Weather Update
Due to the storm, Barnard College closed at 4pm Friday, for non-essential personnel. “Essential personnel" include staff in Facilities, Public Safety and Residence Halls.
Friday evening and weekend classes are cancelled but events are going forward as planned unless otherwise noted. The Athena Film Festival programs are also scheduled to go forward as planned but please check http://athenafilmfestival.com/ for the latest information.
The Barnard Library and Archives closed at 4pm Friday and will remain closed on Saturday, Feb. 9. The Library will resume regular hours on Sunday opening at 10am.
Please be advised that due to the conditions, certain entrances to campus may be closed. The main gate at 117th Street & Broadway will remain open. For further updates on college operations, please check this website, call the College Emergency Information Line 212-854-1002 or check AM radio station 1010WINS.
3:12 PM 02/08/2013
The American Library Association (ALA) has named The Tech Set the winner of the 2011 Greenwood Publishing Group Award for the Best Book in Library Literature. The Tech Set was envisioned, created, and edited by Ellyssa Kroski and published by Neal-Schuman.
Blogging, clicking, downloading - and other adventures in educational technology
The advent of the Kindle and iPad has changed not what we read but how we read it. Before these devices, we obtained books in stores, libraries, or through friends and mail-order clubs; we tucked one into a bag or briefcase, and when we read it, turning the pages, we savored the movement of the bulk from the right side to the left as it neared the end. Although books on tape (now on Cd) changed where and when we could enjoy a book by turning it into a listening experience, new media devices maintain the need for active and involved reading. While online publishing allows otherwise unknown authors a place to sell their work, e-books allow us to carry a multitude of books in one compact device. In response to these massive changes taking place, book publishers are rethinking their approach to the business.
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