The second world war saw libraries everywhere‚ even in internment camps. The Americans tried to make the camps as similar to a small city as possible‚ and that included libraries. The war built libraries but destroyed many more; the Asian continent saw many a nation’s greatest collections burned by enemies. After the war was over‚ universities filled with veterans searching for higher education. The libraries at that institution not only processed the new information streaming in with the veterans
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The libraries has been forced to close. The government barbaric public libraries‚ and not everyone has internet access in modern society (“we still need libraries in the digital age”‚p.1). Tony Max claimed “allowed a public library in almost every neighborhood; oasis where people could learn‚ improve themselves…that grand tradition continuos today”. Marx also implies‚ “ public libraries in this country have provided all members of the public with free access”. On the other hand‚ McTernan confirms
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A Readers Response to “The Last Library” The narrative ‘The Last Library’‚ by A.K. Benedict is a collision between real life and fantasy where meaningful past treasures can often be forgotten and disregarded in a fast paced world. In a way it invokes thought about a current issue in North American society today‚ the progression of new technologies and how we have become dependent on these new technologies as a source of entertainment. Modern day culture has been immersed in a craze of technology
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Tiffany Tavarez Mr. Gilliam INS 110 September 21‚ 2014 Library Assignment The topic I chose for the library assignment was “racism in medical treatment”. I felt that this topic comes up in the novel‚ “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” by Rebecca Skloot multiple times and also relates to the theme “voice” which is what we have been focusing on in our First-Year Experience class. Even though the time of “racism” is over‚ there are still acts of discrimination in the field of medicine. Many
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As you enter the Harry.C.Moore Library you would see the display on majority rule straight ahead. There were tall bulletin boards that were decorated with black and blue papers which had the label mark of what was shown. On the left‚ there was a bulletin that had newspapers telling about the Black Vote Revolt in the Bahamas where Sir Lynden Pindling led the party to victory on islands that were 50 miles from Florida. There were pictures of how they celebrated the victory which were by greeting the
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Dementia is a loss of brain function that occurs with certain diseases. It affects memory‚ thinking‚ language‚ judgment‚ and behavior. The most common type of Dementia is Alzheimer’s disease. Fifty to Eighty percent of people with Dementia have the case of Alzheimer’s disease. What is Alzheimer’s disease? It is the loss of neurons that you can’t get back. Alzheimer’s disease eventually gets worse over time. What causes Alzheimer’s disease? Scientists believe that people get Alzheimer’s disease from
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Satisfaction‚ and Organisational Commitment of Library Personnel in Academic and Research Libraries in Oyo State‚ Nigeria‚ Adeyinka Tella‚ C.O. Ayeni‚ S.O. Popoola. Library Philosophy and Practice 2007 (April) 1 Library Philosophy and Practice 2007 ISSN 1522-0222 Work Motivation‚ Job Satisfaction‚ and Organisational Commitment of Library Personnel in Academic and Research Libraries in Oyo State‚ Nigeria Adeyinka Tella Department of Library and Information Studies University of Botswana
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different cultures and languages‚ thus having the power to inspire them. In Pat Mora’s book Tomás and the Library Lady or Tomás y la señora de la biblioteca (Spanish version) we see how reading opens new worlds and thus enrich a child’s life. The book is about the support a migrant worker family shows to the education of their child‚ Tomás. Tomás’s Papa Grande encourages him to go to the library to find new stories‚ since Tomás knows all of his grandfather’s stories. Booklist reveals that the book
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My view on School library and three strong steps to improve the present library services to attract users of the school. By Santosh kumar Akki It is my belief‚ simplistic and idealistic‚ that schooling is all about providing the best learning opportunities for young people to make the most of their lives as self directed‚ self
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Assignment: University library Article Search 1. Distance learning at college 2. Journal of College student Retention: Research‚ Theory & practice 3. Amaury Nora; Blanca Snyder 4. Jan 2009 5. The article was peer-reviewed 6. EBSCOhost The article is talking about the use of technology in online schooling‚ and people disagreement with the retention and graduation rate. They also discuss students perceptions of technology‚ student usage of the technology and there attitudes toward the technology
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