This is about musical practice but I do think that it applies equally to the practice of librarianship.
http://ilovecharts.tumblr.com/post/48618847638/this-is-taped-to-the-office-door-of-my-schools
Stephen
What Guests Want…at Hotels
I spend a lot of time in hotels so this survey interests me. Hotels.com has released the 2013 version of their Global Hotel Amenities Survey, summarized in the infographic What Guests Want.
Stephen
New BookStats Report Uses Questionable Data to Show Spectacular Growth of eBook Market Since 2008
http://www.the-digital-reader.com/2013/05/15/new-bookstats-report-shows-spectacular-growth-of-ebook-market-since-2008/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheDigitalReader+%28The+Digital+Reader%29#.UZo4I7VJOAg
“The AAP estimates that the total US book market in 2012 was up 7% from 2011, and up 14% from 2008. The net number of units sold were also up, though not quite to the same degree.
Sales of downloadable audiobooks were also up significantly over 2011, with the AAP estimating that sales had tripled since 2008. This is largely attributed to an increasing number of mobile devices like smartphones and tablets.
And ebooks, now there is the best news. The AAP believes that the total US ebook market in 2012 (including more than just the AAP members) increased 44% over 2011, with a slightly larger increase over 2008.
Surprising, isn’t it? eBook sales increased largely at the expense of mass market paperbacks, with the other paper formats largely holding their own or increasing in sales.”
Stephen
State Universities Should Move Online More Aggressively, Report Argues
“Public universities have a long history of adapting to technological change, but they must speed up their embrace of online education — and work together to do so — to remain at the forefront of educating the citizens of their states and the country, argues a new report from two Washington research groups. “State U Online,” from the New America Foundation and Education Sector, traces the history of public universities and of online education and suggests that major public universities have been slower than other sectors — especially for-profit higher education — to incorporate digital learning into their offerings. The author, Rachel Fishman of New America, argues that the institutions are best positioned to offer a high-quality, affordable digital education that is “grounded in public values,” and offers a roadmap for doing so, including creating a clearinghouse where state institutions can “collaborate to provide an easy-to-search library of online courses and degrees,” sharing contracts for digital platforms and online support services to meet multiple institutions’ needs, and sharing credentialing beyond state borders.”
Read more: http://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2013/04/23/state-universities-should-move-online-more-aggressively-report-argues#ixzz2RQoEnDjn Inside Higher Ed
48 Page PDF:
http://education.newamerica.net/sites/newamerica.net/files/policydocs/FINAL_FOR_RELEASE_STATE_U_ONLINE.pdf
Stephen
Student Needs and Expectations
http://www.onlinecollege.org/2013/05/13/the-future-of-online-learning-student-needs-and-expectations/
A CLOSER LOOK AT THE RESEARCH
WHO IS LEARNING ONLINE?
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INSTRUCTORS AND ADMINISTRATORS
Stephen
It might be year end gift time at your school. Here’s a cool list from A Media Specialist’s Guide to the Internet:
“Perfect Gifts for Teacher-Librarians (Or Things You Would Buy for Yourself)
Check it out
http://www.walkingpaper.org/5958?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+walkingpaper%2Ffull+%28Walking+Paper%29
Have you seen The Usable Library? Aaron Schmidt gave it a refresh last week.
All sorts of straight talk about library usability, and a redesigned postcard that you can print and hang up!
Stephen
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