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Comment on Facebook Things by Cherie J. Wheeler

Cherie J. Wheeler — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:23:50 +0000

I really LOVE my NEW KINDLE 2. I owned the Kindle 1. I find the Kindle 2 to to have MUCH better receiption! It is easier to operate without accidentlly hitting the “next page” or “Previous page” bars. It is much easier to turn off and on especially if you have a cover for it. It was very easy to transition to the new Kindle 2! I love the text to voice feature. That alone, as well as the improved receiption, is well worth buying the newer much improved model. By the way I really enjoyed my Kindle 1 and was concerned about investing in the new one but I am so glad I did. Amazon helped me sell my old Kindle (it was only 3 mnths old), and I was extremely pleased with the assistance I received in listing it. It sold in only a couple of hours. If you are on the line about upgrading, do it! Kindle 2 is terrific!

Comment on Childhood Favorites With Staying Power by Gina

Gina — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:19:27 +0000

I love Ping and Harriet. Both are characters from the days when children were thought to have resources, were resilient, allowed indpendence and to suffer consequences. I re-read Harriet the Spy a few years ago and found a whole new lesson in it.

Comment on Future of Libraries? Read. Think. Respond. by Eli

Eli — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:02:40 +0000

As I understand them, libraries contain information for academic research and personal exploration. In my opinion, libraries should be made up of whatever best delivers on these two things. For most people, printed material does the trick.

Comment on Future of Libraries? Read. Think. Respond. by will

will — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:11:45 +0000

If colleges are not this progressive, why is Cushing Academy?

This summer I spent seven weeks in Evanston, IL at Northwestern University. Many of my free time was spent in their library checking on facebook, reading plays, or just researching around.

Their library is so big and full of books that it is divided into so many subcategories, and the way its designed you can get lost in a heartbeat. Students can get lost in the library, and will have to follow the carpet to get out. But that’s not my point.
My point is here is a university who is endowed with much more money then Cushing, and they have not even began the transformation to completely digital. They have a coffee shop, but so do many other universities. This step that Cushing has taken is interesting.

The future of a library depends on who uses it. It sounds like Cushing has to push their students to step into theirs with the fancy gears and gadgets, while here at NMH we already spend so much time in the info commons, or reference room during X-Block. We use our library for information, whether its what your friend in Asia is doing, to researching Molecular Compounds, we use a library for its use. The ability to obtain information.

I also have to say that to say your circulation rates are low does not reflect on the students it reflects on the staff. NMH Encourages us to use books and pushes us to. I am so thankful for not becoming a snob library user, as we will soon see Cushing turn into.

The future of a library to me is as long as its providing information to its users, its a library, but I do not think everything should be electronic…not at all..

Comment on National Parks: America’s Best Idea by Peter Horne

Peter Horne — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:28:37 +0000

I am a little surprised to see this on Amazon already, since PBS stations are still claiming the only way to get it is by pledging.

Comment on Across the Universe by Pam Allan

Pam Allan — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:19:41 +0000

Loved this movie! I hear every Beatles song a little differently now.

Comment on End of Email? Read, Think, Respond! by Gisele Litalien

Gisele Litalien — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:06:45 +0000

I cringed when I first read the title because I am so dependent on email and I love its efficiency. The article made a lot of good points about the benefits and limitations of email, facebook, etc. I can definitely see some unique uses for each social media .I still get very stymied when posting something that so many “friends” will read, some very removed from me. I think about each person who might read my posting to be sure I want them to have that information about me which accounts for so many banal postings int he end. I guess spending the time to filter, tag, and follow people and causes in different ways will become easier, more intuitive and provide a way to cut through things you don’t want to process. At this point I only consider posting things when I have a lot of time to consider the implications, i.e. rarely. but I am slowly coming over to the other side as a critical mass of people draw me in and I recognize its use in reaching and serving our students.

Comment on End of Email? Read, Think, Respond! by admin

admin — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:00:28 +0000

I would say for a lot of things email has gone by the wayside. Why email a friend or co-worker when I have them on an IM client or Facebook chat.. It still has it’s uses though for a lot of people.

Comment on Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog by Alison

Alison — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:11:49 +0000

My daughter told me about this movie, which started as a web video series during the writers strike (howver long ago that was.)She insisted I see it, and I’m glad I did. I hear there may be a sequal…

Comment on Childhood Favorites With Staying Power by Rennie

Rennie — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:52:38 +0000

Oh, where to begin?
Eight Cousins – Louisa May Alcott (really, any Alcott book, but this is my favorite and most read)
The Secret Garden – Francis Hodgson Burnett
The Melendy books by Elizabeth Enright – I have read these over and over even as an adult.
The Little House – which my children loved as much as I did.
Anything illustrated by Tasha Tudor, but particularly the Corgiville Fair. “West of New Hampshire and east of Vermont lies the town of Corgiville……..”
and, like Penny, all the poetry of AA Milne, particularly
Hoppity, Halfway up the stairs, and Rice Pudding, and…and..