ProfDev 16/12/05
The Birth of Yahoo Answers
Search Engine Watch reports on a new service from Yahoo.
‘The service allows any registered Yahoo user to ask just about any question and hopefully get an answer from another member of the question answering community. Access to Yahoo Answers is free.’
Education, Education, Education
Lots happening at the moment see below for specific issues and links.
Remodelling the School Workforce: A report from Ofsted
here.
Kelly announces new arrangements for inspection to give a better deal to children and learners
Government here.
Diploma and Advanced Diploma in Applications of ICT in Libraries Launched in Glasgow
The Scottish Qualifications launched the two People’s Network legacy qualifications on Friday 2 December.
Perceptions of Libraries and Information Resources
OCLC Online has published ahttp://www.oclc.org/reports/2005perceptions.htm
Public Libraries Stock Procurement Model Development project
MLA have appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to work with them on a Public Libraries Stock Procurement Model Development project.
What do young people think about reading?
This new report, 'Children’s and young people’s reading habits and preferences: The who, what, why, where and when' will tell you. Its based on a recent survey of over 8,000 primary and secondary pupils in England, explores why some pupils choose to read and others do not.
Dyslexic novelist wins book gold medal
Sally Gardner, a dyslexic woman who could not read until the age of 14, has won the Nestle Children's Book Prize with 'I, Coriander' a fantasy tale of murder, magic and romance in 17th century London.
Searching for a fresher taste
Report on the new face of classic search engine, Yahoo, that is now investing heavily in the social networking stars of Web 2.0, such as the photo-sharing site Flickr and bookmarking phenomenon Del.icio.us.
Richard and Judy name top ten books - stand by for sales bonanza
The 2006 Richard and Judy booklist has been released.
Girl's tips on coping when parents split up win book deal
Ten year old Libby Rees who wrote tips to help children cope when their parents divorce, entitled 'Help, Hope and Happiness', has been offered a book deal by a company a day after it received the manuscript.
Whitbread writes itself out of top literary award
According to Whitbread, literature no longer fits with its status as a leisure conglomerate, so it is withdrawing its sponsorship of the literary prize.
Dance Dance Revolution.
One american libraries efforts on engaging with youths.
‘I’ve must say folks, video games in libraries is absolutely what it is cracked up to be. The fact that it is an excellent way to meet the cultural needs of our young patrons was demonstrated to me over and over by the number of people that came and their enthusiasm. We had over 25 kids in the library on a Friday night.'
Wikipedia, Britannica: A Toss-Up
Wired magazine reports that Wikipedia, the encyclopedia that relies on volunteers to pen nearly 4 million articles, is about as accurate in covering scientific topics as Encyclopedia Britannica, the journal Nature wrote in an online article published Wednesday.
The finding, based on a side-by-side comparison of articles covering a broad swath of the scientific spectrum, comes as Wikipedia faces criticism over the accuracy of some of its entries.
Talis Assure: new offline module
'Talis Assure is a new user-friendly and robust backup system which complements and supports Talis Alto. It has been launched to deliver an offline service without the usual management complexity.'
Search Engine Watch reports on a new service from Yahoo.
‘The service allows any registered Yahoo user to ask just about any question and hopefully get an answer from another member of the question answering community. Access to Yahoo Answers is free.’
Education, Education, Education
Lots happening at the moment see below for specific issues and links.
Remodelling the School Workforce: A report from Ofsted
here.
Kelly announces new arrangements for inspection to give a better deal to children and learners
Government here.
Diploma and Advanced Diploma in Applications of ICT in Libraries Launched in Glasgow
The Scottish Qualifications launched the two People’s Network legacy qualifications on Friday 2 December.
Perceptions of Libraries and Information Resources
OCLC Online has published ahttp://www.oclc.org/reports/2005perceptions.htm
Public Libraries Stock Procurement Model Development project
MLA have appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to work with them on a Public Libraries Stock Procurement Model Development project.
What do young people think about reading?
This new report, 'Children’s and young people’s reading habits and preferences: The who, what, why, where and when' will tell you. Its based on a recent survey of over 8,000 primary and secondary pupils in England, explores why some pupils choose to read and others do not.
Dyslexic novelist wins book gold medal
Sally Gardner, a dyslexic woman who could not read until the age of 14, has won the Nestle Children's Book Prize with 'I, Coriander' a fantasy tale of murder, magic and romance in 17th century London.
Searching for a fresher taste
Report on the new face of classic search engine, Yahoo, that is now investing heavily in the social networking stars of Web 2.0, such as the photo-sharing site Flickr and bookmarking phenomenon Del.icio.us.
Richard and Judy name top ten books - stand by for sales bonanza
The 2006 Richard and Judy booklist has been released.
Girl's tips on coping when parents split up win book deal
Ten year old Libby Rees who wrote tips to help children cope when their parents divorce, entitled 'Help, Hope and Happiness', has been offered a book deal by a company a day after it received the manuscript.
Whitbread writes itself out of top literary award
According to Whitbread, literature no longer fits with its status as a leisure conglomerate, so it is withdrawing its sponsorship of the literary prize.
Dance Dance Revolution.
One american libraries efforts on engaging with youths.
‘I’ve must say folks, video games in libraries is absolutely what it is cracked up to be. The fact that it is an excellent way to meet the cultural needs of our young patrons was demonstrated to me over and over by the number of people that came and their enthusiasm. We had over 25 kids in the library on a Friday night.'
Wikipedia, Britannica: A Toss-Up
Wired magazine reports that Wikipedia, the encyclopedia that relies on volunteers to pen nearly 4 million articles, is about as accurate in covering scientific topics as Encyclopedia Britannica, the journal Nature wrote in an online article published Wednesday.
The finding, based on a side-by-side comparison of articles covering a broad swath of the scientific spectrum, comes as Wikipedia faces criticism over the accuracy of some of its entries.
Talis Assure: new offline module
'Talis Assure is a new user-friendly and robust backup system which complements and supports Talis Alto. It has been launched to deliver an offline service without the usual management complexity.'
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