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=﻿Welcome to the MPS Librarians Underground=

This wiki is being created to provide a place where the librarians of MPS can share resources and support one another in the critical work that they do.
Each person that joins this wiki has the ability to edit, add and delete from any page they choose. I ask that you use the delete button with care. Please do not delete other members postings directly but rather contact that person an state your concern. It will then be up to that original author to make the changes if needed.

As owner of this wiki, I am merely here to help others share. I do not take responsibility for what other people put into print. With this in mind, I ask that every posting has the initials of the contributor and the date the contribution was made.

If you need help in posting or 'working' the wiki, please check out the wikispaces tutorial or send me an email and I will gladly assist. Ann Meyer 10-29-10

Two interesting articles, one a video on education/technology and the other one on Newbery possibilities. [] []

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From my twitter meandering I came across an interesting article on the future of print. Much food for thought. []

Do writers need paper?
[|Tom Chatfield] [|20th October 2010 — Issue 176] As the sales of e-books finally start to soar, what effect will this digital revolution have on publishers, readers and writers? Will the novel as we know it survive? Ann Meyer 11-1-10

Court: Teachers' First Amendment Rights Stop at the School Door

[] from The School Library Journal Ann Meyer 11-2-10

An interesting version of the first "Did You Know?" [] Ann Meyer 11-4-10

How does your staff/faculty respond to picture books? I am not always pleased by the way many teachers put down picture books. This article somewhat addresses this issue as well as parents reading picture books with the children. [] A YouTube video exploring the impact and future of ebooks on libraries. How much of this will apply to educational institutions? Will our schools adapt and become a place of sharing community with the world or will we dig in our heels and demand paper editions only? []

A reference to an authors site was interesting and thought I would include it. Aimed at third Grade readers. [] Ann Meyer 11-8-10

An interesting powerpoint from Michael Stephens as part of his keynote at a conference. [] No answers but lots of thought producing questions and visuals. Ann Meyer 11-12-10

A very interesting video, while not directly talking about libraries, it is talking about the framework in which we operate. I would be interested to hear comments on how libraries will look in the future. []