Megan Beverly
LIB 103
11/29
http://www.ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pressreleases2009/october2009/wrestlemania_yalsa.cfm
NEWSFor Immediate Release October 20, 2009
YALSA, WWE® kick off WrestleMania® Reading Challenge
News Report 5
The Young Adult Library Services Association is a division of ALA has partnered with the WWE to do the WWE Wrestle Mania Reading challenge. It strives to get children and teens to read more, at least one book or magazine a week throughout the year. WWE superstars such as John Morrison, Kofi and Nikki are the spokes persons. At the end of the year, twenty-one finalists who have participated will win airfare, accommodations and a ticket for a parent or guardian t o go to Wrestle Mania and their library wins $2000 dollars. The finalists then compete in a final round challenge. Then three winners from those categories will win ringside seats.
I think that anytime an entertainment business gets on board to help with reading or literacy it is a good thing. It encourages kids to really think that it is cool to read and learn, if their favorite wrestling superstar also thinks that it is cool. Everyone knows that you can sell a kid anything if you have the right angle. I think that more library projects should be done like this to encourage kids to read. If I had been a part of something like this as a child I would have been really excited to read and go to the library. Everything with children that makes learning fun and exciting is a good thing. Also I think it is great that the child’s library receives money because these days I know that libraries are on tight budgets.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
News Report #4
Megan Beverly
11/12/09
NEWSFor Immediate ReleaseOctober 27, 2009
http://www.ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pressreleases2009/october2009/safeway_ola.cfm
“ALA partners with Safeway Inc. to launch cereal box initiative”
The company Safeway Inc. is a fortune 50 company that has donated $248 million dollars to important causes. They are one of the biggest food and drug retailers in the country. They have now partnered with the American Library Association to bring education about libraries and librarians to consumers. Safeway Inc. and ALA plan to work together to put important information about libraries on the back of Safeway Inc. cereal boxes. The cereal boxes will give people information on libraries’ value and fun and exciting ways to enjoy libraries. The boxes were planned to be released in October to over 1,500 stores across the country. People are bringing this information into their homes, before they even notice it.
I think that putting this information on the back of cereal boxes is a great idea. If you are trying to reach a kid, the back of the cereal box is a smart, unique way to do it. I know even now, when I eat a bowl of cereal I look at the back of the box and read it. Besides a television add or something like that, this is a sure way to get kids to notice the information about libraries. It seems that Safeway Inc. is really devoted to their causes that they support. People are bringing in this information into their homes without knowing it. This is cool, but also a little scary if you think of it another way. What if something crazy or bad was on the back of a cereal box? You wouldn’t even know until your child had already read the box. I know that is a little out there, but it is something to think about.
11/12/09
NEWSFor Immediate ReleaseOctober 27, 2009
http://www.ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pressreleases2009/october2009/safeway_ola.cfm
“ALA partners with Safeway Inc. to launch cereal box initiative”
The company Safeway Inc. is a fortune 50 company that has donated $248 million dollars to important causes. They are one of the biggest food and drug retailers in the country. They have now partnered with the American Library Association to bring education about libraries and librarians to consumers. Safeway Inc. and ALA plan to work together to put important information about libraries on the back of Safeway Inc. cereal boxes. The cereal boxes will give people information on libraries’ value and fun and exciting ways to enjoy libraries. The boxes were planned to be released in October to over 1,500 stores across the country. People are bringing this information into their homes, before they even notice it.
I think that putting this information on the back of cereal boxes is a great idea. If you are trying to reach a kid, the back of the cereal box is a smart, unique way to do it. I know even now, when I eat a bowl of cereal I look at the back of the box and read it. Besides a television add or something like that, this is a sure way to get kids to notice the information about libraries. It seems that Safeway Inc. is really devoted to their causes that they support. People are bringing in this information into their homes without knowing it. This is cool, but also a little scary if you think of it another way. What if something crazy or bad was on the back of a cereal box? You wouldn’t even know until your child had already read the box. I know that is a little out there, but it is something to think about.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Reading Report 11/3
Megan Beverly
Reading Report
11/3/09
"Information Navigation 101" by Andrea L. Foster.
Chronicle of Higher Education (3/9/2007).
As a college student, one uses technology all the time in everyday life. But, many college students do not know how to do academic research using scholarly sources. Many things have changed students today into people who rely on such sources as Google and Wikipedia, because of the ease a familiarity of these engines. But, it was not always this way, in the past you were almost forced to go to the library to find information. This was before the time of Google and other quick and easy search engines. There is so much information out there, that it is easy to get confused by what information to use, unless you have been formally taught how to do so.
There is a push to make the new generation more information savvy, in a movement called “information literacy”. This is an effort led by librarians to help students become more able to find and review the proper information without being so overly confused and overwhelmed. Now, business people and teachers are jumping on board with this “information literacy”, so that it will reach broader audiences. This program is now instituted at many campuses around the country, to teach students how to find, sort and analyze all the information they are bombarded with. Many campuses interpret information literacy on campus as many different things including research, plagiarism, and understanding things within the research such as footnotes. Some people are also against this movement, because it’s almost like more laws that one must follow, but others strongly oppose saying that it is necessary for this generation to learn this information literacy. There have also been tests developed to see how students do when accessing information, what level they are at, and what level they should be at. Many students were found to be unprepared for college, and these information literacy programs would greatly help them.
I think that as a college student, we do rely way too much on things like Google and Wikipedia. We need programs and classes, such as this one to help us learn the right way to access, interpret and use scholarly information. I think that many people are unprepared for the research that they will be required to do. Even just taking this library class and learning about ways to research has helped me greatly, too bad I took it my last semester it would have helped me in my academic career.
Reading Report
11/3/09
"Information Navigation 101" by Andrea L. Foster.
Chronicle of Higher Education (3/9/2007).
As a college student, one uses technology all the time in everyday life. But, many college students do not know how to do academic research using scholarly sources. Many things have changed students today into people who rely on such sources as Google and Wikipedia, because of the ease a familiarity of these engines. But, it was not always this way, in the past you were almost forced to go to the library to find information. This was before the time of Google and other quick and easy search engines. There is so much information out there, that it is easy to get confused by what information to use, unless you have been formally taught how to do so.
There is a push to make the new generation more information savvy, in a movement called “information literacy”. This is an effort led by librarians to help students become more able to find and review the proper information without being so overly confused and overwhelmed. Now, business people and teachers are jumping on board with this “information literacy”, so that it will reach broader audiences. This program is now instituted at many campuses around the country, to teach students how to find, sort and analyze all the information they are bombarded with. Many campuses interpret information literacy on campus as many different things including research, plagiarism, and understanding things within the research such as footnotes. Some people are also against this movement, because it’s almost like more laws that one must follow, but others strongly oppose saying that it is necessary for this generation to learn this information literacy. There have also been tests developed to see how students do when accessing information, what level they are at, and what level they should be at. Many students were found to be unprepared for college, and these information literacy programs would greatly help them.
I think that as a college student, we do rely way too much on things like Google and Wikipedia. We need programs and classes, such as this one to help us learn the right way to access, interpret and use scholarly information. I think that many people are unprepared for the research that they will be required to do. Even just taking this library class and learning about ways to research has helped me greatly, too bad I took it my last semester it would have helped me in my academic career.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Reading Report 10/20
Megan Beverly
10/20/09
Reading Report
Bell, Steven J.
The Infodiet: How Libraries Can Offer an Appetizing Alternative to Google" by Steven Bell. Chronicle of Higher Education (2/20/2004).
Students throughout the country have turned from libraries to now using quick methods of searching such as Google. The funny thing about this is because most people use Google for its ease of finding information. But, as the article states people who actually use library search devices spend far less time, because they are not rummaging through irrelevant data that sources like Google provide. Also, the ease of Google takes precedent to people doing research over the sometimes very complicated search one must do through a library resource. The complexity of using library resources turns many users off so they often do not take advantage of the information available. So, libraries are trying to “Googlize” some of their resources, making a more simple search available with high quality results provided. Also, many libraries are trying to make searches more simple for users, but not dumb down the information in any way. It is an effort that software institutes, teachers and institutions will all have to work together to make happen.
I think that this issue is a big one, especially on college campuses. I personally would much rather just use something simple like Google rather than using library resources. It is just something that I have gotten used to over the years, and I feel much more comfortable using it. I think that if teachers required us to use the library and scholarly sources more often in our research, we would all get a better understanding of exactly how it works. I think that we do need to get away from using search engines like Google all the time.
10/20/09
Reading Report
Bell, Steven J.
The Infodiet: How Libraries Can Offer an Appetizing Alternative to Google" by Steven Bell. Chronicle of Higher Education (2/20/2004).
Students throughout the country have turned from libraries to now using quick methods of searching such as Google. The funny thing about this is because most people use Google for its ease of finding information. But, as the article states people who actually use library search devices spend far less time, because they are not rummaging through irrelevant data that sources like Google provide. Also, the ease of Google takes precedent to people doing research over the sometimes very complicated search one must do through a library resource. The complexity of using library resources turns many users off so they often do not take advantage of the information available. So, libraries are trying to “Googlize” some of their resources, making a more simple search available with high quality results provided. Also, many libraries are trying to make searches more simple for users, but not dumb down the information in any way. It is an effort that software institutes, teachers and institutions will all have to work together to make happen.
I think that this issue is a big one, especially on college campuses. I personally would much rather just use something simple like Google rather than using library resources. It is just something that I have gotten used to over the years, and I feel much more comfortable using it. I think that if teachers required us to use the library and scholarly sources more often in our research, we would all get a better understanding of exactly how it works. I think that we do need to get away from using search engines like Google all the time.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Reading Report "The Future of Libraries"
Megan Beverly
LIB 103
10/8/09
Reading Report “The Future of Libraries” by: Thomas Frey
In the past libraries where one of the only places where one could find a book, they were valued possessions that most could not afford to own. They were the housing for information, and one of the only ways that the past could be documented and remembered for future generations to read. It was one of the only places that someone could go to get information. The printing press was a huge invention that helped to put more and more books into circulation, adding to the amount of information that libraries could make public. Andrew Carnegie was a huge influence in making libraries available to the mass, building 2,509 libraries between 1883 and 1929.
This idea of libraries being places that provides those who do not or cannot afford to own books for themselves is changing. Now, this information that was only available in libraries is now readily available on line many times for free, so many people do not visit libraries anymore. There are now ten trends that are thought to be affecting the new generation of libraries. Trend one talks about how new forms of communication are always being found and developed and trend one is that all technology eventually gets replaced by another. Some other trends include finding the smallest way to store information and spreading information globally. The issue is that libraries need to be able to keep up with the changes in society and the way that information is changing.
I see the reason that libraries have changed over the years, and it really does come down to the way we’ve embraced technology and it has changed. I think that the suggestions that they’ve given to help libraries embrace these changes and keep up are good. The suggestions included evaluating the role of libraries, preserve the memories of the community, embrace new information technology and experiment with new creative spaces for the library. I think that libraries will always be around, but they will continue to change as we as humans change.
LIB 103
10/8/09
Reading Report “The Future of Libraries” by: Thomas Frey
In the past libraries where one of the only places where one could find a book, they were valued possessions that most could not afford to own. They were the housing for information, and one of the only ways that the past could be documented and remembered for future generations to read. It was one of the only places that someone could go to get information. The printing press was a huge invention that helped to put more and more books into circulation, adding to the amount of information that libraries could make public. Andrew Carnegie was a huge influence in making libraries available to the mass, building 2,509 libraries between 1883 and 1929.
This idea of libraries being places that provides those who do not or cannot afford to own books for themselves is changing. Now, this information that was only available in libraries is now readily available on line many times for free, so many people do not visit libraries anymore. There are now ten trends that are thought to be affecting the new generation of libraries. Trend one talks about how new forms of communication are always being found and developed and trend one is that all technology eventually gets replaced by another. Some other trends include finding the smallest way to store information and spreading information globally. The issue is that libraries need to be able to keep up with the changes in society and the way that information is changing.
I see the reason that libraries have changed over the years, and it really does come down to the way we’ve embraced technology and it has changed. I think that the suggestions that they’ve given to help libraries embrace these changes and keep up are good. The suggestions included evaluating the role of libraries, preserve the memories of the community, embrace new information technology and experiment with new creative spaces for the library. I think that libraries will always be around, but they will continue to change as we as humans change.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
news report #3
Megan Beverly
LIB 103
10/1/09
News Report #3
http://www.ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pressreleases2009/june2009/olcfunding_ola.cfm
NEWSFor immediate releaseJune 23, 2009
“Ohio Library Council, libraries lead effort to save library funding”
The governor of Ohio has proposed to cut library budgets by thirty percent in the upcoming year. But, many people have a problem with this because libraries are crucial to the public at this time. This is because with the already twenty percent cut taking place this year, in 2010 and 2011 it will be a total cut of fifty percent. The Ohio Library Council and Ohio citizens hope to try and stop this from going through.
According to the OLC, these cuts will force libraries to close down and even force whole branches to be closed. This will be detrimental to Ohio citizens in so many different ways, they can not all be predicted. Also if branches do not have to close down, hours and pay will be cut drastically. It has been said that libraries are crucial to our economy making a turn around, but with these cuts it is very unlikely that they will stay open to help people in any way that they could.
Libraries and regular citizens are campaigning for these cuts to be stopped, and hopefully they will be. I think that it is ridiculous to think that any kind of business can survive on fiftypercent of what they are used to running on. Normal people usually could not live on half of what they are used to making, we cant expect libraries to be any different. When it comes down to it yes libraries are free services to people, but they still need money to survive. How can we expect children to grow up well educated when their libraries are being shut down, and what kind of message about education does that send?
LIB 103
10/1/09
News Report #3
http://www.ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pressreleases2009/june2009/olcfunding_ola.cfm
NEWSFor immediate releaseJune 23, 2009
“Ohio Library Council, libraries lead effort to save library funding”
The governor of Ohio has proposed to cut library budgets by thirty percent in the upcoming year. But, many people have a problem with this because libraries are crucial to the public at this time. This is because with the already twenty percent cut taking place this year, in 2010 and 2011 it will be a total cut of fifty percent. The Ohio Library Council and Ohio citizens hope to try and stop this from going through.
According to the OLC, these cuts will force libraries to close down and even force whole branches to be closed. This will be detrimental to Ohio citizens in so many different ways, they can not all be predicted. Also if branches do not have to close down, hours and pay will be cut drastically. It has been said that libraries are crucial to our economy making a turn around, but with these cuts it is very unlikely that they will stay open to help people in any way that they could.
Libraries and regular citizens are campaigning for these cuts to be stopped, and hopefully they will be. I think that it is ridiculous to think that any kind of business can survive on fiftypercent of what they are used to running on. Normal people usually could not live on half of what they are used to making, we cant expect libraries to be any different. When it comes down to it yes libraries are free services to people, but they still need money to survive. How can we expect children to grow up well educated when their libraries are being shut down, and what kind of message about education does that send?
Monday, September 21, 2009
News Report #2
Megan Beverly
LIB 103
9/22/09
News Report 2
“Nation’s libraries to celebrate Library Card Sign-up Month”
http://www.ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pressreleases2009/august2009/lcsumstories_pio.cfm
8/25/09
In the month of September, libraries throughout the country and the American Library Association celebrate “Library Card Sign-Up month”. This is to encourage parents to remember that a library card is just as important as any other school supply that a child may need. This library card sign-up month was started in 1987, and since then the efforts to remind parents the necessity of a library card has grown greater and greater.
Libraries have started many efforts to get the word out that it is card-sign up month. Some of the ways are radio announcements, and entering people who sign up for cards in drawings to win prizes. Also many businesses have partnered with libraries, including restaurants and bowling allies that will give customers’ discounts if they show that they have a library card. Many schools are also taking time to remind parents of the necessity of a library card for students. Even Remax offers a $500 dollars off of closing costs in real estate. So, many people outside of the libraries within the community are showing they believe in the importance of libraries and having a library card.
I think that this “library card sign-up month” is a great idea. Many times, people take libraries for granted because it is always there. But, a library card for a child or adult is very important to have, because many of the resources are only found there. Also, I think that libraries and the ALA partnering with community businesses and schools is a great idea. It shows people that others, not only library employees and educators think that library cards are important for children to have. I think that this should be done more than one month out of the year, maybe they could do it two or three times a year to increase awareness. But, all in all I think that this card sign-up month is a great idea.
LIB 103
9/22/09
News Report 2
“Nation’s libraries to celebrate Library Card Sign-up Month”
http://www.ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pressreleases2009/august2009/lcsumstories_pio.cfm
8/25/09
In the month of September, libraries throughout the country and the American Library Association celebrate “Library Card Sign-Up month”. This is to encourage parents to remember that a library card is just as important as any other school supply that a child may need. This library card sign-up month was started in 1987, and since then the efforts to remind parents the necessity of a library card has grown greater and greater.
Libraries have started many efforts to get the word out that it is card-sign up month. Some of the ways are radio announcements, and entering people who sign up for cards in drawings to win prizes. Also many businesses have partnered with libraries, including restaurants and bowling allies that will give customers’ discounts if they show that they have a library card. Many schools are also taking time to remind parents of the necessity of a library card for students. Even Remax offers a $500 dollars off of closing costs in real estate. So, many people outside of the libraries within the community are showing they believe in the importance of libraries and having a library card.
I think that this “library card sign-up month” is a great idea. Many times, people take libraries for granted because it is always there. But, a library card for a child or adult is very important to have, because many of the resources are only found there. Also, I think that libraries and the ALA partnering with community businesses and schools is a great idea. It shows people that others, not only library employees and educators think that library cards are important for children to have. I think that this should be done more than one month out of the year, maybe they could do it two or three times a year to increase awareness. But, all in all I think that this card sign-up month is a great idea.
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