Chris Bell
chrisb@isb.ac.th
This week in the library we are highlighting two important things. The first is diversity. The LGBTQ club has done a massive display in front of the library. Stop by and check it out. There are books, a giant poster, and they are planning even more for next week. This is one way we can communicate diversity to our community. The incorporation of books that also talk about many types of diversity gives our community a chance to get a deeper understanding of the differences and/or similarities between groups of people.
Communication is the other highlight. COVID made us get creative about our communications, and it also served to draw attention to the ways we need to communicate. For example, when we teach research we try to slip in a moment where students talk to their peers about the research they are conducting. I call these Research discussions, and the idea is simply to get feedback and to expand student perspectives on a topic. As a researcher I found this to be an essential step in the process. Remember that by communicating with others we learn about them and we broaden our perspectives.
BOOK RECOMMENDATION’
Killing Commendatore~ by Haruki MurakamiThis is a strange, yet intriguing book. Our narrator is a painter and moves to a house in the woods of Japan to get away from it all. While there he is visited by a unique individual. This ‘individual’ visits and torments our narrator throughout the book. True to form, Murakami paints a vivid story of his own with images of the forest, beautiful architecture, and amazing characters. This is his latest book and a real treat!
TECH RECOMMENDATION
I am getting more and more into audiobooks. When I am commuting somewhere, when I just want to relax and sit and listen to a story-teller, or even when I am working out, the audiobooks are really enjoyable. In looking for other sources I stumbled upon Open Culture’s free media on the web. They have over 1,000 books that can be downloaded and put on a Kindle, iPad, or the audio version. They are old enough to be in the public domain and free to everyone!. Some greats are in there, Jane Austen, The Martian Chronicles, and many more. Check out this great free source!
Warmest Regards,
Christopher Bell
High School Technology Coordinator and Librarian
christob@isb.ac.th +66 963-58900 ext 1193