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Man Booker Shortlist Reading Challenge

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The Man Booker Prize 2012  shortlist was announced on 11th September:

Tan Twan Eng                   The Garden of Evening Mists (Myrmidon Books)

Deborah Levy                    Swimming Home (And Other Stories / Faber & Faber)

Hilary Mantel                    Bring up the Bodies (Fourth Estate)

Alison Moore                     The Lighthouse (Salt)

Will Self                              Umbrella (Bloomsbury)

Jeet Thayil                          Narcopolis (Faber & Faber)

The winning book will be announced on 16th October. The race is on to read these books before then. Ambitious? Definitely, considering the packed schedule at Wellington College but why not try reading one or two which particularly appeal to you. Join the discussion in the media and with your friends.

Keep up with the book talk:

If you would like to read one of the books immediately come to the Library and we can buy it on the kindle for you.

 

Top Ten things to do in the Library

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Top 10 things to do in the library:

  1. Curl up in a bean bag with a good book.
  2. Read a magazine in the Garden Room.
  3. Play chess.
  4. Do some research using the e-library.
  5. Read a newspaper on an iPad.
  6. Ask a librarian for advice on research and referencing.
  7. Use the big screens to revise topics.
  8. Use a pod to discuss group work.
  9. Borrow an iPad to use in the library.
  10. Browse the library catalogue.

This is just the tip of the iceberg! The librarians welcome your suggestions for new books and look forward to hearing about the books you’ve read.

Come and talk to us. We look forward to welcoming the new 3rd form on Monday 3rd September.

Just 4 days left to nominate books for World Book Night by August 31!

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Read any good books over the Summer? Enthusiastic about sharing them with others? World Book Night is seeking book nominations for the 2013 list

There are only 4 days left to tell us the ten books you’d most like to see featured in World Book Night 2013 (though if you just want to nominate one or a couple that’s fine too!). We’ve had thousands of nominations already and you can see the current top 10 and the full current top 100 as it constantly evolves – what do you think of it so far?

The current WBN Top 10

  • To Kill A Mocking Bird by Harper Lee
  • The Help by Kathryn Stockett
  • The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
  •  A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
  • The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
  • The Boy in Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne
  • The Hobbit by JRR Tolkein
  • The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
  •  Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
  •  Birdsong  by Sebastian Faulks

See the full top 100 list here

World Book Night is a celebration of books and reading which takes place on 23rd April. 20,000 volunteers give away half a million books within their communities.

 

Summer Reading Suggestions

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What a joy – the summer holidays – a chance to catch up on all those books you’ve been meaning to read!

Here are some places to visit for suggestions:

Top Ten Reads  For each subject you will find 10 top reads.  The lists are graduated: each subsequent read is more challenging than the last.  Start at the beginning and aim to read all 10.  Each menu also suggests some journals or magazines you might find interesting, particularly if you are thinking of reading that subject at university.

Here’s a fun infographic on summer reading ideas. Follow the flowchart to explore a mix of classics and contemporary books, fiction and non-fiction. 101 book suggestions.

 

Read online: Browse the Public Library online shelves from the e-library and read an e-book.

 

Here is our Delicious Book Recommendation stack – plenty of book ideas, reviews, author interviews and book trailers to inspire you.

 

 

 

One for the boys  – one of the links in our Book Stack is the website “Literature for Lads” – crammed with reading ideas and reviews.

Follow-up to EPQ sessions in the Library

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It was really good to see all the L6 A level students in the Library yesterday and Monday. To support the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) the Library staff ran brief sessions. Mr Amy gave an introduction to the Mallinson Library and outlined the Research and Referencing policy. Ms Shepherd ran a session on academic honesty and plagiarism and Ms Atherton provided an introduction to the e-Library and the online resources.

It was fantastic to see so many of you coming back for additional advice on finding books and using the e-Library. The links below are also useful for the IB Extended Essays.

Here are some key links:

 

Universities need to tell students the rules about plagiarism

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11th June 2012 Article on Plagiarism in The Guardian by Sue Littlemore

Universities need to tell students the rules about plagiarism.

“The annual report of the Office of the Independent Adjudicator (OIA), due to be published on Thursday, is expected to show that complaints from students about harsh treatment by their universities over cheating have risen sharply in the past three years.”

Wellington College pupils should be well-prepared when they arrive at University having had sessions from the Library staff on academic honesty and plagiarism.

See the Referencing and Research page of the Intranet for more information and in particular read the Ofqual Guide to Plagiarism for Students.

 

 

A library in every school, please

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Article from the Independent newspaper blog 11th June 2012

“A library in every school please”

There is no law in England requiring schools to have a library.

The Society of Authors, which represents over 9,000 writers, is campaigning with other organisations for school libraries to be a legal requirement.

CILIP – the professional body of Librarians and Information professionals in the UK is running “Shout about School Libraries Campaign”