[OPLINLIST] Libraries don't give up

[Dorothy Sinclair]

At the Computers in Libraries conference last week I heard a researcher talk about a book/ebook he co-authored with a paleoanthropologist named Lee Berger. Berger had walked the hills around Johannesburg for 17 years and only found 7 fossil fragments. Almost ready to give up, he stumbled upon Google Earth and used its satellite imagery to look for topography that didn't fit. He found stands of trees that might be the sign of collapsed caves. Searching those areas on foot uncovered two complete skeletons of a previously-unknown species! 

Those discoveries changed the field and challenged the linear narrative they'd been writing. With new discoveries taking place even last week, they're working to balance their desire for narrative with their desire to include new data. 

This story keeps getting more difficult to tell, which is a common complaint of students who are working on research papers . When new sources challenge the linear narrative they'd been constructing, they don't know how to include information that branches off in new directions. 

Challenging linear thinking is an important job of libraries , whether they're in a school or business setting. Just like researchers gain new insight from considering different points of view, we gain new insight when we talk with librarians who work in different settings. 

At SWON's Regional Spring Luncheon , you'll get to participate in a World Cafe, where you'll share with and hear from librarians from academic, school, public and private libraries. Yes, people from all four of these library types have already signed up. Together, you'll bring new perspectives to the challenges you face. Sign up today: http://tiny.cc/spring_cafe 







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ALA Virtual Conference (Day 1)- July 24, 2013 

ALA Virtual Conference (Day 2) -July 25, 2013 

18th Annual Picture Book Read In - August 2, 2013 
Calendar Snippet 
April 2013 

Event 
	Date 	Location 
2013 OMA Annual Conference 	4/20/13 - 4/22/13 	Sandusky Ohio 
The Tenth Annual Copyright Conference 	4/24/13 	Ball State University, Muncie, IN 
Every Child Ready to Read - 2nd Edition 	4/24/13 	PLCH - Main Library Downtown 
Take 5, Take Two 	4/24/13 	Allen County Museum & Lima Public Library 
An Introduction to the LSSC Program 	4/24/13 	On line 
Conversations with Graduates 	4/25/13 	On line 
Train the Trainer: Fundamentals of Adult Education for People Who Train Others 	4/25/13 	On line 
Outreach (SIG) Meeting 	4/26/13 	PLCH - Main Library Downtown 
MS Word I 	4/29/13 	Boone Co. KY Public Library Main 
Preparing a Portfolio 	4/29/13 	On line 
Making Your Organization a Learning Organization 	4/30/13 	On line Contact Information 


Contact Information: 
SWON Libraries 
10250 Alliance Rd. 
Suite 225 
Blue Ash, OH 45242 
513.751.4422 
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