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From Wikipedia Let me just preface this post by saying: I am not a librarian — at least not in any technical sense. I never went to school… never even thought about going to school… actually, before I started working Continue reading Folk Songs and Light Bulbs
The National Book Awards for fiction, poetry and nonfiction were announced last night (despite the National Book Foundation’s headquarters suffering significant structural damage due to Sandy) at an event aimed to give the publishing world a new pizazz and relevance. Continue reading News in the World of Books and Libraries
When news reporters first warned Marylanders about Hurricane Sandy, most look away. “We have dealt with hurricanes before,” was the general response. It wasn’t until Governor O’Malley gave a press conference that prompted Marylanders to take immediate action and prepare Continue reading Hurricanes: In The Future
Photo by Sean McEntee (flicker) Try as I might, it’s difficult to write a post such as this and not sound alarmist (and let me assure you, absolutely, I am not trying to be alarmist). Having said that, let’s get Continue reading Guard Your Gadgets
A recent study by the University of Washington-based research institute, Project Information Literacy, shows that employers want new hires to have basic research skills that allow them to find necessary information. Image courtesy of Encyclopædia Britannica Image Quest. http://quest.eb.com/images/154_289142 The Continue reading New report highlights employers’ need for information literate staff
Hi! I’m Pete Ramsey, one of the Reference and Instruction librarians at Langsdale Library, and I also teach the Information Literacy (IDIS 110) course in first-year student learning communities. Search Statement Basics One important thing I teach is how to Continue reading Searching Tricks or Treats
Langsdale has many top tier horror movies on hand that are ideal for setting the mood this Halloween—I’m looking at you, Rosemary’s Baby, Evil Dead II and Alien—but sometimes you need to be hit with something that amps up the Continue reading Langsdale’s Craziest Foreign Film Shockers