It just can't get any easier than this! Check out easybib.com the free automatic bibliography and citation maker for all styles--including MLA style--the kind LVR uses. No more excuses for improper citations...

WolframAlpha, a powerful new service that can answer a broad range of queries, has become one of the most anticipated Web products of the year. But its creator, Stephen Wolfram, wants to make something clear: Despite the online chatter comparing it to Google, his service is not intended to dethrone the king of search engines. … Continue reading WolframAlpha: A New Search Engine with a Different Purpose →

Compare and contrast anything with web-based search engine, Diffen. Check it out!

The new invisible Web: on searching wikis and tweets and blogs and more Face it. We are faced with a new invisible Web. These days, when we search, we miss so much of the stuff that appears in new Web format.

Check this out. A terrific new search engine that gives you less garbage and more of what you're looking for. Duckduckgo is extremely user friendly, too. You can set up bookmarks and share buttons so that others can access your website easily. Check it out!

Congratulations to the Winners of the 25th Annual BC Book Prizes Lee Henderson, The Man Game Daphne Marlatt, The Given Gabor Maté, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction Stephen Hume, Simon Fraser: In Search of Modern British Columbia Katarina Jovanovic & Philippe Béha, The King Has Goat Ears Polly Horvath, My … Continue reading Winners of 25th Annual BC Book Prizes →

So, finally someone is really looking the Kindle and its inability to capture the essence of books. I love this article. A must read for all educators and parents! Check it out HERE.

On Wednesday, April 22nd, LVR welcomed the BC Book Prizes Authors’ Visit. Fifty students were treated to readings by two of BC’s best authors: Andreas Schroeder and Rex Weyler. Both are accomplished journalists and writers, and have been nominated by the BC Book Prizes for their works in fiction and non-fiction, respectively. Each author took … Continue reading BC Book Prizes Authors’ Visit L.V. Rogers →

Shmoop is a student-oriented web-based learning assistant for literature, history, and poetry, as well as a book club with all the popular titles (e.g. Twilight trilogy). There are hundreds of study guides for all forms of literature with practice questions, quizzes, chapter summaries, etc. Developed by former literature and English graduates (egg-heads) from Stanford. Students … Continue reading SHMOOP! →

One of my favourite places to visit in any city its unique bookstore. Check out this link for clips of various bookstores from around the globe. The variety is astonishing; from large domed ceilings, to cramped confines--truly a menage of architectural and organizational wonders.