UPDATE: How Fares the ALSC ChildTech Wiki?

In some respects, rather well. I mentioned that ALSC had begun this wiki back in February and I was curious to see if it had changed significantly since then. I was impressed by the Research portion and even the selection discussing Websites for Learning or Improving Computer Application Techniques. But with others, as with the Legislation page, I worry that good information is erased and edited by people wanting to sell their wares. This is the fear of any wiki page, of course, but it's a pity it had to happen here. And what an odd site for them to try and take over too!

Mind you, by the time you see it it'll probably change again. Ah, the sweet shifting Internet.

Kids Lit: Extremely Helpful As Ever, As Always

Thanks to Kids Lit our attention has been shifted to the all new ALSC ChildTech Wiki. And what a good idea it is too. With the ever shifting Web out there, permanent lists of online resources tend to become outdated in a year or less. Says the site, "Please feel free to add information regarding technology within the realm of library services for children." It's still in the early stages without many resources listed, but add your two cents if you've a yen to do so and watch it grow.

Even more fun, Kids Lit also linked to the recent Edgar nominees.

• Gilda Joyce: The Ladies of the Lake by Jennifer Allison (Penguin Young Readers - Sleuth/Dutton)
• The Stolen Sapphire: A Samantha Mystery by Sarah Masters Buckey (American Girl Publishing)
• Room One: A Mystery or Two by Andrew Clements (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)
• The Bloodwater Mysteries: Snatched by Pete Hautman & Mary Logue (Penguin Young Readers - Sleuth/Putnam)
• The Case of the Missing Marquess: An Enola Holmes Mystery by Nancy Springer (Penguin Young Readers - Philomel/Sleuth)

I'm pleased as punch to see the inclusion of Nancy's Springer's Enola Holmes. To my mind this was one of the too little appreciated books of 2006. A really fun mystery with an exceedingly strong grasp on the whole Holmes mythos. Read it if you've a moment to spare. I give it to all the kids looking for mysteries.