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Does the school library have a future in the digital age?

Submitted by Lynn Russo Whylly on Mon, 05/20/2013 - 1:48pm

The concept of a school library in a digital age is challenging. With the capacity to download books onto a range of digital devices, there is every possibility the library could look superfluous to youngsters growing up today. Why would you want to visit a room which is essentially about storage and distribution?

Cambridge News

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N.H. Schools Stocking Their Virtual Shelves With E-books

Submitted by Alison DeNisco on Tue, 11/13/2012 - 4:48pm

E-books are now selling more copies than hardbound, print books, and the average public library e-book collection has expanded by 55 percent in 2010 and 75 percent in 2011.

NHPR

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McGraw Hill Exec: iPad Mini May not be Best for Education

Submitted by Lynn Russo Whylly on Thu, 10/25/2012 - 4:22pm

Amid the unveiled alongside the iPad Mini at an event on Tuesday, CEO Tim Cook also brought up Apple’s leading role in education, highlighting the fact that the older full-size iPad had already been adopted by 2,500 classrooms around the U.S. in the two and a half years since it was first introduced.

Talking Points Memo

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What Are You Doing for Banned Books Week?

Submitted by Lynn Russo Whylly on Thu, 09/27/2012 - 2:52pm

Sept. 30 - Oct. 6 is Banned Books Week and libraries from Maine to Oregon are celebrating the 30th anniversary of our freedom to read.

The American Library Association

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Apple Reinvigorates a Focus on E-learning

Submitted by Courtney Williams on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 12:19pm

Jill Duffy of PCMag.com may have said it best: "Apple brings a spotlight with it everywhere it goes, and people pay attention to anything caught in its glow."

Rumors of the new and improved iBooks application began swirling weeks before Apple's anticipated announcement on Jan. 19, but perhaps no one was expecting the tidal wave of media coverage that proclaimed the company's venture into the textbook industry to be the Holy Grail of K12 learning. After all, iPads are hardly new, nor are their netbook predecessors or online learning material, for that matter.