Braun, Linda W. Teens.library: developing Internet services for young adults.ALA 82p. index, c2002. 0-8389-0824-1. $28.00. Braun Braun , Eva 1912-1945. German lover and later wife of Adolf Hitler. They began living together in 1936, but the liaison was kept secret, and she was never seen in public with him. They were married hours before their double suicide on April 30, 1945. looks thoughtfully at harnessing the power and appeal of the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the in library settings. She reproduces the Search Institute's 40 critical factors in a table called "Developmental Assets for Adolescents." Using this framework to organize her offerings, she provides two useful, exemplary Web sites for each category (16 in all). These include favorites Another term for bookmarks, which was popularized by Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser. See favicon and Internet Explorer. such as Joyce Valenza's Springfield Township High School Springfield Township High School is a 8-12th grade high school located at 1801 E. Paper Mill Road, Erdenheim, Montgomery County, PA. It has an approximate enrollment of 875. Virtual Library and the U.S. News and World Report college site, as well as some not-so-well-known Web spots: the Washington State Attorney General's site on consumer education for teens, do something, beliefnet, teenink, and more. She illustrates how the Internet can help teens grow up successfully and explains (for disbelievers) what's so good about the Internet. The author describes what teens want (chat, IM, shopping, e-mail) and how libraries can give it to them. However, for many school librarians This is a list of people who have practised as a librarian and are well-known, either for their contributions to the library profession or primarily in some other field. who must follow the school Acceptable Use Policy, not all these approaches may be integrated. Certainly the "info-gathering" process can be supplemented, but integrating games and IM might be a problem. Many of her ideas are excellent for librarians who are developing Web pages for their libraries and want to appeal to their teen clientele. She introduces librarians to possibilities (such as Webquests) and includes development and evaluation checklists. Braun has also developed a companion Web site: http://www.leonline.com/Teens.library where more information and links to the URLs mentioned in her book are included. This is a must purchase for YA public librarians and it also has ideas for school librarians who work with teens. Rita M. Fontinha, Lib. Media Spec., Norwood H.S h.s., n Latin phrase for “at bedtime”; used in writing prescriptions. ., Norwood, MA |
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