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- Answer: What is Bernard singing about? Still enchanted... ... even though Ranz des Vaches has been an earworm for this week. Recall that I found this YouTube video with the song “Ranz des Vaches” as sung by Bernard Romanens. Bernard Romanens singing Ranz des Vaches.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0xAw2oXhJYAfter listening to this a few times, I had Research Questions. Maybe you did too. Let […]
- 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 […]
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Category Archives: Information Science
That All May Read: What IS a print disability? An answer + resources
Libraries are commonly understood to be the repositories of the human experience, storehouses which take that human experience and, from it, create opportunities for library consumers to “learn, grow, and know”. But what if someone you know has a print … Continue reading
Book suggestions from TechRepublic — 7 Leadership titles to read in 2015
I enjoy opening my Daily Digests from Tech Republic — there’s always something that’s useful or interesting to read, even though I’m not a programmer or high-level IT guru, I just like working with technology and learning about what’s out … 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
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
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Tagged CAYAS, learning methods, library services, teens
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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
Youth-run Design and Research at the Free Library of Philadelphia, Summer 2012 | YOUmedia
Two great ideas: ask teens what resources are available in their community and have them help map them (so you know what’s out there) have teens help decide library space and programming. Who better to know what their interests are? … Continue reading
New Interactive eBooks w/Crowdsourcing – readers can add permanent content to authors’ works…plus impending launch of the Digital Public Library
New Cloud-Based Social Reading Platform for Web and Mobile From Sumbola And example of what’s not just around the corner, but here now: readers crowdsourcing content to enhance an author’s work… “Readers can opt-in to share their page notes and … Continue reading
