Hear the introduction, full lecture and Q and A session, 40 minute podcast: Dana Boyd speaks at RMIT University. Via Judy O'Connell, Lourense Das 
Pinterest offers another great way to keep up with creative and cutting-edge ways libraries are engaging with their communities
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Dive into the data from the most recent SLJ school library Featuring informative presentations from Dr. Lesley Farmer, professor, author REGISTER TODAY FREE Can't make it March 29? No problem! Register now and SLJ will notify you as soon as the webcast is Via Lourense Das 
Members of the millennial generation (born after 1982) have come of age in a society infused with technology and information. It is unclear how they determine the validity of information gathered, or whether or not validity is even a concern. Previous information search models based on mediated searches with different age groups may not adequately describe the search behaviours of .... Via Lourense Das This bring-your-own-device (BYOD) approach raises many questions, in addition Via Karen Bonanno, Lourense Das 
Quick Response codes also known as QR codes are similar to barcodes. When you scan QR codes using apps such as i-nigma, with your smartphone, ipad and computer (if you have a web camera) it links information to you. The information can be text, videos or websites etc. I believe with bring your own technology coming to many schools, I see QR codes becoming more popular in the classroom because they can be read on many devices and it is a real world application now. Here are some ways you can use QR codes in the classroom… Via Dennis T OConnor, Lourense Das Ever had that feeling there was something missing on your website, or something not quite right ... but you couldn't put your finger on it? Via Judy O'Connell, Lourense Das An Leabharlann: The Irish Library is published by The Library Association of Ireland and The Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (Ireland). ISSN: 0023-9542. Via Lourense Das 
C. Shoemaker, H. Martin, B. Joseph (2010) How Using Social Media Forced a Library to Work on the Edge in Their Efforts to Move Youth From “Hanging Out” to “Messing Around, Journal of Media Literacy Education 2:2 (2010) 181 – 184
Full Text Research Paper. Via Dennis T OConnor, Lourense Das 
More and more, social media is becoming a part of our daily lives. Just today, Mashable is out with a report that says Pintrest (which is less than a year old) is the #3 social network in the U.S. This report mentions that the amount of monthly traffic Facebook receives is seven billion page views, and Twitter receives 182. Again, these are just U.S. statistics. If we were to look at the numbers worldwide, I would guess they would be much, much higher.
But it isn't just adults who are moving more of their lives to online spaces. In a recent Pew Internet survey, 73 percent of all teens used social networks daily. The most popular of these is Facebook; however, Twitter, Myspace and even LinkedIn are not far behind.
And it isn't just teens. The #1 social network for kids under the age of 13 is Club Penguin. It is visited more times each day than the New York Times.. Via Judy O'Connell, Lourense Das 
Libraries have acted as community cornerstones for millennia, and every April marks School Library Month, celebrating how they promote education and awareness in an open, nurturing space. What makes them such lasting institutions, though, isn’t the mere act of preserving books and promoting knowledge. Rather, it’s the almost uncanny ability to consistently adapt to the changing demands of the local populace and emerging technology alike. Via Karen Bonanno, Lourense Das |
Why is it so important to doubt, question everything and not know?! Check out Socrates’ article on SingularityWeblog.com to find out.
Not knowing, just like other cases of being uncomfortable, is a great incentive for personal growth. Progress always comes at the point of resistance. Getting uncomfortable and willing to be uncertain, to not know, to ask questions, to err and to fail, is the best and only way to learn, grow, progress and move forward. Via Dennis T OConnor, Lourense Das Transforming Information Literacy (Lots we need to digest and embrace in @buffyjhamilton presentation http://t.co/OvLVf5K6...)... Via Joyce Valenza, Dennis T OConnor, Lourense Das 
The Resource for Education Technology Leaders focusing on K-12 educators. Via callooh, Dennis T OConnor, Lourense Das 
RT @sljournal: “Library Skills” = Information Literacy Skills = Common Core Skills — Make Some Noise! Via Darren Burris, Lourense Das 
"Inquiry" is defined as "a seeking for truth, information, or knowledge -- seeking information by questioning." Individuals carry on the process of inquiry from the time they are born until they die. ... Unfortunately, our traditional educational system has worked in a way that discourages the natural process of inquiry. Students become less prone to ask questions as they move through the grade levels. In traditional schools, students learn not to ask too many questions, instead to listen and repeat the expected answers." Via Anu Ojaranta, Karen Bonanno, Lourense Das 
Welcome to Museum Box,
This site provides the tools for you to build up an argument or description of an event, person or historical period by placing items in a virtual box. What items, for example, would you put in a box to describe your life; the life of a Victorian Servant or Roman soldier; or to show that slavery was wrong and unnecessary?
You can display anything from a text file to a movie. You can also view and comment on the museum boxes submitted by others. Via Gust MEES, Dennis T OConnor, Lourense Das 
Interesting game which tests your knowledge of plagiarism. Done very simple but being right on the spot of the problem. This is a link to the game, but if you go one step back than prior to the game you have some nice tutorials. Via Mihaela Banek Zorica, Lourense Das This chapter introduces a widget-based Personal Learning Environment (PLE) specifically designed for finding and sharing Open Educational Resources (OER) on the web. The aim of this investigation is to raise awareness about the capabilities of widget-based PLEs to researchers, educators and learners that are interested in finding and sharing OER. Via João Paulo Proença, Lourense Das 
Today, I'm asking your special attention for the 'Center for International Scholarship in School Libraries' CISSL. The center is part of the Rutgers School of Coomunication and Information (Rutgers, State University of New Jersey), situated in New Brunswick. The Center is well-known for its ongoing research in school librarianship. The latest research on behalf of the New Jersey Association of School Librarians, begun in April 2009, seeks to (a) construct a picture of the status of New Jersey's school libraries in terms of their informational-transformational-formational dimensions, (b) to understand the contribution of quality school libraries to education in New Jersey; (c) to understand some of the contextual and professional dynamics that enable and inhibit school libraries to contribute significantly to education in New Jersey, and (d) to make recommendations to NJ stakeholders to develop a sustained and long term program of capacity building and evidence-based continuous improvement of school libraries in New Jersey. Phase one and two have recently been published.
Another significant report is the Complete Position Paper. One quote I would like to share with you here is: "Schools without libraries minimize the opportunities for students to become discriminating users in a diverse information landscape and to develop the intellectual scaffolds for learning deeply through information. Schools without libraries are at risk of becoming irrelevant."
All reports can be downloaded for free. Take the opportunity to study and share these reports, as they offer substantial evidence for the importance of school libraries in today's education. April 24, 2012. Lourense Das. Via Lourense Das 
WORLDWIDE MULTI-LINGUAL INFORMATION LITERACY RESOURCES
Message distributed with permission of Dr. Forest Woody Horton, Jr.
We are very grateful to Professor Albert K. Boekhorst for permission to use his beautiful variation of the official international Information Literacy logo, above, which If you do not see your language as part of the above logo, or you wish to suggest a more current, standard term, please contact Prof. Boekhorst at albertkb@gmail.com. Also, you can download the latest logo version, as well as a cross-reference table called “terms overview” explaining which language each term represents, at http://www.ifla.org/en/information-literacy/projects. Via Lourense Das 
Diigo is a powerful information capturing, storing, recalling and sharing tool. Here are just a few of the possibilities with Diigo: Save important websites and access them on any computer. Categorize websites by titles, notes, keyword tags, lists and groups. Search through bookmarks to quickly find desired information. Save a screenshot of a website and see how it has changed over time. Annotate websites with highlighting or virtual "sticky notes." View any annotations made by others on any website visited. Share websites with groups or the entire Diigo social network. Comment on the bookmarks of others or solicit comments to your shared bookmarks.
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