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Anonymous's picture
2006 16 Mar

Now it's Wyoming

From the Blogjunction listserv, on savvy marketing to focus on libraries: The Wyoming Libraries Campaign. Similar in scope to Washington's efforts from my previous post on creating a recognizable, fun, and innovative way of showcasing the importance of libraries.

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    gina.persichini's picture
    2006 14 Mar

    Fundamental Computer Skills — free courses in many languages!

    Thanks for the Librarian in Black and WebJunction for pointing out this great resource. 

    Microsoft’s Unlimited Potential Community Learning Curriculum teaches “basic to intermediate technology skills in a hands-on manner in several different languages.”  See the full description at WebJunction (http://www.webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent?id=12937). 

    Course materials are available in English, Arabic, French, German, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Thai, Vietnamese, Traditional Chinese, and Bahasa Malaysia.

    gina.persichini's picture
    2006 09 Mar

    How are people reading? (Publish or Panic)

    Thanks to Joe Reiss for pointing out this article “Publish or Panic” found in the March 13th, 2006, edition of U.S. News and World Report. Find the article on their website.

    The article discusses how readers are moving to new formats for books. They are reading them online, with special readers, and on the portable devices they already carry. New technology is making the electronic book more attractive. It also talks about how the publishing industry is responding to these changes.