Bibliocycle

Twitter (a free social messaging service “for friends, family, and co–workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing?” has finally gained “academic respectability.”  According to a recent article in the British online journal the Telegraph,  “The social networking tool, which has 1.8 [...]

[Read more →]

GOOD
The National Educational Computing Conference was excellent in many ways.  It was great to be in the nation’s capitol.  The program was packed with interesting, stimulating sessions.  The venue was spacious and comfortable.  The logistics, including the hotel shuttles, were well planned and executed.  And the vendors by themselves were worth the price of admission.
The [...]

[Read more →]

One of my favorite Sunday morning rituals is reading the  NY Times cover to cover, sitting on my sun porch and balancing a mug of coffee on my lap.  Last Sunday I read the Times on a plane from Logan to Reagan International Airport, in Washington DC.  I was there for four days attending the [...]

[Read more →]

One of the great advantages of belonging to the NOBLE consortium is the opportunity it affords for professional development of the entire staff.  OWHL team members perform many different jobs, but NOBLE provides opportunities throughout the year for professional and paraprofessional staff to get together with their peers to share ideas and learn new tips [...]

[Read more →]

The OWH library special collections and archives is a treasure trove of historically significant material.     The Academy was founded in 1778, and throughout its rich history the library has become the repository of rare and unique books, photographs, scrapbooks, maps, and other ephemera.  These are cataloged and organized and made available for use by [...]

[Read more →]