- Economist forum on Social Networks
- Response by danah boyd
- Response by John Larkin
Jan 30, 2008
Forum Discusses Social Networks
Much has been discussed about Facebook, MySpace, and other social network sites from a number of perspectives. Last week the Economist magazine created an online forum to discuss social networks in education. I think much of the discuss was directed toward K-12 usage, but not all. Is there a place in education for social network software? Are Facebook and MySpace the best programs? Please review the Economist forum and the responses listed below.
Jan 22, 2008
Growing Up Online
Tonight PBS' FRONTLINE airs "Growing UP Online"
"MySpace. YouTube. Facebook. Nearly every teen in America is on the Internet every day, socializing with friends and strangers alike, "trying on" identities, and building a virtual profile of themselves--one that many kids insist is a more honest depiction of who they really are than the person they portray at home or in school.
In Growing Up Online, "FRONTLINE peers inside the world of this cyber-savvy generation through the eyes of teens and their parents, who often find themselves on opposite sides of a new digital divide. From cyber bullying to instant "Internet fame," to the specter of online sexual predators, FRONTLINE producer Rachel Dretzin investigates the risks, realities and misconceptions of teenage self-expression on the World Wide Web."
If you miss the TV program, watch it online.
FRONTLINE homepage
"MySpace. YouTube. Facebook. Nearly every teen in America is on the Internet every day, socializing with friends and strangers alike, "trying on" identities, and building a virtual profile of themselves--one that many kids insist is a more honest depiction of who they really are than the person they portray at home or in school.
In Growing Up Online, "FRONTLINE peers inside the world of this cyber-savvy generation through the eyes of teens and their parents, who often find themselves on opposite sides of a new digital divide. From cyber bullying to instant "Internet fame," to the specter of online sexual predators, FRONTLINE producer Rachel Dretzin investigates the risks, realities and misconceptions of teenage self-expression on the World Wide Web."
If you miss the TV program, watch it online.
FRONTLINE homepage
Oct 2, 2007
Banned Book Week
Sept 29 -Oct 6 is Banned Books Week.
Many books are challenged for various reasons and certain people do not want a book on their public, school or academic libraries' shelves. The Banned Books Week is about to celebrating the freedom to read any book one desires. So read a Banned book and celebrate your freedom to read.
Top 100 Challenged books (1990-2000)*
Top 10 Challenged Authors (1990-2004)*
* Compiled by the American Library Association
Many books are challenged for various reasons and certain people do not want a book on their public, school or academic libraries' shelves. The Banned Books Week is about to celebrating the freedom to read any book one desires. So read a Banned book and celebrate your freedom to read.
Top 100 Challenged books (1990-2000)*
Top 10 Challenged Authors (1990-2004)*
- Alvin Schwartz
- Judy Blume
- Robert Cormier
- J.K. Rowling
- Michael Willhoite
- Katherine Paterson
- Stephen King
- Maya Angelou
- R.L. Stine
- John Steinbeck
* Compiled by the American Library Association
Sep 20, 2007
Find it @ NSU
The Williams Library has configured a new citation/resource linking technology called SFX. SFX links together the Library's databases and e-journals, making it easier to find online full-text of articles. Students and faculty searching in the Library's research databases can click on the 
button to find full-text articles.
For example, if you search Academic Search Complete and you see the icon underneath the citation, the article is not full-text. BUT, select the icon and a new window opens as SFX searches many of the library’s other databases to discover if the article is full-text in another library database. If an article is full-text in another library database a direct link to the article will display (though some technical glitches still exist).
If it is not available in any of the library databases, select the Interlibrary Loan link and the library will get a copy from another library (no cost for this service).
*Alternative icon,
, is displayed in some databases.
button to find full-text articles.For example, if you search Academic Search Complete and you see the
icon underneath the citation, the article is not full-text. BUT, select the icon and a new window opens as SFX searches many of the library’s other databases to discover if the article is full-text in another library database. If an article is full-text in another library database a direct link to the article will display (though some technical glitches still exist).If it is not available in any of the library databases, select the Interlibrary Loan link and the library will get a copy from another library (no cost for this service).
*Alternative icon,
, is displayed in some databases.
Sep 7, 2007
BUS-eum and Book signing
On September 17 the Williams Library will host two events:
- BUS-eum - a 40-foot school bus converted into a mobile museum that will bring the stories of Midwest POWs in Nazi Germany to life. The exhibit consists of narrative display panels illustrated with photographs and documents, audio and DVD documentaries, artifacts and more. Presentation College library and the Alexander Mitchell Public Library are co-sponsors.
When: 11:30am-2:30pm
Where: South side of the Williams Library (corner of 14th and Washington)
- Book signing - South Dakota author David Volk will discuss and sign his book Draftee: A Highschool Teacher Goes to War. "Volk shares an altogether original and incredibly vivid account of the Vietnam experience. At times derisive, yet surprisingly tender, the author, a correspondent and combat photographer, introduces a menagerie of crazies and eccentrics—and a few good men." Copies of the book will be available.
When: 12-2pm
Where: Williams Library
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