» Books and Reading http://hueytownhslibrary.edublogs.org A Discussion of Information Searching, Technology, Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:48:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Tell Me A Good Book To Read http://hueytownhslibrary.edublogs.org/2008/06/03/tell-me-a-good-book-to-read/ http://hueytownhslibrary.edublogs.org/2008/06/03/tell-me-a-good-book-to-read/#comments Wed, 04 Jun 2008 01:11:27 +0000 Amason http://hueytownhslibrary.edublogs.org/?p=65 O.K. summer is here, you have some free time and you would like to spend some of that leisurely time reading a good book. Question is, “What book would you enjoy reading?” Here are several websites to assist you in the selection of a good read.

My favorite is What Should I Read Next. This website helps you find out what book would be best for your tastes. Simply enter in a book or author that you really like and What Should I Read Next will use its sizable database to figure out what author and/or books are most likely going to be compatible with your reading preferences. For instance, I input “Here Lies the Librarian”, a book I am reading now, and got some great recommendations for the next book to read.

At the website This One Next enter a book, CD or DVD that you enjoyed and the site will analyze their database of real users’ preferences to suggest other books, CDs or DVDs that you might like.

Want to find a book based on your mood? Then try this site.

Here is a book browsing recommendation by Marshall McLuhan. When looking for a book to read turn to page 69 and read it. If you like that page, buy the book or check it out. It works.

Enjoy your book. Click on comments and share what you are reading.

]]> http://hueytownhslibrary.edublogs.org/2008/06/03/tell-me-a-good-book-to-read/feed/ 0 What’s new in the library?: Digital Audio Book http://hueytownhslibrary.edublogs.org/2007/04/02/whats-new-in-the-library-digital-audio-book/ http://hueytownhslibrary.edublogs.org/2007/04/02/whats-new-in-the-library-digital-audio-book/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2007 15:25:46 +0000 Amason http://hueytownhslibrary.edublogs.org/2007/04/02/whats-new-in-the-library-digital-audio-book/ We have just received six pre-loaded digital audio books and they are available for check-out. You can listen individually with headphones or plug into your computer speakers and the whole class can listen.  You can bookmark your favorite sections, adjust the speed of the narrator’s voice and it remembers where you stopped.

We have the following titles:  Aespo’s Fables, Bridge to Terabithia, Canterbury Tales, Ethan Frome, Frankenstein, The Art of War, and The DaVinci Code.

book2.jpg Click on the picture for more information.  Let us know if  you have requests for other titles.

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