http://www.njstatelib.org/simplyamazing A look at the world outside the library's doors. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:37:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.njstatelib.org/simplyamazing/2009/11/18/heres-your-chance-to-explore-mars/#comment-159 Dave Lisa Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:00:21 +0000 http://www.njstatelib.org/simplyamazing/?p=385#comment-159 Wow! This is the coolest thing ever! Sign me up! Wow! This is the coolest thing ever! Sign me up!

]]> http://www.njstatelib.org/simplyamazing/2009/11/16/what-can-libraries-learn-from-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-2/#comment-158 Tonya Badillo Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:05:12 +0000 http://www.njstatelib.org/simplyamazing/?p=380#comment-158 As my son and I waited on line to purchase our reserved copy of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, I turned to him, predicting with my jedi-mom tricks, that sales from this game were going to break previous records! Never before had I witnessed such anticipation for a game. My older sons and their friends had started counting down to the release date weeks before and teens in the library were also buzzing about it. Therefore, I think it makes perfect sense for libraries to build upon this momentum. In my very humble opinion, successful collection development begins with the attempt of building a well rounded collection that ensures our users have access to the materials THEY desire for both education and leisure needs. This includes the popular and high demand collection of video games. With such astounding popularity, I must agree with you Dave. Ah, the possibilities ;-) As my son and I waited on line to purchase our reserved copy of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, I turned to him, predicting with my jedi-mom tricks, that sales from this game were going to break previous records! Never before had I witnessed such anticipation for a game. My older sons and their friends had started counting down to the release date weeks before and teens in the library were also buzzing about it. Therefore, I think it makes perfect sense for libraries to build upon this momentum. In my very humble opinion, successful collection development begins with the attempt of building a well rounded collection that ensures our users have access to the materials THEY desire for both education and leisure needs. This includes the popular and high demand collection of video games. With such astounding popularity, I must agree with you Dave. Ah, the possibilities

]]> http://www.njstatelib.org/simplyamazing/2009/08/19/the-ipod-ive-been-waiting-for/#comment-8 Bob Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:19:04 +0000 http://www.njstatelib.org/simplyamazing/?p=314#comment-8 So very close to <a href="http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/PADD" rel="nofollow">this</a>. And here we thought we would have to wait until the 24th century. So very close to this. And here we thought we would have to wait until the 24th century.

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