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“For him that stealeth, or borroweth and returneth not, this book from its...”
– A medieval-era monastic library’s curse against anyone who loses or steals a manuscript, as cited in The Swerve: How the World Became Modern by Stephen Greenblatt. And you thought library fines could be bad… (via thepinakes)
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“To me, Batman is culture as well as Shakespeare and I enjoy both. … It has to do...”
– Psychiatrist Michael Brody — ‘50 Shades’ another brick in the wall between fans and critics
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Update: 'Google Search Education' - ProfHacker -... →
The information hub provides several different lesson plans (with a Creative Commons CC-BY license) for use in the classroom: “Picking the right search terms” “Understanding search results” “Narrowing a search to get the best results” “Searching for evidence for research tasks” “Evaluating credibility of sources” (via LISNews)
May 30th
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Five Handy Things You Can Do with Google's New... →
Find recommendations for movies, music, books, and TV Find cultural events or other happenings Know the must-see attractions when you travel Locate the closest post office, dry cleaner, Italian restaurant, and more Find out what time it is in another city (via iLibrarian)
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“Things need not have happened to be true. Tales and adventures are the shadow...”
– Neil Gaiman (via corpofcorpses)
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“Children are not deceived by fairy-tales; they are often and gravely deceived by...”
– C. S. Lewis on fantasy vs. fact, a timeless and timely reminder of the role of critical thinking in making sense of the stories we’re told. (via explore-blog)
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