[Dcmosls] American Libraries Direct highlights

[Charles O'Bryan]

Good afternoon,

American Libraries Direct will soon be available free to all online.  I will keep you posted.

Excerpts from American Libraries Direct(1/7/2010)

Celebrate National Library Week
http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/pio/natlibraryweek/nlw.cfm

Free customization: Have your library's own logo added to the PSA. Please send a print quality logo file (hi-res jpg or tif, or vector eps), your library name and url (if applicable) and we will generate the custom PSA for you (in pdf format) within 1-2 weeks. Files should be sent to: ala[at]atigraphics[dot]com.

Sisters in Crime Lottery
http://www.sistersincrime.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=53

If your HS library has these books you are eligible to enter their $1,000 monthly drawing.

Internet Archives
http://www.archive.org/
Text, video, images and music all free and archived here for your use.

10 Librarian Blogs To Read in 2010
http://lisnews.org/10_librarian_blogs_read_2010

Vintage Ad Browser
http://www.vintageadbrowser.com/
How fun is this!

VerbaLearn For Your Library Is Now Free
http://verbalearn.com/library.html
Learn vocabulary at your own pace and on your own time! VerbaLearn is jam-packed with great features to help you study Vocabulary more efficiently, track your progress, score higher, and simply save you time!

News: Are American Students Lazy? - Inside Higher Ed
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/01/04/miller
Interesting yet controversial topic worth looking at in the lower grades.


Chuck


Charles O'Bryan
School Library System, Coordinator
DCMO BOCES
6678 County Road 32
Norwich, NY  13815

Tel: 607.335.1371
Fax: 607.336.6518