Monthly Archives: September 2010
21st Century Library Collaboration
Public libraries have evolved gradually as institutions of learning, but in the 21st Century, more and more of these bastions of knowledge are asserting themselves as anchors of community activity and development. Long past are the days of libraries as … Continue reading
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The Ghost of Library Future
In all my Posts about the 21st Century Library, I have been regrettably lacking in providing enough examples of what that apparition looks like. USAToday online today published an article by AP Reporter Jeannie Nuss Libraries launch apps to sync … Continue reading
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Privatization of Library Services. Seriously?
Apparently so! As if everything I’ve been writing in the past few months (the challenges for learning 21st Century Skills, creating relevant 21st Century libraries, acquiring 21st Century librarianship skills, rapid advances in technology, lagging MLS education, and more recently, … Continue reading
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US Education Reform Will Require Many Supermen and Superwomen
In yesterday’s Blog Post I reiterated the IMLS prediction – library services in the 21st Century will be impacted by these three elements: Technology – Education Reform – Societal Changes I also asked if you had heard of Waiting for … Continue reading
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Future of the pBook – Conflicting Opinions!
Thanks to a well informed colleague who shared these two conflicting opinions about the future of physical published books [I’m going to go out on a limb here and refer to physical, paper published books as the “pBook”. Maybe it … Continue reading
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“White Spaces” – Another Game Changer!
One of the drums I keep beating since I began this Blog (to everyone’s chagrin I suspect) was that our schools need to prepare 21st Century students for jobs that don’t currently exist that will use technology that hasn’t been … Continue reading
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Librarians and Integrity
I feel I must comment on the recent library blog topic regarding Netflix in libraries …., or, in my way of thinking, more broadly – librarian integrity. Meredith Farkas commented very perceptively on libraries using Netflix DVD commercial movies in … Continue reading
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21st Century Skills in Action in Illinois Public Libraries
Just in case I gave the impression that there are NO public libraries doing anything significant regarding 21st century skills, you should know that Illinois is setting the bar very high for what public libraries can do, and have been … Continue reading
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21st Century Skills in Action in School Libraries
If you thought the 21st Century Skills list of Information Literacy expectations for 21st century learners was impressive in the previous Post, then just read what the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) [See # at bottom.] has developed as … Continue reading
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21st Century Skills Model – Expanded
In my Post of September 7 (Your Library and 21st century skills or “21st Century Skills”) I cited the Institute of Museum and Library Services version of 21st century skills for libraries. And, in a couple of previous Posts I … Continue reading
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