I’m curious to know if anyone is using the Oxford Shakespeare Project site, which provides both print texts and online resources (”translation” options, graphic novels, etc.) for students.

With Shakespeare back on the radar as most states work toward Common Core, is it the right balance of cost and resource?

Oxford Shakepeare Project via kwout

Found via today’s American Libraries enewsletter is Chris Harris’ pragmatic essay on the possibilities and unresolved barriers to widespread eBook adoption in school libraries.

It’s a good essay to have in mind when you have conversations about administrators who hold an overly-rosy view that everything can be digitized, though tomorrow’s big announcement from Apple — will it be digital textbooks and/or a Garage Band-like tool that makes eBook production easy for everyone and/or something else — could change things in the coming months!

Ebooks and School Libraries | American Libraries Magazine via kwout

I just received an email from the university librarian affiliated with our School. She offered faculty and students a list of alternative resources they could use today while Wikipedia is blacked out in protest of SOPA. She also provided a few informational links about SOPA and PIPA, the two anti-piracy laws under consideration, as well as links to some librarian-authored blog posts.

What a GREAT PR idea for your library!

What underappreciated resources could you showcase today?