New ERAGON book

Standards for the Digital Learners of New York

In Fall 2008, NYLA Executive Director Michael J. Borges was appointed by the Governor to the NYS Universal Broadband Council and was asked to Chair the Digital Literacy and Community Outreach Action Team. Mr. Borges's co-chair of this Action Team is Board of Regent Joseph Bowman. Part of the Action Team's mandate was to develop Information Literacy Standards for the Digital Learners of New York, which NYLA hopes will be adopted by both the Universal Broadband Council and the NYS Board of Regents.

In response to this initiative, NYLA created a Task Force made up of distinguished librarians from around the state to work together to develop Information Literacy Standards that could be utilized in a P-20 environment and beyond.

Link to Standards for the Digital Learners of New York

Eric Carle giveaway

http://blog.syracuse.com/shelflife/2008/07/contest_for_eric_carle_books_a.html

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Make up your own Avatar for free. Silly but fun!

Created using the Otaku Avatar Maker.

Kate DiCamillo's TALE OF DESPEREAUX

Saw WALLE at the theater today and there was a preview for THE TALE OF DESPERAUX. It looks adorable! Check out the movie website: http://www.thetaleofdespereauxmovie.com/

WALLE was really fun!

Countdown to the new Stephenie Meyer book

Check out the 2008 New York Statewide Summer Reading Program

Check out the 2008 New York Statewide Summer Reading Program: http://www.summerreadingnys.org/

"Research Promoting Literacy"

Check out this link: http://srv36.nysed.gov/libdev/summer/research.htm

Celebrate Mother's day with books

Nice little article from the Associated Press by Leanne Italie (5/11/08) "On Mother's Day sit down with a book." Quick reviews of three books: MOMMY'S BEST KISSES by Margaret Anastas, JUST MOM AND ME by American Girls editors, and MY MOMMY AND ME by Karen Hill.

"Librarians hold key to world of books"

Check out article in 11 May 2008 Syracuse POST STANDARD by Professor Ruth Small:
"Librarians hold key to world of books"

"School librarians introduce students to books and other reading materials that stretch their minds and their imaginations. A study that we conducted at Syracuse University's School of Information Studies (iSchool) indicates an almost 10 point higher English language arts (ELA) test score among fourth-grade students whose schools had certified librarians over students in schools without certified librarians ."

Videoclip on school libraries

Check out:
"Today's library: A fun look at the schools library and how it has changed over the years."

http://henrico.k12.va.us/hcpstv/vv_library.html

The LM_NET Wiki

The LM_NET Wiki
Check out this resource to find and share: "files, images, lessons, handouts, rubrics, presentations, etc.... Let us demonstrate how teacher-librarians can use new landscapes to create serious professional tools."

How much is your library worth?

I'm catching up on reading my LMNET Select posts and came across this fun link:

http://www.libraryweb.org/libraryroi.html

“Young people respond to appropriate structure, positive relationships, and a sense of accomplishment

The Institute of Museum and Library Services issues report. Check it out.

"The age of books not quite over yet"

"Young adults using libraries more to get information to solve their problems" accordring to a joint study from the Pew Internet and American Life Project and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Check out this Associated Press article published in the 31 December 2007 Syracuse POST STANDARD.

"Young adults are the heaviest users of public libraries despite the ease with which they can access a wealth of information over the Internet from the comforts of their homes, according to a new study. That's especially true for those who had questions related to health conditions, job training, government benefits and other problems.. Twenty-one percent of Americans age 18 to 30 with about 12 percent among the general adult population with problems to solve."

"Internet opens elite colleges to everyone"

Associated Press article in the 31 December 2007 Syracuse POST STANDARD: A5. "Internet opens elite colleges to everyone" by Justin Pope.
Take a look at MIT's OpenCourseWare which "makes virtually all the school's courses available online for free -- lecture notes, readings, tests and often video lectures.

"Female bosses expected to be more understanding"

Check out this research article by Syracuse University Whitman School of Management Professor, Kristin Byron published in the JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY 2007 Nov. 24 issue. http://www.livescience.com/health/071220-female-bosses.html
Check out Professor Byron's other research at: http://www2.whitman.syr.edu/Directory/showInfo.aspx?id=249