There area blogs and the there are blogs. Teachpaperless has had a profound influence on how I view and approach teaching, learning, students, and the future of public education (or life-long learning for that matter!). My favourite edublog every year!

This is what I've wanted to tell staff and students at LVR for the past two year, but couldn't find an effective means. Could this be it:Please feel free to see me for help using and navigating these resources for you and your classes (but basically, if you can use Google you can use a … Continue reading Electronic Resources: Your Best Bet (or Google is actually overrated…) →

Facebook is for personal. Educational (nee social) networks are for professional use. I really enjoyed Steve Hardagon's latest white paper on the role PLN and educational networks will have for educators in the years ahead. Good bye to overpriced, underperforming conferences...? A pretty quick and dirty read. Worth the twenty minutes.

Let the bookseer decide what to read next. Just punch in the author and title of a personal favourite and presto--after searching Amazon, Google, and Librarything--some suggestions. Admittedly, this hasn't worked for all titles I have entered...a work in progress, perhaps.

Leave it to 'Ideas' to stir the pot...The end of the concept of plagiarism as we know it? Maybe.Check out 'In Praise of Plagiarism'--just scroll down to November 12th broadcast to access the file.

Thanks to all the staff and colleagues that wrote and offered words of wisdom. I think that the problem with offering a 'Leave No Trace' zone is the same problem with 'Leave No Trace' while in a natural setting. Not everyone will adhere to this. Some will be looking for a place just to eat … Continue reading TO EAT OR NOT TO EAT…IN THE LIBRARY (REDUX) →

Well, finally a great idea who's time has come (and I can't take any credit for this one!). Effective January 2010, the LVR Library Media Centre will adopt (or at least attempt) a four week trial promoting a 'Leave No Trace' food campaign.The rationale...Why fight it? It happens everyday and students will do it whether … Continue reading ‘LEAVE NO TRACE’ OF FOOD CAMPAIGN IN THE LIBRARY →

Canada Reads 2010. The list of books and those Canadian figures defending. Good to see Wayson Choy back in there. Always get excited about this. But I have one looming question. I just can't figure out why Gian Ghomeshi bugs me so much? Anyone else suffer from the same syndrome? Ghomeshitis...I think it's called?

The finalists for the 2009 Governor General Awards have been announced. We have many of these titles for young adult in the library collection. Stop by and check 'em out!

Archived information from music to video to text pages--over 150 million of them on record. Check out waybackmachine today!