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September 2010: Students Know Best When It Comes to Online Homework Help

The public library systems in New York City were surprised when their award-winning HomeworkNYC.org site was not popular with students. Using an IMLS planning grant to conduct focus groups with students, the libraries discovered that, in the era of social networking, students don’t want another Web site to go to — but they will use a homework help app on a social networking site. Read more

 Students use the Internet to connect with friends and do homework.
 
August 2010 | Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation

WATCH teens take a break from their research and experience Elkhorn Slough by kayak.		  
When the Monterey Bay Aquarium sought to expand its environmental education efforts, it found a good match in the Watsonville area near the northeast coast of Monterey Bay. The new Pajaro Valley High School was located in what has become a rarity in coastal California: A wetlands area called a slough. Read more
June 2010 | Illinois State Library

Participants gather for a group photo during the Thinking Outside the Borders conference, September 2005		  
In this age of instantly accessible information, librarians from all nations find they need to be able to navigate varied resources around the globe. Opportunities to learn how to work with foreign libraries, however, are scarce. Read more
May 2010 | Health Sciences Library of the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

Christie Silbajoris, Director of NC Health Info, and participants at the NCHEALINFO exhibit during the annual Fiesta del Pueblo in Raleigh, NC.		  
Health information is a broad category covering many complex topics. When creating a consumer health Web site, it’s more effective to build a directory of trustworthy resources than to point people straight to the most comprehensive source. Read more
 
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