><b><span class="gmail_default" style="">Redrawing</span> the borders on maps<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"> -</span> depending on who's looking<br></b></font></div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/google-redraws-the-borders-on-maps-depending-on-whos-looking/ar-BBZZOHy">https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/google-redraws-the-borders-on-maps-depending-on-whos-looking/ar-BBZZOHy</a></font><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></div><div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUD5hFLYH8vXIiSPKAEcwtiPHw5fesG0GxwIp1YQf_L2qsiDMdsPz0K2tPl-k0GqNHDuXL90P7cmoBLNBlJKPyS4WAfnMGwaQAB_J-LA7ecUj8KqbKIgwwPQqr7DH-9IHIurkCps1VmPw/s1600/image-777195.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUD5hFLYH8vXIiSPKAEcwtiPHw5fesG0GxwIp1YQf_L2qsiDMdsPz0K2tPl-k0GqNHDuXL90P7cmoBLNBlJKPyS4WAfnMGwaQAB_J-LA7ecUj8KqbKIgwwPQqr7DH-9IHIurkCps1VmPw/s320/image-777195.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6794855068917421538" /></a></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">This is a</font><span class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">n interesting area for TLs to explore with their students - how do we determine how reliable information sources are. We generally think that maps are relatively neutral - but borders can be contested, and countries can be fluid!</font></span></div></div><div><span class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></span></div><div><span class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">==============</font></span></div></div> Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13167618537367456375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849541430182419845.post-58393690171765426382020-01-28T10:29:00.000-08:002020-01-28T10:30:07.500-08:00Give Vooks a try - free trial<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><b style=""><font size="4">Narrated, animated picture books</font></b></div></div><font size="4"><a href="https://watch.vooks.com/free-access">https://watch.vooks.com/free-access</a></font><div><div><font size="4"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2M68lZ8rMyzlWHFQTbziGPxglGIxnCbvAI3hEn8f8g567AqQmUIPnRxJwk_eDQjAB2pjUVkl4RqSNQxDFYlBGOxc1gFlN6PEENS7lh10d0DfveaF3vz5jPzL1ZVxJRcxGd0cEclo4ujw/s1600/image-707606.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2M68lZ8rMyzlWHFQTbziGPxglGIxnCbvAI3hEn8f8g567AqQmUIPnRxJwk_eDQjAB2pjUVkl4RqSNQxDFYlBGOxc1gFlN6PEENS7lh10d0DfveaF3vz5jPzL1ZVxJRcxGd0cEclo4ujw/s320/image-707606.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6787062839667956098" /></a><br></font></div></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><font size="4"><i><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">"</span>Vooks is a streaming service that brings children's storybooks to life with animated illustrations and narrated story. Imagine storybooks where the illustrations move, the sounds sound, and the story comes to life! Children can read along, watch, or giggle at will.<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">"</span></i></font></div></blockquote><div><font size="4"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></span></font></div><div><font size="4"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">=========</span></font><br></div></div> Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13167618537367456375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849541430182419845.post-79999108951851919012020-01-28T10:21:00.001-08:002020-01-28T10:21:20.159-08:00Not Censorship But Selection<div dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><b><em style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(73,73,73);background-color:rgb(254,254,254)">I</em><span style="color:rgb(73,73,73);background-color:rgb(254,254,254)"> select but </span><em style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(73,73,73);background-color:rgb(254,254,254)">he</em><span style="color:rgb(73,73,73);background-color:rgb(254,254,254)"> censors<span class="gmail_default" style="">: musings on selection</span></span><br></b></font></div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><a href="http://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/NotCensorshipButSelection">http://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/NotCensorshipButSelection</a></font><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCTX9OpNBV-CvICUeeymB4cZuQQPCU9QIEyiYj-K6FZOJPQGKhM6irXHUeq3N-rADNivw_Py_Ftq2KFdlKiy6zpCEN6hC12vxHlJkvTFyVC4YXLgNW7SmRce_PMXKVCUF_R3tqBInMEPI/s1600/image-780180.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCTX9OpNBV-CvICUeeymB4cZuQQPCU9QIEyiYj-K6FZOJPQGKhM6irXHUeq3N-rADNivw_Py_Ftq2KFdlKiy6zpCEN6hC12vxHlJkvTFyVC4YXLgNW7SmRce_PMXKVCUF_R3tqBInMEPI/s320/image-780180.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6787060571900208146" /></a><br></div></div></div><div><span style="color:rgb(73,73,73);background-color:rgb(254,254,254)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="" size="4">L<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">ester Asheim raises some important considerations when selecting titles for one's collection. Published in 1953, the questions he raises are timely in light of the current "book banning" zeitgeist.</span></font></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(73,73,73);background-color:rgb(254,254,254)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="" size="4"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></span></font></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(73,73,73);background-color:rgb(254,254,254)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="" size="4"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Form the article:</span></font></span></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><span style="color:rgb(73,73,73);background-color:rgb(254,254,254)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="" size="4"><i><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">"</span>Selection, then, begins with a presumption in favor of liberty of thought; censorship, with a presumption in favor of thought control. Selection's approach to the book is positive, seeking its values in the book as a book, and in the book as a whole. Censorship's approach is negative, seeking for vulnerable characteristics wherever they can be found – anywhere within the book, or even outside it. Selection seeks to protect the right of the reader to read; censorship seeks to protect – not the right – but the reader himself from the fancied effects of his reading. The selector has faith in the intelligence of the reader; the censor has faith only in his own.<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">"</span></i></font></span></div></blockquote><div><span style="color:rgb(73,73,73);background-color:rgb(254,254,254)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="" size="4"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></span></font></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(73,73,73);background-color:rgb(254,254,254)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="" size="4"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">===========</span></font></span><br></div></div> Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13167618537367456375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849541430182419845.post-48408153280227096252019-10-21T16:47:00.000-07:002019-10-21T16:48:09.738-07:00MDS - like DDC<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><b style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="" size="4">A quick, clickable classification</font></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">I came across this LibraryThing shortcut to generating an approximate DDC-like number for specific titles.</font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://www.librarything.com/mds/0" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">https://www.librarything.com/mds/0</font></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"> </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style=""></span></p><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5eyliRkgBnWuNMhuekmtTJQz2nvBhQXKpBElomTGOwOParSN4SrMFyUz44ENnJTWv-6QSN_DVtWjzDGlzTRj6wdIiAPQb7scdjTIyRchFfex9dv-a5bInJQCL10yZQJyioQcJ68LWsJo/s1600/image-789754.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5eyliRkgBnWuNMhuekmtTJQz2nvBhQXKpBElomTGOwOParSN4SrMFyUz44ENnJTWv-6QSN_DVtWjzDGlzTRj6wdIiAPQb7scdjTIyRchFfex9dv-a5bInJQCL10yZQJyioQcJ68LWsJo/s320/image-789754.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6750407363349965922" /></a><br></div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">You simply click on the boxes that correspond to category of the book in front of you and it builds a DDC-like number. (They use "Melvil" because "Dewey" is copyrighted.)</font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">Then it generates a list of titles in LibraryThing that have that number, and some categories at the bottom of the page that probably overlap ("Far friends"). You can also see a bit of a word cloud/tag cloud to the right that gives you a sense of what topics the real DDC number would likely address. (If you have a LT account, you can even see which of your own books fit the category.)</font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"> </font></span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large">Not as accurate as some other tools, but rather a "quick and dirty" guide.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"> </font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">(It's also fun to click through and see what titles come up.)</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">==================</font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"> </font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"> </font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"> </font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="" size="4"> </font></span></p></div></div> Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13167618537367456375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849541430182419845.post-10185147979403629132019-07-05T14:09:00.001-07:002019-07-05T14:09:50.124-07:00John Green keynote | SLJ Summit 2017<div dir="ltr"><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif"><b><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">The importance of caring</span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"> adults in the lives of students.</span></b></font><div><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chDOCrJl284">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chDOCrJl284</a></font><div><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxriGNqC7MD4FhpQHwRnalIotVtTZLdrt-0fzELE0Zv3dTsScC6iXEQ0sVKiFkOIl4pxgOTkJo7ZtPDlKk4kp3bmLOk1dIVPCEi9C7I7PqJ30pafbXCLk0P_ncChO3TBHdBi4yplO0J6Y/s1600/image-790135.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxriGNqC7MD4FhpQHwRnalIotVtTZLdrt-0fzELE0Zv3dTsScC6iXEQ0sVKiFkOIl4pxgOTkJo7ZtPDlKk4kp3bmLOk1dIVPCEi9C7I7PqJ30pafbXCLk0P_ncChO3TBHdBi4yplO0J6Y/s320/image-790135.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6710289363210621730" /></a><br></div></div><div><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font><div><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif">Author John Green opens the 2017 SLJ Summit in Nashville, TN, and speaks about many things, including the role of TLs as the last best defence against the <span class="gmail_default" style="">false information, and the importance of teachers who extend caring to students with struggles.</span><br></font></div><div><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default" style=""><br></span></font></div><div><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default" style="">==============</span></font></div><div><div id="gmail-meta" class="gmail-style-scope gmail-ytd-watch-flexy" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent"><div id="gmail-meta-contents" class="gmail-style-scope gmail-ytd-watch-flexy" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent"><span class="gmail-style-scope gmail-ytd-watch-flexy" style="display:block;margin-bottom:24px;padding-bottom:16px"><div id="gmail-container" class="gmail-style-scope gmail-ytd-video-secondary-info-renderer" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent"><span 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Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13167618537367456375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849541430182419845.post-31499442386452934902019-07-05T13:40:00.001-07:002019-07-05T13:40:55.737-07:00Author Shaun David Hutchinson keynote | SLJ Summit 2016<div dir="ltr"><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif"><b><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Diverse</span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"> books are bridges.</span></b></font><div><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWr2d00i7_c">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWr2d00i7_c</a></font><div><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmmwEQJq_FgwWm08usebYSAWU6RoT8Zu7-loP15qf_8VS46Z5EUxHEmjaxYDU6Dvw6TsIQeZgt7AtI_XICv87U_U1yf0lhZVm9DS_eX4oF8U-4YMxUoqhItwythhDFtVNWmUaLHQVtsz0/s1600/image-755772.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmmwEQJq_FgwWm08usebYSAWU6RoT8Zu7-loP15qf_8VS46Z5EUxHEmjaxYDU6Dvw6TsIQeZgt7AtI_XICv87U_U1yf0lhZVm9DS_eX4oF8U-4YMxUoqhItwythhDFtVNWmUaLHQVtsz0/s320/image-755772.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6710281914577463986" /></a><br></div></div><div><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><div id="gmail-content" class="gmail-style-scope gmail-ytd-expander" style="min-width:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent"><div id="gmail-description" class="gmail-style-scope gmail-ytd-video-secondary-info-renderer" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background:transparent;max-width:615px"><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="gmail-content gmail-style-scope gmail-ytd-video-secondary-info-renderer" style="white-space:pre-wrap">Shaun David Hutchinson, author of 'We Are the Ants' and 'The Five Stages of Andrew Brawley' deliver<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">s</span> a moving keynote at School Library Journal's 2016 Leadership Summit on October 16, 2016 in Washington, DC.<span class="gmail_default" style=""> He speaks passionately about the bridges that diverse books can be in the lives of teens, and </span></span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">how teacher-librarians are the caretakers of<span class="gmail_default" style=""> those bridges.</span></span></font></div></div><span class="gmail-sticky gmail-style-scope gmail-ytd-video-secondary-info-renderer" style="min-width:0px;display:block"><div id="gmail-always-shown" class="gmail-style-scope gmail-ytd-metadata-row-container-renderer" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(0,0,0)"></div><div id="gmail-collapsible" class="gmail-style-scope 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style="font-size:large">==============</span><br></span></div></span></div></div></div> Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13167618537367456375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849541430182419845.post-17468808904431979322019-07-02T14:43:00.001-07:002019-07-02T14:43:14.986-07:00Forest Teen Committee Summer Reading List<div dir="ltr"><div><b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large">Check out what teens should be reading<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">!</span> </span><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4" color="#000000"><br></font></b></div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4" color="#000000"><a href="http://www.accessola.org/web/Documents/OLA/Forest/Resources/2019/Teen-Committee-List-2019.pdf">http://www.accessola.org/web/Documents/OLA/Forest/Resources/2019/Teen-Committee-List-2019.pdf</a></font><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTMsceRnZXxjeQHirXVIfLPuWIy8L5Eamq5r5s09AjoQYXvL1j2xgWhLwcdDCzm3NRP8Aoko4J6eFJDqdyKcfO6UqgAOwybbYfwbAA-5W09rxDHr-6EEcn47C8RWaPfiE4ui9ODE2ehZ0/s1600/image-795042.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTMsceRnZXxjeQHirXVIfLPuWIy8L5Eamq5r5s09AjoQYXvL1j2xgWhLwcdDCzm3NRP8Aoko4J6eFJDqdyKcfO6UqgAOwybbYfwbAA-5W09rxDHr-6EEcn47C8RWaPfiE4ui9ODE2ehZ0/s320/image-795042.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6709184717279628546" /></a><br></div></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4" color="#000000"><i><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">"</span>Pump up your summer reading with our Forest Teen Committee Summer Reading List. Check out what teens should be reading - as chosen by the readers themselves!: <a href="https://bit.ly/ForestTeenList2019?fbclid=IwAR0jq0cX5bUfV6Xmfqj20CKIF9PeDG1kRTWUy5i2MLLa4QQsr4Mmp2ucS1w" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none">http://bit.ly/ForestTeenList2019</a><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">"</span></i></font></div></blockquote></div> Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13167618537367456375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849541430182419845.post-35906485832744575432019-05-29T10:26:00.000-07:002019-05-29T10:27:04.981-07:00How do we teach students to identify fake news?<div dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><b><span class="gmail_default" style="">Fact</span> and fiction can be difficult to distinguish<br></b></font></div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><a href="https://www.edcan.ca/articles/teach-students-identify-fake-news/">https://www.edcan.ca/articles/teach-students-identify-fake-news/</a></font><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq8svEYD4xSRTiMvZgym-OJVBt6g4MkXiwtsRz0vENv8AhJWXeMPshlI0qqDueTqQsv1rHCGL4VO9HMIgCkT_sum6CEV-ZklbrJ1lf9OcSefuWH2pJLIKibP7Lf_7uxcMbsJ_1pgLoRps/s1600/image-725087.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq8svEYD4xSRTiMvZgym-OJVBt6g4MkXiwtsRz0vENv8AhJWXeMPshlI0qqDueTqQsv1rHCGL4VO9HMIgCkT_sum6CEV-ZklbrJ1lf9OcSefuWH2pJLIKibP7Lf_7uxcMbsJ_1pgLoRps/s320/image-725087.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6696501809139328130" /></a><br></div></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">T<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Ls have a particular interest in teaching both students and staff the tools to be more critical consumers of news and media in general. This article (plus the downloadable "factsheet" from EdCan will help!</span></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></span></font></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><i><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"></span>In a "post-truth" era where people are increasingly influenced by their emotions and beliefs over factual information, fact and fiction can be difficult to distinguish, and fake news can spread rapidly through mainstream media sources and social networks. Moreover, fake news is often meant to do harm, by tricking us into believing a lie or unfairly discrediting a person or political movement.</i></font></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">===================</div><br></div></div> Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13167618537367456375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849541430182419845.post-72256220492882404222019-05-07T11:20:00.001-07:002019-05-07T11:20:15.884-07:00YA Smackdown – Pro-D for Secondary TLs<div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4" color="#000000"><b><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Networking</span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"> with other TLs</span></b></font><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4" color="#000000"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"></span><a href="https://www.teenservicesunderground.com/ya-smackdown/">https://www.teenservicesunderground.com/ya-smackdown/</a></font><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAQDI62jRRV3YXuhE2zOqibnc3vuTrxRzqLiPjGHEwXYcjs0KtpfOSWKItQTgyUug2w9hONEYK-UznJOY6ccTjfvujSP-5np_NwnH6OI7bmP4PfLEwXH19CIC_WnUNrb0X0kleG5dZzL4/s1600/image-715945.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAQDI62jRRV3YXuhE2zOqibnc3vuTrxRzqLiPjGHEwXYcjs0KtpfOSWKItQTgyUug2w9hONEYK-UznJOY6ccTjfvujSP-5np_NwnH6OI7bmP4PfLEwXH19CIC_WnUNrb0X0kleG5dZzL4/s320/image-715945.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6688351638623178146" /></a><br></div></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4" color="#000000"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Teen</span><span class="gmail_default" style=""> Services Underground has this great idea for TLs who work with teens. The "Smackdown" is a fun truth-or-dare type activity that prompts participants to share ideas, give opinions and tell stories about their work with teens. It might be fun as an icebreaker or opening session on a Pro-D day for secondary TLs.</span></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4" color="#000000"><span class="gmail_default" style=""><br></span></font></div></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4" color="#000000"><i><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">"</span>YA Smackdown is a grassroots meet-up and idea generation tool for anyone providing library services to teens. Participants pass a cup or hat or receptacle of some sort, and pull out different challenges related to teen services.It is fun, informal, and <del style="box-sizing:inherit">a clear ripoff</del> not at all reminiscent of the fantastic Guerrilla Storytime.<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">"</span></i></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4" color="#000000"><i><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></span></i></font></div></div></blockquote><i style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large"><span class="gmail_default">===============</span></i><br></div> Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13167618537367456375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849541430182419845.post-11394280670431249702019-05-06T12:21:00.001-07:002019-05-06T12:21:58.991-07:00Boston Children’s Museum Lunch & Learn, Dr. Robert Brooks<div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><b>O<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">n being </span>resilient</b></font><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSdwAYIGbWk">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSdwAYIGbWk</a></font><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAOKRoH_Qdlln4QQiTOSzFCBXUw5Be7j4KDY-UlXc0p2c0ZlTsjvfaljbrHNZ2u9tcvkeirlowGa6hWdWvHZcVQr_3hmt3K3kYZ7pDBx0orsOxbKPcdIVkFZOquAd_AGO3SAKQxBnJ3lc/s1600/image-719026.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAOKRoH_Qdlln4QQiTOSzFCBXUw5Be7j4KDY-UlXc0p2c0ZlTsjvfaljbrHNZ2u9tcvkeirlowGa6hWdWvHZcVQr_3hmt3K3kYZ7pDBx0orsOxbKPcdIVkFZOquAd_AGO3SAKQxBnJ3lc/s320/image-719026.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6687996458444162610" /></a><br></div></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large">Listen to Dr Robert Brooks as he talks about the key ingredients students need in order to be resilient</span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large">:</span><br></div><div><span style="color:rgb(20,23,26);letter-spacing:0.27px;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"> </font></span></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><span style="color:rgb(20,23,26);letter-spacing:0.27px;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4">1. Connection. The need to belong,feel welcome & connected</font></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(20,23,26);letter-spacing:0.27px;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4">2. Control. The need for self-determination & autonomy</font></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(20,23,26);letter-spacing:0.27px;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4">3. Contribution. Making a difference in the lives of others </font></span></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><span style="color:rgb(20,23,26);letter-spacing:0.27px;white-space:pre-wrap">4. Competence. Areas of strength</span></font></div></div></blockquote><div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4">We can do so much in our work in libraries to give students opportunities to find these four Cs. Think about your library page program, or how we encourage kids to pick books, or setting up buddy reading, or the many other options we provide.</font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4">==================</font></div><br></div></div></div> Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13167618537367456375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849541430182419845.post-5504322903212354052019-04-26T14:42:00.000-07:002020-01-20T13:44:10.028-08:00Speech bubbles for your books<div dir="ltr">
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Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13167618537367456375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849541430182419845.post-2623166893043884482019-03-11T09:48:00.001-07:002019-03-11T09:48:39.662-07:00Best Practices for Creating a User-Friendly SLLC Website<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Newsflash! </span></font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large">Students Find Library Websites Difficult To Use<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">.</span></span></b></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"></span><a href="https://www.ebsco.com/blog/article/7-best-practices-for-creating-a-user-friendly-library-website">https://www.ebsco.com/blog/article/7-best-practices-for-creating-a-user-friendly-library-website</a></font><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></div><div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigm8mgmYFo-hj6l1QJBGv5-trLkovnEkSu7E2bvEmahE24LvDqU_KP9nao6sphhJqYtolgR2QrviL568gPzdidhqyw4PN1p_QQc5HmrA75traBv0NB1nL7WBh4JQIigdrAt7-S4heD-hY/s1600/image-719698.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigm8mgmYFo-hj6l1QJBGv5-trLkovnEkSu7E2bvEmahE24LvDqU_KP9nao6sphhJqYtolgR2QrviL568gPzdidhqyw4PN1p_QQc5HmrA75traBv0NB1nL7WBh4JQIigdrAt7-S4heD-hY/s320/image-719698.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6667176181419575458" /></a><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4">C<span class="gmail_default" style="">heck out this article to get some tips to make your library site more accessible:</span></font></div></div></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><i><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">"</span>According to a 2015 EBSCO survey on undergraduates' research workflow, 40 percent of students rate their library websites moderate to very challenging and 15 percent never use them.<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"> </span></font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large">A challenging library website is a research roadblock to an already time-constrained student.<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">"</span></span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></span></span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">======================</span> </span></i></div></div></div></blockquote><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large"><br></span></div></div></div> Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13167618537367456375noreply@blogger.com