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Close My Local Library

10 July 2009

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I am a LibrarianYep, that’s right my local library in Waipawa, Central Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, may be closing.

Times are economically hard I know but I would hate to see it go.

Libraries are central hubs for communities. They provide so much more than access to books. They are ways to meet people, information about what’s going on, help with information gathering, homework support, getting youngsters into reading.  You get the idea.

I have used free public libraries for half a century. I just couldn’t imagine life without one. Closing one, especially my local, is anathema. It’s like going backwards. 21st century life is supposed to an improvement on the 20th, but closing libraries in my view is not an improvement.

So what do you think about this closure? Head over to the council forum and have your say.

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Vacancy: DEANZ Administrator/Communications Officer

22 April 2009

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Administrator/Communications Officer

The Distance Education Association of New Zealand (DEANZ) is looking for an Administrator/Communications Officer to promote the work of DEANZ and support the activities of the organization. DEANZ is the New Zealand Association for Professionals working in Flexible, Open and Networked Education. We are committed to fostering growth, development, research and good practice in these areas.

This is a part-time position of 200 hours per year which can be worked flexibly depending on work flow.

Key responsibilities include promoting DEANZ to members and external groups, keeping the website up-to-date, providing support for the DEANZ Treasurer and ensuring the smooth running of DEANZ.

Applications close Friday 8th May at 4PM.

For further information please consult the DEANZ website.

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#blackout shows the power of Twitter

16 February 2009

Happening right at this minute is a global protest via the medium of Twitter. Now many people have said that you can’t say much in 140 characters. This protest shows that’s not true. Creative Freedom are leading the call for an “Internet Blackout to protest against the Guilt Upon Accusation law ‘Section 92A‘ that calls [...]

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12 Things to Stop Doing in 2009

2 January 2009

I like what Chris Brogan writes a lot. He is down to earth and pragmatic, just my sort of guy. So although his post was entitled “12 Things to Stop Doing in 2009″ it actually contained 6 Things to Do in 2009 Find a new way to improve someone’s day (and determine if there’s value [...]

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Wikipedia page censored

12 December 2008

So a page on Wikipedia showing a “potentially illegal child sexual abuse image”, has been blocked by many ISPs in the UK on the advice of the IWF. The blocked page shows an album cover of German heavy metal band Scorpions, released in 1976. According to the BBC News site many UK users are angered [...]

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The Impact School Teachers Make

11 December 2008

Today I’ve been making curtains for the new house and it got me to thinking about the impact teachers have on our lives. So what’s the connection between making curtains and teaching? Well simply, that I did needle work at grammar school and the skills/techniques are still with me 35 years later. Some other stuff [...]

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EduBlog Awards Nominations Open

28 November 2008

There is still time to vote for your favourite edublogs but be quick as nominations close at the end of November. Instructions on how to vote can be found here. This is my vote for “Best resource sharing blog” – Jane Hart’s “Jane’s E-Learning Pick of the Day“. If you don’t know Jane’s Blog give [...]

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Blog, Twitter, Facebook – Where to start

23 November 2008

Chris Brogan blogged yesterday about where he’d start if he was just starting to use social media today. He reckons he’d start with a blog, add in Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, then link to an audience by blogging relevant stuff, and finally don’t be afraid of experimenting with new ideas. I hope I caught the [...]

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The future web

17 November 2008

Thanks to Chris Brogan for this link to the Web 2.0 Summit 08 conference. Click To Play And yes Chris, this was worth spending 15 minutes to listen. del.icio.us Tags: web 2.0,web 10.0

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Meet the most influential women in Web 2.0

14 November 2008

Meet The Most Influential Women in Web 2.0 View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: company fast) Some I know of, some I need to find out more about. But whatever, it’s an interesting list. Great women achievers! del.icio.us Tags: web 2.0,women,woman,female

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