The Unquiet Librarian

I am honored and delighted to be a guest speaker this Saturday for Dr. Mary Ann Fitzgerald’s EDIT 6380 “Cataloging for Automated School Media Centers” at UGA/Gwinnett.  Speaking to budding school library media specialists is always a thrill, but this particular event is especially meaningful since Dr. Fitzgerald was my program advisor and has been a guiding force in my life since 2001; in addition, it seems like it was just the other day that I was a student in EDIT 6380 in the summer of 2005!

My resource bookmarks are available at http://del.icio.us/theunquietlibrary/7-12-08, and my presentation (which is more of a visual guide…I will be doing a ton of “show and tell” with our library blog, our library website, and other library 2.0 tools) is available below:

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I am excited to share how I am using library 2.0 and web 2.0 tools in my media center to organize and deliver information to our patrons.  I can only hope that what I have to share will inspire others to join in the fun! 

Nicholas Sparks, who is one of the more popular authors with our students at The Unquiet Library, is more than just a romantic writer who makes us all cry and go through an entire box of Kleenex in one sitting!  It turns out that Sparks is not only passionate about writing books, but he is also someone who demonstrates great zeal for high school running and track!  Read more about how Sparks has supported one high school’s track program with more than words at http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/14/sports/othersports/14sparks.html?ref=othersports .

In North Carolina, an Author Underwrites a Successful Track Program – NYTimes.com