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Hybrid e-readers may be next step in digital textbooks
New dual-screen e-readers -- which feature traditional text on one screen and displays of color graphics on the other -- that are coming to the market may prove to be a better choice for digital textbooks than single-screen devices, analysts say. "Electronic book readers are great for reading novels, but they aren't right for textbooks," an analyst said. The New York Times (free registration) (12/5)

Educator: Don't hate "Twilight"
English teacher Jennifer Morrison compares the popular "Twilight" series by Stephanie Meyers to novels of manners such as those by Jane Austen. Morrison, who is a member of the ASCD Leadership Council, argues that the books -- which challenge assumptions about love and society -- can help make more complicated, classic texts relevant to today's students. Teacher Magazine (free registration) (12/2)

Google News Updates:

A Reminder from the Library of Congress: Newspapers on Flickr ...
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In 2008, the Library of Congress began offering historical photograph collections through Flickr in order to share some of our most popular images with a new visual community. Now, the Library of Congress has expanded its Flickr ...
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New prize for young adult books announced
The Associated Press
The prize is administered by a division of the American Library Association. The other finalists are Tanya Lee Stone's "Almost Astronauts," Deborah ...

ALA (American Library Association) Files Comments to NTIA and RUS ...
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The American Library Association (ALA) today filed comments to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and Rural Utilities Service (RUS) regarding the implementation of the Broadband Initiatives Program ...
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New Database: Virtual Library on the Information Society ...
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New Database: Virtual Library on the Information Society. From the Web Site: This collection includes several thousand [approx. 5000] of articles and books on the information society, in various languages, freely available for download. ...
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Gates Foundation Gives $3.4 Million For Library Broadband | WebProNews
By Mike Sachoff
Nationally, libraries report that demand for high-speed Internet access is growing faster than their ability to provide increased bandwidth. An American Library Association study found that 60 percent of all libraries say their current ...
WebProNews - Technology - http://www.webpronews.com/taxonomy/term/13/0

Digital Library on American Slavery opens | TeleRead: Bring the E ...
By Paul Biba
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro has opened a new Digital Library on American Slavery which provides the names of more than 83000 individual.
TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home - http://www.teleread.org/