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- Engineers Build Battery-Free, Wireless Underwater Camera
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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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Author Archives: KelliB
National Geographic launches new community: “GeoEducators”
As someone who really likes working with kids and knows how exciting and challenging it can be to present STEAM programs, I just found out about a great resource to share. If you’re someone who works with kids (librarian, educator, … Continue reading
Coursera – high-quality online CE courses…and they’re FREE!
While serving on the Washington Library Association’s Marketing & Communication Committee, my task — because the subject is something I’m very passionate about — was writing articles in the WLA’s eConnections newsletter about continuing education opportunities for library staff and for library customers. I informed readers about very library-staff-specific resources … Continue reading
“The Time Keeper” by Mitch Albom
My friend Lola recommended reading Mitch Albom’s Time Keeper, and since she doesn’t usually say, “Hey, you’ve got to read this” about books, I listened. (Her last recommendation was John Saul’s “Second Child”, a nicely creepy tale.) Because someone has already written … Continue reading
For those of you who want to incorporate vitality to your social media with visual content – here are 55 free templates!
We know we’re visual animals, and according to this August 2013 article from Inbound Marketing written by Pamela Vaughan: And in social media? Visuals pretty much make or break your presence. In fact, photos on Facebook generate 53% more Likes, … Continue reading
Explore Arduino!
Explore Arduino! My experience in creating a successful program series teaching hands-on physical computing to teens Last year I had the pleasure of serving as an Interim Teen Librarian. In addition to numerous school visit presentations covering Booktalks, discussing the library’s Teen Summer Reading … Continue reading
Gramercy Tavern cookbook – elegant food in your own home
The Gramercy Tavern Cookbook by Michael Anthony (Pub date Oct 29, 2013; ISBN 9780307888334.) I routinely scour the “recently added” section on my local library website because I’m always on the lookout for new cookbook additions…when I saw “The Gramercy Tavern Cookbook”, of … Continue reading
OverDrive is bringing you some fresh help
OverDrive is bringing you some fresh help. For those of you who use Overdrive for your eBook needs, check out the new help site. As a Librarian, I will say that Overdrive Help is awesome – I’m always impressed by … Continue reading
Two Paleo Books with Great Recipes
Whether you’re someone who is looking to reverse autoimmune disorder, wanting to lose weight, or wanting to see what the latest trend is in nutrition/diet, the Paleo diet is what people are following. From all the different articles, blogs, and … Continue reading
Get Free Training with Microsoft Virtual Academy
If you live in Washington state, chances are that your community library has a great resource if you want to learn how to use Microsoft Products (Windows, SharePoint, SQL Server, etc.): Microsoft IT Academy. You can enroll in high-quality courses that will prepare … Continue reading
Great Tutorial on how to embellish with liquid clay + Ranger alcohol ink
Because I’m an Information Professional, I appreciate when someone creates a high-quality user instruction tutorial, whatever the topic. If it can show me how to do something, I will store it away in memory and [hopefully remember to] bring it … Continue reading
Kelli -- A Victory Gardener (of Information) 