Category: library
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5 premium online research tools all Philly students can use for free
5 premium online research tools all Philly students can use for free Joyce Valenza, Rutgers University Years ago, as a high school librarian in suburban Philadelphia, I hosted a group of honors students from a high school just across the nearby city border. With the support of their alumni association, the city students planned to…
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A library without librarians is a just a shed full of books
A library without librarians is a just a shed full of books This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Joanna Mendelssohn Associate Professor, Art & Design: UNSW Australia. Editor in Chief, Design and Art of Australia Online, UNSW Sydney Catherine De Lorenzo Honorary associate professor, UNSW Sydney Catherine Speck Professor,…
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Gen Z and millennials have an unlikely love affair with their local libraries
Gen Z and millennials have an unlikely love affair with their local libraries Kathi Inman Berens, Portland State University and Rachel Noorda, Portland State University A phone fixation may seem at odds with an attraction to books. But the latter may offer a much-needed reprieve from the former. In our recent study of American Gen Z…
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Librarians help students navigate an age of misinformation – but schools are cutting their numbers
Librarians help students navigate an age of misinformation – but schools are cutting their numbers Karen W. Gavigan, University of South Carolina This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. School librarians hear the question all the time: Why do we need school libraries and school librarians when students have the internet?…
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