| Staff Development |
June 2004
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Featured Library Blog: The Kept-Up Academic Librarian
Helping academic librarians "keep up" with news and developments in higher education. Authored by Steven J. Bell, Director of Gutman Library at Philadelphia University, whose passion is finding sources that will help professional colleagues to have access to sources of news, developments, trends, and more - about librarianship and related fields. It also means exploring and discovering technologies that will make keeping up easier and more efficient.
Featured Quote:
Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.
--Pablo Picasso
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Featured Tech Website: The Digital Divide Network
For the last several years, we've all heard a lot about bridging the digital divide. Each day, more and more politicians, industry leaders, community activists and everyday citizens are becoming involved in the issue, especially at the local level. Despite the various experiences and backgrounds of these diverse groups of people, their end goal is basically the same: providing people with the technology, information and skills needed to help them reach their full potential, whether they're interested in getting a better education, seeking a better career, or building a better neighborhood.
Featured Wacky Website: Mr. Picassohead
Did you ever play with Mr. Potatohead as a child? This site lets you be a kid again. Have fun playing with Picasso components and create a work of art. This site even allows you to sign your creation and save it to the gallery. Let the artist - or child- in you emerge!