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- SearchResearch Challenge (2/12/20): What is Bernard singing about?I guess I'm still in a Central European frame of mind... A few weeks ago we had a Challenge about the song that goes "eins, zwei, g'suffa." In the process of doing my research for that Challenge, I ran across a hauntingly beautiful song on YouTube. I found this YouTube video with the song “Ranz des Vaches” as sung by Bernard Romanens. B […]
- Fluff filters, and why you want to read with them turned onYou can simply read a page,... or you can READ a page with some intelligence. One of the important skills I teach in my search classes is Reading through the fluff. Or, in a catchier turn of phrase, reading with a Fluff Filter. That is, reading to get to the heart of the content whileignoring all of the persuasive text that’s added to get you to believe w […]
- Answer: Where is this place? Where do the people live?A little out of sequence... ... but with this post, we'll get back on track. Recall what this Challenge was: Flying back to the US from Europe I looked out the window and saw a few islands glinting greenly on the sea. What could be down there? Where is this place? (This isn't an image out of the window, but a pic from Google Maps showing the lo […]
- SearchResearch Challenge (2/12/20): What is Bernard singing about?
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Monthly Archives: August 2011
NFB and the Maryland Technology Assistance Program present the Web Accessibility Training Day
from the National Federation of the Blind website: National Federation of the Blind, Jernigan Institute, and Maryland Technology Assistance Program are delighted to present the second Web Accessibility training day. On September 19th, they will offer a day-long, in-depth look at … Continue reading
Copyright Law Best Practices (or, “What can I do/not do with library property?”
Disclaimer: this is not legal advice, just legal information gleaned from my learning experience. This post originally appeared in the July 2011 issue of the WLA eNewsletter, Connect. After having an interaction with a patron last week who wanted to check … Continue reading
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Tagged best practices, copyright, copyright law, fair use, public domain
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What IS a print disability? An answer + resources
As of today, according to http://www.ifla.org/en/lpd, it’s stated that only 5% of the world’s published information is fully accessible to persons with a print disability; it’s my career goal to help increase that percentage as much as I can. Some people … Continue reading
