- Wired for Books
Wired for Books is an online educational project of the
WOUB Center for Public Media atOhio University inAthens, Ohio . The website features author interviews, dramatic audio productions of classic literature, readings of poetry, short stories, lectures, essays, and children's literature.Nearly 700 uncut audio author interviews conducted by
Don Swaim for his "Book Beat" show onCBS Radio are available at Wired for Books in their entirety. Original unabridged audio productions of "The Adventures of Alice in Wonderland", "A Christmas Carol", and "The Tragedy of Macbeth" can be found at Wired for Books in streaming media. Poets, essayists, and fiction writers read their works, often with commentary. Kids' Corner, the children's section of Wired for Books, features the stories ofBeatrix Potter and other classic stories for children.The website was awarded the 1999 Streamers WebSage Award from Real Networks for the best educational use of streaming media. [cite web |url= http://www.ohiou.edu/about/new/wfbaward.html |title= "Wired for Books" Wins Streaming Media Award" |publisher=
Ohio University |accessdate=2007-11-20] Education World gives Wired for Books an A+. [cite web |url= http://www.education-world.com/awards/2004/r0504-24.shtml|title= "Site Review: Wired for Books" |publisher=Education World |accessdate=2007-11-20]Wired for Books was chosen in 2006 by the
National Endowment for the Humanities as one of the best online sites for education in the humanities. [cite web |url= http://edsitement.neh.gov/spotlight.asp?id=103 |title= EDSITEment’s 2005-2006 "Best of the Humanities on the Web" |publisher=National Endowment for the Humanities |accessdate=2007-11-16] The 2006 Program of the Year Award was presented to Wired for Books by eTech Ohio as part of the Ohio Public Broadcasting Awards for Radio. Wired for Books was featured in PC Magazine's colum, "Best of the Internet" in the November 20, 2007 issue. [cite web |url= http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,2211446,00.asp|title= "Best of the Internet" |publisher=PC Magazine |accessdate=2007-11-20]Created and produced by David Kurz, Wired for Books was launched on
May 25 1997 .References
External links
* [http://wiredforbooks.org/ Wired for Books]
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