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Help Finding a Book for a Patron
Okay, every librarian has had this dilemma at one point or another. A patron cannot remember the title or the author of a book, but he really wants to find to book for a friend. …
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Teenage Literacy Since “Harry Potter” and “Twilight” Series
Hi all! I'm a page at my local library, and I have to write an article for my journalism class. I got to choose the topic, and I wanted to write about the effect of the "Harry Po …
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I have the book plot, now if I only knew the title…
Need to find a book for an elderly patron - all she can remember was some of the plot line.... a pediatric heart surgeon's wife dies and he uses her heart for a little girl. Any h …
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iPad in libraries
Now that the iPad is out, what do we do with it in libraries? The iBookstore is a closed ecosystem, but there may be ways around that. Does anybody else think that the time has com …
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Plans for Banned Books Week?
So what's your library planning for Banned Books Week? I want to live vicariously through other people. :)
(I have some books in my school library that always make the top 10 …
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Do you check Unshelved Answers regularly? Irregularly?
Do you want to keep doing so after April? Then get yourself over to http://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/12432/libraries — the proposed new site when this site goes down — and …
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Open Source Open Archive software?
I work in a small academic library. We are starting to look at some kind of software that will enable us to have a small Open Archive with material produced in our institution and …
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Can I comment on a question or answer? [closed]
It seems like this should be a feature of Unshelved Answers, but I can't see how to do this.
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unkown fantasy novel
I am looking for the title of a book that was probably written in the mid 1980's. The hero was an orphan with a sword raised by an elderly man. The hero goes on a quest to find a …
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fantasy novel - Scottish childern time travel
There was a fantasy book I read in the 80s, and I can't recall the title. It involved a group of children traveling through the mists into a different world. I believe it was set i …
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How to find high-res images of book covers?
Hello! My manager contributes a weekly book column for the local newspaper, and would like to include book cover images, but the editor says that the ones she gets from websites ar …
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How do you get teachers to transition from vcr use to dvd or streaming video?
I would like to transition my teachers from storing videos in the classrooms and library media center to using dvd or streaming video for their curricular connections and teaching. …
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Suggestions for positive language to use with patrons
I'd like to know if anyone has good examples of phrases and language to use when interacting with patrons in common situations - phrases to put a helpful or positive spin on the si …
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Is there a way to message individuals within Unshelved Answers?
Is there a way to message individuals within UNshelved Answers? For example if I have a question for Bill or Gene that deals with Book Expo can I message them without everyone seei …
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How can I help ensure the future of Unshelved Answers?
In case you missed it, the creators of the software powering Unshelved Answers are changing to a community-based model for their sites.
Anyone can propose a Q&A site on Area 5 …
