Librarian in Black Blog

Thanks to Mary for sharing this blog:

Librarian in Black Blog – Sarah Houghton-Jan via kwout

I especially appreciated the post,

IL2009: Information Overload is the Devil

where she supports the premise that we are "...far more adept in generating information than we are in managing it." (Jonathan B. Spira) Check out her 10 tips for managing information overload.

Classic Recap

Nancy R. happened upon an article that introduces readers to a website that captures the essence of literary classics and entices students to read one. Check out the article, "A Novel Approach" http://www.boston.com/ae/books/articles/2009/10/31/a_novel_approach_to_getting_kids_into_classics/
and then visit the site:

60 Second Recap via kwout

.