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Virago. When you hit the books -and they hit back. Atlanta Booklover's Blog. Children's Literature - Digitized Print Materials (Rare Book and Special Collections Reading Room, Library of Congress) Britain's most avid reader, 91, has borrowed 25,000 library book. Twitter + Literature = Twitterature? | Social Media Trader. Marshall McLuhan once famously said, “the future of the book is the blurb”. With fiction now being produced on micro-blogging platforms, such as Twitter, was McLuhan right? We talk to one writer who has been using social media tools to create fiction and look at the impact these tools have had on his writing and the distribution of his work.

We’ve previously highlighted some projects that use social media to tell stories. We also looked at some unusual ways people are using Twitter. We corresponded with JunkDNA over Twitter and email and asked him about writing for Twitter and his experiences with promoting his work on social network sites. JunkDNA began to produce fiction on Twitter partly by chance. While he has a book available for a very small fee of $1, his main aim wasn’t to increase sales, but rather reach a new audience with his fiction. He has certainly reached more people by giving away content on social media sites than he would have if he was selling a self-published book.

Mediamus. Lawrence Taylor Arrested? His Upcoming Prison Reading List » Wri. It’s okay Lawrence Taylor. We all slip up now and then, give in to that crushing urge for sex with minors, and go hog-wild at a suburban Holiday Inn with a 16-year-old. Oh wait. No we don’t. While ol’ Larry is sitting pretty in a New York State Pen for up to four years thinking about his actions, he may need some company along the way.

Update:Lawrence Taylor has plead Not Guilty to his rape charge. You might want to take a pit stop at your local used book store just in case. Books to Accompany the Lawrence Taylor Arrest and Prison Time The Stranger, by Albert Camus While imprisoned, Lawrence Taylor too can examine the absurdity of human existence. The Green Mile, by Steven King Taylor’s new favorite novel. Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption, by Steven King There should be a caveat attached to this one: This Is Not a Manual. I wonder what sort of poster he would envision covering said dent. Maybe we, society, are at fault for Taylor’s actions. Maybe we should be put on trial. Bernard Rentier, Recteur » Bibliothèque? Connais pas! Mardi dernier s’est tenue à Gembloux une journée d’étude organisée conjointement par commission « Bibliothèques » du CIUF et le groupe « EduDOC ».

Journée très intéressante à bien des égards et en particulier parce qu’y étaient présentés les résultats d’une vaste enquête sur les capacités informationnelles des étudiants qui accèdent à l’enseignement supérieur en Communauté française de Belgique. Ce sujet a toute son importance en matière de soutien à la réussite puisqu’il est prouvé depuis longtemps que ces compétences — encore jamais évaluées chez nous! — sont en lien direct avec le niveau de succès lors des études supérieures. L’enquête mesure le niveau de performance (NP) en matière d’accès à la documentation et de l’utilisation qui en est faite.

Elle est inspirée de celle qui a été réalisée au Québec il y a 5 ans, adaptée au contexte belge francophone. Or il se trouve que, dans notre Communauté, ce n’est pas la tradition. Certains y sont même très opposés.