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Absolutely wonderful, thoughtful post from David Warlick on a chance ride to the conference center with a school librarian. http://davidwarlick.com/2cents/2006/07/07/why-libraries-are-important/ The library that people remember from their school experience (decades ago) seems to have less meaning when we have access to a global library of information with a mouse-click. But this logical piece of visionary budgeting misses an essential point in where education is evolving. When the child graduates, the teacher will be gone. The classroom will be gone. The textbooks will be gone. But for the first time in history, continual learning will be the ONLY road to prosperity. […]

LIS 753: Internet Fundamentals and Design Summer 2006 Readings for Session One Cerf, Vinton G. “A Brief History of the Internet and Related Networks.” Available at http://www.isoc.org/internet/history/cerf.shtml Bitlaw. “Copyright Law in the United States.” Available online at http://www.bitlaw.com/copyright/ Kennedy, Shirley Duglin. “Web Design That Won’t Get You Into Trouble.” Available online at http://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/jun01/kennedy.htm Bowman, Lisa. “Librarians Targeted in Latest Copyright Battles,” ZDNN, July 12, 2001. Available online at http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2784614,00.html Newsweek, The New Wisdom of the Web, Avaliable online at http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12015774/site/newsweek/

Will Richardson posts about his ongoing reinvetion and points to some words by Stephen Downes, and as I feel the need to head Up North soon, his words resonate with me: I’m trying to find that place, you know, where I can have a meaningful life, where I can be completely engaged and committed and passionate, where I can matter and be important. These pictures will always be special to me, because they will always remind me that I can and sometimes do dare to hope and dream of being something more, and that there are, absolutely, some things worth […]

http://dailynews.mcmaster.ca/story.cfm?id=3885 McMaster will have a new University Librarian on July 1. Jeffrey Trzeciak will join McMaster from Wayne State University where he is associate dean of the library system. “This appointment is a coup for the University,” says provost, Ken Norrie. “Jeffrey not only brings a wealth of experience from an internationally respected research university, but he also brings a commitment to teaching and learning and an understanding of how to integrate libraries into the fabric of a university that will help McMaster maximize its library resources.” Trzeciak has been at Wayne State since 1998 and has held a number […]

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David Warlick speaks to teachers, it fits for our profession as well: But I believe that it is time that we stop hiding behind our immigrant status, and start acting like natives. We need to stop making excuses and start leading. We are teachers, after all. It’s our job to lead, not follow. Sure, we’ll never be able to keep up with our kids in lots of ways. They have the luxury of time and their brain cells are fresher. But it is our job to look into the future and then plan and lead the way for our children. […]