Professional Reading Shelf
Librarianship–Quotations
Source: IFLA
Quotations about Libraries and Librarians: Subject List
An author index is also available.
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Health Information–United States
Source: U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science
NCLIS Announces Finalists for 2006 Health Information Awards (PDF)
“The U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) today announced the ten finalists for the 2006 NCLIS Health Information Awards for Libraries. The awards are designed to encourage library programs that address one or more of the following: dietary choices; exercise; smoking cessation; alcohol and/or drug abuse prevention or cessation; immunizations and health screenings; and improved health literacy, that is, the ability to understand and make use of health information.”
See Also: NCLIS Announces 2006 Health Awards State Winners
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Inforation Technology
Source: Pew Internet and American Life Project
Teens and technology (PDF)
A presentation given by PI&ALP Director, Lee Rainie, at the Public Library Association Conference last week. “This is a discussion of the eight realities of technology and social experience that are shaping the world of today’s teens and twenty-somethings. It looks at the growing role of technology in teens’ lives, the way they use their gadgets, their expectations about how to find and use information, and the social consequences of their use of technology.”

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