Knowledge Handler

Information Sources & Information Sifting Techniques

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I am a retired librarian, most recently serving at Indiana Wesleyan University's Cleveland Education Center.

Monday, March 28, 2011

Google Books Issues

Siva Vaidhyanathan discusses copyright issues in the opinion article "Thank You, Judge Chin". Vaidhyanathan calls for agencies other than Google to provide free access to orphan materials -- something that will require changes in the copyright laws.

-DD

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Friday, March 25, 2011

Concept Maps

The Chronicle of Education just ran an article by Xarissa Holdaway on concept maps for science and literary genres and library collections.

-DD

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Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Semantic Web

Elisabeth Horwitt authored an article on the semantic web appearing in ComputerWorld today. The article describes tools for accessing the semantic web that are being developed for cross-searching the vast amount of text and data found on the Internet.

-DD

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Monday, March 21, 2011

All Kinds of Minds

"All Kinds of Minds" has consolidated research on the different mental gifts needed for student success. At this time they are posting material for teachers and parents on memory.

-DD

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Saturday, March 19, 2011

YouTube Alternatives

David Kapuler provided a nice list of YouTube alternatives in Tech & Learning.

-DD

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