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Take Me Out To The Ballgame: Library of Congress Celebrates Baseball!

“The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it’s a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again.”
Terence Mann, Field of Dreams

As we approach the eve of opening day of Major League Baseball, we want to point you to a fabulous resource from the Library of Congress about the history of baseball:  America’s Pastime.   A treasure trove of information awaits you, including:

• Photos and information on vintage baseball cards
• Spotlights on the game’s most notable players
• The history of the beloved song, “Take Me Out to the Ballgame”
• The history of the game
• Audio/Video Clips
• Historic images

Be sure to visit the fascinating resources about America’s national pastime, baseball!

 

Historic Baseball Resources (Library of Congress) via kwout

Video Tutorials Now Available @ The Unquiet Library!

We are proud to announce the debut of our Video Tutorial page @ The Unquiet Library! http://webtech.cherokee.k12.ga.us/creekview-hs/MediaCenter/video_tutorials.htm These tutorials are viewable in Windows Media Player, but we will also be converting them to an iTunes friendly format so students and faculty can download them into their iPod players as well.   Our first set of tutorials will focus on how to cite particular information sources in NoodleTools.   If you have not been able to attend training or have not used this resource yet (or have, but are still learning), these tutorials will be extremely helpful for you and your students! Stay tuned and check this page often!  We will be updating as often as we can. Don’t forget out new podcast page, too! 

http://webtech.cherokee.k12.ga.us/creekview-hs/MediaCenter/Podcasts/podcasts.htm

Update: Listen to Our Podcasts on iTunes!

Our iTunes link is now up and running!  Come listen to podcasts from The Unquiet Library by clicking here!

The Unquiet Library is Podcasting!

I am very excited to announce that we are beginning our podcasting programs here at The Unquiet Library!  We will be available on iTunes later this week (check back for more info on this!), and you can also view us at Podcast Blaster. 

You are also welcome to listen to our audio MP3 files we use to create our podcasts at our media center podcast page!  We will be updating our podcasts in the next few weeks, so tune in to hear exciting tutorials, announcements, book reviews, poetry readings, and interviews! 

February 1 update:  Visit this link to hear us on iTunes!

Library of Congress Goes Web 2.0 with Flickr!

I actually stumbled on this yesterday while working on a pathfinder (and sent an email of pure excitement to my fellow district media specialists!), but in case you haven’t heard this exciting news, the Library of Congress is now on Flickr!  Check out all the tags on the Library of Congress Flickr account!

What is the project about?  Why would the Library of Congress create a Flickr account?  You can read the full scoop here, but here is what you need to know in a nutshell straight from the Library of Congress on Flickr Project Page; you can also learn more by visiting the Library of Congress on Flickr FAQ Page.  The purpose of creating a LOC Flickr page includes these aims:

• To share photographs from the Library’s collections with people who enjoy images but might not visit the Library’s own Web site.
• To gain a better understanding of how social tagging and community input could benefit both the Library and users of the collections.  
• To gain experience participating in Web communities that are interested in the kinds of materials in the Library’s collections.

Here are two “must read” posts detailing the project and the public’s response to this new project from the Library of Congress Blog:

• Post 1
• Post 2

What does all this mean for us as educators and librarians?  I personally feel this is going to make the rich photo collection so much more accessible to our students and the American public in general.  Talk about an easier mode of searching!  Wow!  This new tool is a fabulous way to tap into these amazing primary sources.  To me, this is another example of the power of Web 2.0 tools to ignite learning and get our students excited about history. 

As always, Joyce Valenza has her thoughts and musings on this exciting development, too—you can read more in her post, “Let’s Tag:  Library of Congress Shares on Flickr“.

What do you think about the Library of Congress @ Flicker?  Share your thoughts!

The Unquiet Library@Pageflakes!

We are pleased to announce the debut of our Unquiet Library Pageflakes pagecast!  What is Pageflakes, you may ask?  It is a cool Web 2.0 tool that allows users to create personalized online desktops similar to that of iGoogle.  Users can easily add widgets related to education, photos, social bookmarking sites, news, podcasts, fun games, and even comic strips!  Our pagecast is designed to give you another avenue for accessing our library resources as well as provide a little fun for you where you can play online games, listen to our podcasts (coming February 1!), and view RSS feeds to some of our most popular library resources.

Please add our pagecast, http://www.pageflakes.com/theunquietlibrary/, to your favorites!  We will also be linking our pagecast from our blog and regular media center website the week of January 21, so check back next week!

You can even create your very own pageflake account at http://student.pageflakes.com/.  If you need assistance utilizing our pagecast or setting up your own student pageflake account, see Mrs. Hamilton or Mrs. Fleet!  You can learn more about Pageflakes in this PC Magazine review from December 7, 2007.

In the meantime, get it together @ The Unquiet Library Pagecast!

CRHS Media Center Website: Check Out Our New RSS Feed!

We have successfully created a RSS feed to our official library website!  You can subscribe to our CRHS Media Center website in one of three ways:

• Our official RSS feed
• Via FeedBurner
• Via email

We know many of you already subscribe to our blog, but our media center “official website” is where we house many important resources, including our research pathfinders, research databases home page, FAQ, monthly reports, and much more!  Be sure to subscribe to both our blog and our official website!