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This blog will give the editors, Peter Godwin and Jo Parker, and the contributors to share news and comment about developments over coming months. It will also replace Peter's previous blog "Information Literacy meets Web ...
Getting kids to really focus on what exactly they are searching for, and then be able to further distill idea into a few key specific search terms is a skill that we must teach students, and we have to do it over and over again.
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Getting kids to really focus on what exactly they are searching for, and then be able to further distill idea into a few key specific search terms is a skill that we must teach students, and we have to do it over and over again.
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One for the books as shopping centre opens a new chapter (Community book swap 'Little Library' moves into a quirky little space http://t.co/BrIoxxzr #thrift #community #melbourne #books...)...
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Libraries the Best Hope for EducationLibrary Journal (blog)Better yet, give them a library.
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YUL’s Information Literacy program focuses on assisting students in cultivating the finding, retrieving, and analysis skillsets.
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Moving from the West Coast to the East prompts some thoughts on personal libraries and e-books, as it no longer makes economic sense to carry a lifetime of books around with us. But maybe economic sense isn't the only ...
Mary Poppins, Harry Potter and Peter Pan were centre stage at the Olympic Stadium – let's keep them there, says Judith Elkin...
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Information literacy, e-learning and the changing role of the librarian. Jane Secker gave a talk to students here in the Sheffield iSchool last week, as part of the Academic & Research Libraries module.
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RT @WorldFutureSoc: Future Libraries and 17 Forms of Information Replacing Books ~ #Futurist Blog post by @ThomasFrey http://t.co/JrYFRpyk...
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Buffy J.Hamilton March 2012 Massachusetts School Library Association Conference (RT @buffyjhamilton: Libraries as Communally Constructed Sites of Participatory Culture:Composing Narratives of Participatory Lrng&Literacy http://t.co/kQl01Z8z...)...
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When Seth Godin speaks, people sit up and listen, even if they’re the CEO of one of the Big 6 publishers.
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Cyrenius H. Booth Library in Newtown launched a new program Wednesday that will allow residents to borrow books remotely on their electronic readers, tablets and smartphones and laptops.
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The 5 Resources Model of Critical Digital Literacy (The 5 Resources Model of Critical Digital Literacy http://t.co/2DZvGRrwwP via @pinterest)
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Library Journal is presenting a series of articles, Exploring Ebook Options, that takes an indepth look at some of the ebook platforms that are now in the marketplace.
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At the project meeting this week we discussed the need for a broader view of digital literacy.Project members will refine the following ideas before looking again at the frameworks for specific sta...
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Andrew Walsh is running an event Making games for libraries, including information literacy games. "We will play one or two games to start the day, followed by a short talk on games and play to help give context for the day.
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"As part of its report on “Educating the Workforce of Tomorrow,” The Atlantic recently featured a look at the 'Catch-22 of digital literacy'—a conundrum that’s holding back millions of people from gaining computer skills and digital...
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Where does your library website fit within your organization? Is ownership and maintenance the responsibility of one department (or one person), or are responsibilities spread throughout the organization?
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The Guardian (blog)How should academic libraries communicate their own value?
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Digital literacy and women. It matters.A new post on my blog #happyinternationalwomensday #socialmedia http://t.co/JUHAGOR9...
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A new report focuses on the dire situation in 15 big cities, and highlights the changing role of the public library.
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Or get out at least until there is a better system? I know what you are going to say, I can hear it already - "We can't! Our patrons demand ebooks!
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AT THE LIBRARY: Use the web to find and keep up with your favoritesThe Westerly SunHave you ever read a book review so exciting that you immediately call the library to request the title, only to discover you'll be added to a long waiting list?
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The great economist Joseph Schumpeter coined the term “creative destruction” to describe the process by which innovation (which might be technological or organizational—the latter illustrated by the invention of the supermarket) promotes economic...
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