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Online Research Worries Many Educators (When students do research online
these days, many educators worry, those are often about the only steps they
take. If they can avoid a trip to the library at all, many students gladly
will. Young people may know that just because information is plentiful
online doesn't mean it's reliable, yet their perceptions of what's
trustworthy frequently differ from their elders' -- sparking a larger debate
about what constitutes truth in the Internet age.) 

New York Times. Dec. 8, 2004 

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/technology/AP-Always-Online-Reliable-Sources
.html?oref=login
<http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/technology/AP-Always-Online-Reliable-Source
s.html?oref=login> 

Upgrade for Blind Borrowers of Audiobooks (Describes developments to replace
audio cassette based talking books machines.) 

New York Times. Dec. 9, 2004

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/09/technology/circuits/09blin.html?oref=login
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/09/technology/circuits/09blin.html?oref=logi
n> 

Libraries Reach Out, Online (Libraries are offering: 1) Hundreds of e-books
online; 2) will soon be offering movies online; 3) The Sacramento library
system has drummed up interest by holding several after-hours video game
parties in which teenagers gather to play networked games like Star Wars
Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II.  Always on the lookout for the kernel of
learning to be found in the fun, the librarians have matched the game play
with reading material. "Teen boys, in addition to being voracious consumers
of video games, are also huge fans of science fiction, so the connection
seemed very natural."; 4) One of the most effective uses of technology to
entice visitors is turning the building into a wireless hot spot. For less
than $1,000, a library can set up a wireless network and draw the public in
for free-range Internet access. The Wireless Librarian
(people.morrisville.edu/~drewwe/wireless) lists more than 400 such library
hot spots in the United States.)

New York Times. Dec. 9, 2004

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/09/technology/circuits/09libr.html?pagewanted
=2
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/09/technology/circuits/09libr.html?pagewante
d=2> 

Into the Stacks, Tablets in Hand (The Salem-South Lyon District Library,
Mich. public library reference staff is using tablet PCs linked to their
wireless network to leave the reference desk to wander the building and
offer help to customers, sometimes even before they are asked. With the
newfound ability to wirelessly tap into the library's resources and book
catalog, the librarians can accompany visitors as they search through the
stacks, looking for books and articles, requesting materials from other
libraries and printing out information along the way. Librarians there say
the portable computers have been a success, particularly in dealing with
customers with medical problems. People will come in with a diagnosis, and
if it's serious, they're in shock and might not remember what their doctor
said. The librarian is able to walk a customer through the research process,
giving a form of personal assistance that can be more easily provided in the
relative privacy of the stacks.)

New York Times. Dec. 9, 2004

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/09/technology/circuits/09slib.html
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/09/technology/circuits/09slib.html> 

Jimmie Epling, Regional Librarian

FIVCO/Big Sandy Regional Office

Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives

P.O. Box 370, 122 South Main Cross St. 

Louisa, KY 41230-0370

V: 606.638.4797  F:606.638.0586

jimmie.epling@ky.gov

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Online Research Worries Many =
Educators (When students do =
research online these
days, many educators worry, those are often about the only steps they =
take. If
they can avoid a trip to the library at all, many students gladly will. =
Young
people may know that just because information is plentiful online =
doesn't mean
it's reliable, yet their perceptions of what's trustworthy frequently =
differ
from their elders' -- sparking a larger debate about what constitutes =
truth in
the Internet age.)

New York Times. Dec. 8, =
2004

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a
href=3D"http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/technology/AP-Always-Online-Reli=
able-Sources.html?oref=3Dlogin">http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/technolo=
gy/AP-Always-Online-Reliable-Sources.html?oref=3Dlogin</a></span></font>=
</p>

<p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Upgrade for Blind Borrowers of =
Audiobooks</span></font></b><font
face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial'> (Describes developments =
to replace
audio cassette based talking books machines.) </span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>New York Times. </span></font><font
 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial'>Dec. 9, =
2004</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a
href=3D"http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/09/technology/circuits/09blin.htm=
l?oref=3Dlogin">http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/09/technology/circuits/09=
blin.html?oref=3Dlogin</a></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

Libraries Reach Out, =
Online (Libraries are =
offering: 1)
Hundreds of e-books online; 2) will soon be offering movies online; 3) =
The
Sacramento library system has drummed up interest by holding several
after-hours video game parties in which teenagers gather to play =
networked
games like Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II.&nbsp; Always on the =
lookout for
the kernel of learning to be found in the fun, the librarians have =
matched the
game play with reading material. &quot;Teen boys, in addition to being
voracious consumers of video games, are also huge fans of science =
fiction, so
the connection seemed very natural.&quot;; 4) One of the most effective =
uses of
technology to entice visitors is turning the building into a wireless =
hot spot.
For less than $1,000, a library can set up a wireless network and draw =
the
public in for free-range Internet access. The Wireless Librarian =
(people.morrisville.edu/~drewwe/wireless)
lists more than 400 such library hot spots in the United =
States.)

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>New York Times. </span></font><font
 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial'>Dec. 9, =
2004</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a
href=3D"http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/09/technology/circuits/09libr.htm=
l?pagewanted=3D2">http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/09/technology/circuits/=
09libr.html?pagewanted=3D2</a></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

Into the Stacks, Tablets in =
Hand (The Salem-South Lyon =
District
Library, Mich. public library =
reference staff is
using tablet PCs linked to their wireless network to leave the =
reference desk
to wander the building and offer help to customers, sometimes even =
before they
are asked. With the newfound ability to wirelessly tap into the =
library's
resources and book catalog, the librarians can accompany visitors as =
they
search through the stacks, looking for books and articles, requesting =
materials
from other libraries and printing out information along the way. =
Librarians
there say the portable computers have been a success, particularly in =
dealing
with customers with medical problems. People will come in with a =
diagnosis, and
if it's serious, they're in shock and might not remember what their =
doctor
said. The librarian is able to walk a customer through the research =
process,
giving a form of personal assistance that can be more easily provided =
in the
relative privacy of the stacks.)

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>New York Times. </span></font><font
 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial'>Dec. 9, =
2004</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a
href=3D"http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/09/technology/circuits/09slib.htm=
l">http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/09/technology/circuits/09slib.html</a>=
</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Jimmie Epling, Regional Librarian</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>FIVCO/Big Sandy Regional Office</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Kentucky Department for Libraries and =
Archives</span></font></p>

P.O. Box 370, =
122 South
 Main Cross St.

<p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
  font-family:Arial'>Louisa</span></font><font size=3D3 =
face=3DArial><span
 style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, </span></font><font =
size=3D3
  face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>KY</span></font><font
 size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font
  size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>41230-0370</span></font></p=
>

<p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>V: 606.638.4797&nbsp; =
F:606.638.0586</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>jimmie.epling@ky.gov</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

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