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Alaska Library Association: March 2008

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Friday, March 28, 2008. What’s going on in library associations around the country? Check it out. Go to the ALA list of state library associations. And click on a few links. If you see anything good - be sure to let your AKLA roundtable and committee chairs know. Posted by Susan Mitchell at 1:20 PM. Wednesday, March 26, 2008. Sticker shock presentations.Wow! We all hear about the growing costs of serials, and about some amazing titles in particular, but this. Posted by Freya at 1:36 PM. Posted by Deirdre...

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Alaska - Digital State Archives

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David at xooxleanswers dot com. I suppose when a state is as big as Alaska, it needs more than one place for its archives. Alaska has three archive collections, at the state government, the state library, and the state university. You need a hunting license to find them all. Let's begin with the official Alaska State Archives. A names list of 17,000 probate cases from Alaska's early court system. For a description of what's available, and procedures for requesting information. Traditional Ways of Learning.

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Alaska Library Association: May 2006

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Thursday, May 18, 2006. Blog Discussion Topic for May - Read-Alikes! As we move into summer I thought it would be fun to use the rest of May for a reader advisory thread on the AkLA blog. Here's how it works:. Post the name of an book or author that you absolutely love and what you love about them. Next, let your fellow librarians give you suggestions of other authors and books you might enjoy. I'll go first.I *loved* Kurt Vonnegut Jr's. Bluebeard. Posted by Elise Tomlinson at 3:57 PM. Battle of the Books.

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Alaska Library Association: October 2005

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Monday, October 17, 2005. If you're reading this, you may already know about the standard blog-reading (aggregator) services available, including web-based ones like Bloglines. I've recently been testing a service called RSSFWD. Posted by Freya at 8:21 AM. Sunday, October 16, 2005. How the Brain Learns. I am currently enrolled in a brain research class. The class is fascinating. For those of you who teach (who doesn’t) consider reading David A. Sousa’s book How the Brain Learns. Happy reading,Lyn Ballam.

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Alaska Library Association: June 2005

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Friday, June 17, 2005. Great lines from Alaska's Governors. My job at the State Library sometimes requires delving into old legislative materials and speeches. Recently, I had to locate some of the "State of the State" speeches by prior governors. I found comments from two speeches I had to share; one is stirring, the other gave me a good laugh. Gov Egan's 1965 remarks on January 26, 1965 had some coverage of the 1964 Good Friday including this bit:. Had Alaskans voiced despair instead of hope- fear inst...

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Alaska Library Association: November 2005

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Friday, November 04, 2005. Perhaps not for 'War and Peace', but part of a book might work for computer manuals. According to Edward Wyatt of the. Perhaps the surprise is not that this is happening, but that it has taken so long to get here! Free registration may be required to access this article, and free access may be limited to 7 days. You can also request the article through interlibrary loan! Posted by Freya at 1:33 PM. Battle of the Books. Blogs by AK Libraries/AkLA Units. Homer Public Library Blog.

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Alaska Library Association: April 2008

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Sunday, April 27, 2008. When Election Fur Flies, Try FactCheck! I don't need to tell you that 2008 is an election year. Election years mean campaign ads in large quantities and they'll usually be some errors in some ads. Whether those errors are intentional is something I'll leave to the judgment of the reader. But if these ads have you or your patrons scratching your heads in puzzlement, there is relief at the national level. There is a site called Factcheck.org. April 24, 2008. April 21, 2008. McCain A...

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Alaska Library Association: August 2005

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Friday, August 12, 2005. New Alaska State Publications for July 2005. The Alaska State Publications Program added forty-five new publications. To the catalog of the Alaska State Library in July 2005. Of these 45, all but one were available on the Internet, at least for now. All Alaska State Publications are cataloged by Rose Welton of the Alaska State Library. Thanks Rose! Posted by Daniel at 1:45 PM. Tuesday, August 09, 2005. LaCrosse Public Library's neat web site. An online form for readers advisory.

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Alaska Library Association: May 2005

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Friday, May 27, 2005. New Alaska-themed children's book. The Alaska-themed children's book below was reviewed in Booklist, and thanks to the statewide Databases for Alaskans, you have full-text access to it:. Book Author: Deb Vanasse and Jeremiah Trammell. Title: Under Alaska's Midnight Sun (Book). Where Reviewed: Booklist, 5/1/2005, Vol. 101 Issue 17, p1594. Read the full review. Posted by Daniel at 9:45 AM. Monday, May 23, 2005. Fingerprinting @ your library? Posted by Daniel at 1:51 PM. Some library l...