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School libraries changing with move to digital resources
As schools across the nation move from printed textbooks to digital materials and digital learning environments, school libraries are adapting to keep pace—and new advancements are changing the very definition…
Five key roles for 21st-century school librarians
Given the unprecedented quantity of information learners are exposed to, the librarian’s role is more important than ever. Librarians help all students gain access to, evaluate, ethically use, create, share,…
Google strives to enlighten with new search tool
Google is introducing a new tool designed to make its search engine smarter. The new feature, debuting May 16, draws from a Google-built database of more than 500 million people,…
10 books for high school summer reading
Students might not enrich their minds inside a classroom over summer break, but that doesn’t mean enrichment can’t be found in one of the original 24-7 tools for learning: books.…
School librarians bearing brunt of cuts to education, advocates say
A Nova Scotia school board's proposal to cut all of its 41 librarians to balance its books highlights a larger trend at some Canadian schools as libraries become victims of…
Library group denounces book destruction at Occupy Wall Street
The American Library Association has denounced the destruction of books at a library set up by Occupy Wall Street when New York police raided a park where protesters were staying…
Laid-off Philadelphia teacher sets sights on rebuilding school libraries
The library at Rowen Elementary School is musty and outdated - a locked room used for storage and occasional meetings, a repository of yellowing, untouched books, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.…
A call for opening up web access at schools
Students at Silver Creek High School in Longmont, Colo., held a “graffiti debate” on censorship on Wednesday: Should schools block Web sites? On sheets of white butcher paper hanging in…
Photos: Public school library makeovers
In communities across the country, Target is sharing its love of education, the Huffington Post reports.…
Authors Guild sues universities over online books
Authors and authors' groups in the United States, Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom sued the University of Michigan and four other universities Sept. 12, seeking to stop the creation…