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What Happened to Google's Effort to Scan Millions of University Library Books?

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It was a crazy idea: Take the bulk of the world’s books, scan them, and create a monumental digital library for all to access. It got part of the way there, digitizing at least 25 million books from major university libraries. But the promised library of everything hasn’t come into being.

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Physical Bookstores in The Digital Age

Ask a Tech Teacher

You’ll find Alex has written a thoughtful analysis of what’s going on with physical bookstores in an ebook era: The Future of Physical Bookstores in the Digital Age. When Amazon released the Kindle in 2007 authors began to see the end of times. How do I create a classroom library checkout system? More on books.

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EDI 2.0 Mini-Conference - Keynote Panel Speakers Announced!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Our third Library 2.023 mini-conference: " EDI 2.0: Individual Responsibility for Creating Belonging and Connection in the Library Profession ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, November 9th, 2023, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. Please also join the Library 2.0 Please also join the Library 2.0

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Virtual Reality and Learning: - Announcing the Mini-Conference and the Call for Proposals

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Our first Library 2.022 mini-conference: " Virtual Reality and Learning: Leading the Way ," will be held online (and for free) on Tuesday, March 29th, 2022. Virtual Reality was identified by the American Library Association as one of the 10 top library technology trends for the future. Please also join this Library 2.0

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EDI 2.0 Mini-Conference in 2 Weeks - Presentations Announced

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Our third Library 2.023 mini-conference: " EDI 2.0: Individual Responsibility for Creating Belonging and Connection in the Library Profession ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, November 9th, 2023, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. Please also join the Library 2.0 Please also join the Library 2.0

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Building Vocabulary to Improve Reading

Digital Promise

Word Generation introduces new words by embedding them in brief texts about controversial issues of interest to many adolescents, such as steroid use among athletes, legalization of euthanasia, and censorship of libraries and popular music. Repeated exposure to the word, in varied contexts. Opportunities to use the word orally and in writing.

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What If Students Didn’t Have to Leave Community Colleges to Earn Bachelor’s Degrees?

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Community colleges that aim to create a bachelor’s degree program face several challenges, such as stricter accreditation standards that may require hiring new faculty, expanding library services or raising money to improve facilities. The college won state approval for new programs in 2007.