History and Holidays

I came across this on the Teacher Librarian listserv the other day and thought I would put up the link as it may catch someone's interest.

Some of the data was interesting in how things have changed over the years.  From the days of books chained to the shelves to todays mobile libraries being delivered on phones and computers which requires little effort, it is a whole new ball game out there.

Most of our work now isn't about guarding shelves of dusty tomes, as well as being decapitated and ripped to pieces on the steps of the library while defending it - but about finding, curating and providing access to all sorts of information.

I am not sure whether to be nostalgic or relieved......

http://librarysciencelist.com/libraries-of-the-future-visualization/

Wishing you all a safe and happy 4 week school holidays. 

Libraries of the Future

Well, 2 weeks to go - and the holidays will be here. Who's counting, I wonder?

Below are a few links I recently came across that may be of interest of some of you.  Have a look, and maybe check out some of the links that I haven't added.  Most of these were found on a blog called TeachThought.  It is rather American, but don't let that put you off checking out some of the ideas on offer.

http://www.teachthought.com/trends/elearning/15-free-learning-tools-youve-probably-never-heard-of/

http://www.teachthought.com/trends/10-ways-the-library-of-the-future-will-be-different/

http://www.teachthought.com/technology/on-teacher-comfort-zones-pirates-using-qr-codes-in-the-classroom/

http://www.teachthought.com/learning/6-channels-of-21st-century-learning/

Have a look and see what you think.