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Tuesday, February 17, 2009

The New School Librarians

In Web Age, Library Job Gets Update. Motoko Rich. New York Times. February 15, 2009.
The third installment in NYT's Future of Reading series profiles a librarian in New York's Public School 225 who is teaching Internet and computer skill to her students.

Social Network Dangers

Social Networks a Magnet for Malware. Sean Gallagher. Internet.com. February 17, 2009.
Hackers are using social networking sites to spread viruses and other forms of malware using nothing more than social engineering to trick unsuspecting people into clicking. With their millions of users, site administrators have difficulty testing all the links posted by their users.