Check out these recent additions to our library!
Crowdsourcing: Why the Power of the Crowd is Driving the Future of Business, by Wired magazine editor Jeff Howe, is a guide to harnessing the wisdom and talents of crowds (such as your fanbase!). The book includes stories, lessons, historical examples and anecdotes to discuss this new way of working together in what the Times (London) hails as “an informed and enthusiastic guide to the new collaborative creativity.”
Teach Like a Champion: 49 Techniques That Put Students on the Path to College is an excellent resource for any teacher. Doug Lemov provides handy tips and techniques to unlock the potential in each student. Lemov provides step-by-step instructions, various classroom scenarios, and real-life examples to help teachers help students succeed. As Wendy Kopp, chief executive officer and founder of Teach for America says, “Doug Lemov knows that teachers can create powerful learning environments that will help all students make dramatic progress.”
Summer Pierre’s fun new work, The Artist in the Office: How to Creatively Survive and Thrive Seven Days a Week, is sure to help creative types make the most of their day jobs. Pierre explains that when approached with the right mindset, a day job can actually complement your creative pursuits (in addition to providing those much needed benefits). Filled with amusing cartoons, practical, realistic advice, and specific strategies for finding time to create, Pierre’s book may be just what you need!
Our Resource Library contains over 400 titles and covers topics including publicity, fundraising, entrepreneurship, financial management and many more. Students alumni, faculty and staff may check out books for free. We'll post a full bibliography here soon, but in the meanwhile, please stop by and browse.
2010-05-12
DIZZY GILLESPIE