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Teacher librarians crucial in info age, by Holly Godfree | Librarians are lifelong learners

Teacher librarians crucial in info age, by Holly Godfree | Librarians are lifelong learners | The Information Professional | Scoop.it
Teacher librarians can evaluate online information and, more importantly, they know how teach others to do it for themselves.
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Because of the internet, what used to be called ''library skills'' or ''research skills'' have now become essential skills for functioning in the world. Teacher librarians help students of all ages to locate, select, organise, synthesise, evaluate and share information. This is called information literacy, and it is a teacher librarian's bread and butter.

Read more: http://www.canberratimes.com.au/opinion/teacher-librarians-crucial-in-info-age-20120903-25abs.html#ixzz2FOOPAuJN
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Teacher librarians are essential catalysts towards access to knowledge; not only information!

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Top Ten (10) Social Media Competencies for Librarians | The Search Principle - by Dean Giustini

Top Ten (10) Social Media Competencies for Librarians | The Search Principle - by Dean Giustini | The Information Professional | Scoop.it
» Top Ten (10) Social Media Competencies for Librarians The Search Principle blog http://t.co/53IgPnOp...
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Quote: “Keep up with the literacies [of social media]…not the technologies”.
Howard Rheingold (2008)


[...] top competencies needed to become a social media-literate librarian." > Very valuable!

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4 Analytics Tools Librarians Should Know About, by Ellyssa Kroski

4 Analytics Tools Librarians Should Know About, by Ellyssa Kroski | The Information Professional | Scoop.it

 

"Analytics tools are an invaluable way to show the ROI of marketing campaigns, popularity and usability of website content, value of blog posts, social media influence, and much more. If you haven’t been taking advantage of these free analytics tools for your library or organization, here’s your chance to check them out."

 

1,. Facebook Insights

2. Google Analytics

3. SiteMeter

4. Social Mention

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