Fun with Vision Catalogue

I've been using NBPLS' wonderful online catalogue for years now, slowly compiling a rather extensive "For Later" list. The "For Later" part of the "My Shelves" feature is an excellent way to keep track of the books you want to read--it acts as a kind of digital stacks you can sample from when in need of a good book. My "For Later" list is also emblematic of that conundrum that faces every bibliophile: there are simply too many great books to read and far too little time. For every book I read, I could add countless more to my "For Later" shelf (and there are of course many more books not in the catalogue). For now I'll keep adding, shelving one more title in cyberspace, telling myself "I'll get to it one day."

I also made a list in Vision. Check it out:

http://vision.bibliocommons.com/list/show/98213392_djac/231084709_great_contemporary_canadian_poetry

I'll begin this blog with posting a link to an article I published in Biblionet (Winter 2013), the journal released by The Association of Professional Librarians of New Brunswick. The article gives some of my perspectives on "connected storytimes" and the use of iPads in storytimes. The article stresses that iPads shouldn't replace traditional modes of storytime engagment such as physical books, felt boards, and action rhymes, but should be seen as "one more tool in the librarian’s storytime arsenal".

Here is the link to the PDF (the article is on pages 13-16):

http://www.aplnb-abpnb.ca/uploads/BIBLIONET_Jan2013.pdf