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E-Books and Online Libraries in Modern College Education

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E-Books and Online Libraries in Modern College Education One of the most significant archives of human knowledge and learning’s quiet companions, libraries have made an undeniable impact. Libraries have always been a trusted educational sidekick since people started learning stuff. We wouldn’t be where we are without them.

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What Happens When a School Closes Its Library?

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One fear expressed was about how the mostly Black and Latino students at 28 schools would fare under a plan created by new Superintendent Mike Miles that would require school libraries to cease, in essence, functioning as libraries. Demonstrators gather in August 2023 in protest of Houston ISD's plan to close libraries in schools.

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8 Ways to Annotate Readings, Websites and Online Articles with Examples

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For more resources, check out my article, Critical Reading with Digital Devices , posted on ESL Library. Getting students to inspect what they read habitually is one of the key topics in my new book, Hacking Digital Learning Strategies with EdTech Missions. Below are a list of additional free web tools and apps for annotating texts.

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K–12's Digital Transformation Is Giving Libraries a Modern Makeover

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K–12's Digital Transformation Is Giving Libraries a Modern Makeover. Today’s school libraries are being reinvented. No longer just a haven for dusty books and stern shushes, the library is now a place for digital resources and makerspaces and flexible learning. Student Feedback Can Be Helpful for Library Design.

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Best Websites to Help You Find Academic Books and Journal Articles

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Below is a collection of some excellent academic search engines that can help you search for and find academic books and journal articles. It allows you to search an extensive cross-disciplinary database of scholarly sources including books, academic articles, theses/dissertations, abstracts, court papers, and many more.

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How to Implement Library Makerspaces in STEM Programs

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How to Implement Library Makerspaces in STEM Programs. For Laura Fleming, library media specialist at New Milford High School in New Jersey, a library makerspace is a unique learning environment that encourages tinkering, play and open-ended exploration for all. Understand the Needs of Students in a Library Makerspace Project.

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Will AI Chatbots Boost Efforts to Make Scholarly Articles Free?

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When it comes to getting access to the latest scholarly articles, there’s a stark digital divide. To everyone else, though, those and many other scholarly publications are locked, or can only be read by paying hefty per-article fees. He says, yeah, no, of course nobody reads the journals, but they're still there.