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  • Where’s the “Search” Button?

    There they were, 11 college students, lined up like some alien species before a curious group of about 50 college and university librarians. One University of Minnesota student had a bagful of electronics with him: iPod, PalmPilot, cell phone. He was bright, opinionated, well-spoken. And when was the last time he was in the…

  • Reading Materiel

    Here’s a link to a great piece I heard on NPR this morning about a fifth-grade teacher in Aberdeen, Maryland, who’s using graphic novels and comic books to help motivate and interest her students in reading. Notably, although the teacher mentions the fact that the idea seemed natural to her because of media interest…

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