About Me
I am a librarian at Cal Poly Pomona. I have an M.S. in library and information science and an M.A. in English. This weblog reflects my interests in library & information science, literature, language, culture, and the arts. Click for my full profile.
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julieshen (at) gmail (dot) com
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Books I Like
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Also, I'm currently reading
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DailyLit: read books by email (4/27/2007) I just signed up for The Beautiful and Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald. |
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Lawrence Lessig debunks 4 fallacies in the anti-Google Books debate (4/27/2007) I love this quote: "When in the history of man did the law require permission from an author (or publisher) for a work to be included in a card catalog?" |
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ETS information literacy test undergoes name change (4/25/2007) Previously called the Information Communication and Technology Literacy Assessment, the 75-minute computer-based test has been renamed the iSkills test. Students are assessed on things like identifying bias in Web sites and explaining research findings. |
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Open Content Alliance progress update from founder Brewster Kahle (mp3) (4/19/2007) It's been 1.5 years since Microsoft joined the Yahoo-backed project, but no books have been put online yet. Kahle doesn't explain why but does have a few other interesting things to say. |
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Librarians battle forces of darkness in yet-to-be-filmed WB movie (4/17/2007) To be based on James Turner's comic book, Rex Libris  . Fun!
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Kurt Vonnegut dies at 84 (4/12/2007) RIP. |
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Google Buys OCLC (4/10/2007) Haha, I wish! |
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How to teach the overloaded brain (4/04/2007) According to John Sweller, originator of the Cognitive Load Theory at the University of New South Wales, students cannot retain more than 3 or 4 items of new information at a time. A good way to help students retain information is to hand out notes. |
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The OED needs you! Join the hunt! (4/04/2007) Check out the 40 words on the list, including flip-flop, hoodie, identity theft, and pole dancing, and help the Oxford English Dictionary find the earliest occurrences of these words. |
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Free Web 2.0 training for librarians (4/03/2007) Created by Helene Blowers, IT director at the Charlotte & Mecklenburg County public library in North Carolina, Learning 2.0 is 23 assignments that help you figure out what Web 2.0 is all about. |
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