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Online College: 2009 July 7 http://www.onlinecollege.org/2009/07/07/100-best-blogs-for-school-librarians/"School librarians, whether they work small college libraries, large research universities and departments, or elementary schools, need to stay current on the latest in technology innovation, reading lists, the publishing world, ebook trends, special project and lesson ideas, and a lot more. Luckily, you don’t have to think of everything all by yourself. These 100 bloggers serve as excellent reference resources for learning about everything from library technology to young adult fiction."
School Library Journal: 2009 July 6http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6668968.html?rssid=190"Alan Gibbons, the two time Carnegie Medal nominee, is urging the British government to give kids the same rights as prison inmates—the right to have a library in schools."
City of Vancouver Archives - Search http://vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/archives/webpubhtml/qbes/movies.htm"The Archives' moving image holdings include films created by City departments and bodies such as Engineering, Park Board and Fire and Rescue; home movies of Vancouver events and social life; and documentaries. Here you can search all our film and video holdings and view all the moving images we can make available online."
Vancouver Sun - Report Card: 2009 June 30http://communities.canada.com/vancouversun/blogs/reportcard/archive/2009/06/30/higher-photocopy-fees-for-canadian-schools.aspx"Photocopying will be more expensive in schools across Canada as a result of a decision this month by the Copyright Board of Canada.
I haven't found any newspaper stories on this so I am drawing my information entirely from a news release today from the Council of Ministers of Education (CMEC), which says it's reviewing the decision."
NeverEndingSearch - Blog on School Library Journal: 2009 June 23http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/1340000334/post/1650045965.html?nid=3714"I recently blogged about the Library of Congress moving its media in a 2.0 direction.
Now, just in time to mark its 75th anniversary, the National Archives launches its own YouTube Channel. The goal is to highlight upcoming events and showcase film holdings."http://www.youtube.com/USNationalArchives
Vancouver Sun: 2009 June 27http://www.vancouversun.com/business/fp/technologies+could+bring+books+save+them/1738768/story.html"If a book could talk, it might well repeat the old Mark Twain line 'The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.' Certainly, there have been many such reports -- obituaries, really -- about books. And this is not a recent phenomenon: In 1894, Scribner's Magazine published an article titled The End of Books, in which a man named Arthur Blackcross predicted that books would be replaced by new technologies."
Gordon died at Vancouver General Hospital on June 11, 2009 at the age of 91. Born in Stretford, England, Gordon was the youngest child of James and Mabel Stubbs, and was predeceased by his parents, wife Betty, sisters Eileen and Kitty, and brother Denis. He is survived by his daughter Susan and son-in-law Douglas Courtemanche, and his grandchildren Sarah, Thomas, Ian and Rebecca, as well as his niece and nephews and their families. Gordon graduated from the University of Manchester with a Degree in Music and a Teacher's Diploma. After immigrating to Canada he taught at Como Lake High School where he met Betty, who was Vice Principal. He completed a Bachelor of Library Science and a Masters Degree at UBC, where he taught for a number of years, and after retirement was honoured as a Professor Emeritus. Gordon was coauthor of Only Connect, Readings on Children's Literature. A highlight of his career was his involvement with a CIDA project to train librarians in developing countries, particularly in Fiji. Throughout his life he enjoyed entertaining friends with a piano recital. Gordon was a quiet, gracious, thoughtful man, whose presence will be missed. The family wishes to thank Mariesil and Amelita, and the caring staff of South Granville Park Lodge and the Vancouver General Hospital. A donation in Gordon's memory may be made to the Library at VanDusen Gardens. www.vandusengarden.org
Published in the Vancouver Sun and/or The Province on 6/20/2009
