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- Hint: Can you find the characters from Moby Dick in other places?Let's think about this... I've been enjoying reading all of the comments on the post, watching as people try different search strategies to get at this question. (A general comment--they're mostly pretty good! Nice job, SRS-folk!) But rather than just give you my approach immediately, I'd like to give you a pointer to what I did, and […]
- SearchResearch Challenge (9/14/22): Can you find the characters from Moby Dick in other places?Some names are distinctive... ... if you hear names like Captain Ahab, Starbuck, or Queequeg, your mind immediately opens the Moby Dick chapter, and you're transported to the epic battle on the high seas between Ahab and the white whale. But at the same time, one wonders in what OTHER works those names have appeared. This isn't totally crazy--so […]
- Extra: Napa Soda Springs to return to life? In 2019 we explored some mysterious ruined buildings... .. that I'd accidentally discovered while flying my drone in the upper reaches of Napa Valley. The Challenge then was to identify the buildings and learn a bit about the backstory. In SRS 2/20/2019 Answer: What's the story... of these ruined buildings? we learned that this was the site of the […]
- Hint: Can you find the characters from Moby Dick in other places?
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Monthly Archives: November 2013
Making it on the 4th Floor | Chattanooga Public Library
Want to get really excited about ‘Maker Spaces’ in libraries? Read about what the Chattanooga Public Library has done with heretofore storage space. I can’t wait to implement some of their ideas into my next job.Not as large in scope, … Continue reading
K-12 Resource Guide: Resources by Content Area
K-12 Resource Guide: Resources by Content Area. Awesome resource list provided by UW Educational Outreach for those working with youth (children & teens) in the Puget Sound region.
What is Connected Learning?
What is Connected Learning | Connected Learning. I was fortunate enough to attend a CAYAS training (CAYAS is WA state’s youth services special interest group) on “Connected Training on Nov 1st. Although Connected Learning is applicable to all ages, the … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Learning, Information Science
Tagged CAYAS, learning methods, library services, teens
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New Literary NF Teen Book: “Fourth Down and Inches: Concussions and Football’s Make-or-Break Moment”
Fourth Down and Inches: Concussions and Football’s Make-or-Break Moment by Carla Killough McClafferty; published Sept 1, 2013; 9781467710671. From this book’s very first account – in 1897 – of the death of University of Georgia college sophomore and defensive lineman,Von Gammon,this book shows how … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Non-fiction
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Random House acquires Teen Author site, “Figment”
A while ago, on my library’s Teen Blog, I posted an article about “Figment”, a website community of over 300,000 of authors, most between the ages of 13-18, passionate about creating, discovering, and sharing stories. How cool is it that there … Continue reading
Posted in Online Resources, Organizations
Tagged authors, online communities, teen authors
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October = Teen Read Month
I love that YALSA devotes an entire month to Teen Reading – it offers a great opportunity for going to schools and discussing book titles as well as some great homework help services offered by libraries (like Brainfuse’s daily one-on-one … Continue reading
Kelli -- A Victory Gardener (of Information) 