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School Librarians Not Even an Afterthought in Education?
Last week (September 26 & 27, 2011) librarians were conspicuously absent (to School Library Journal at least) from NBC’s second annual Education Nation Summit, “a two-day event that brought together 350 educators, policymakers, business leaders, parents, and students to talk … Continue reading
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You Thought Gaming Had No Place in Your Library? – Think Again!
This recent news was an eye opener for me, and IMHO heralds the new age of technology and youth. How online gamers helped UW researchers solve AIDS mystery is the headline for an article that explains how gamers solved in … Continue reading
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21st Century Librarianship vs. The 1876 Special Report
As I was browsing through some library literature, I found myself confronted with The 1876 Special Report of Public Libraries in the United States of America, published by Department of The Interior, Bureau of Education, U.S. Government. If you’ve been … Continue reading
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Final Review: The Atlas of New Librarianship
Final Review: The Atlas of New Librarianship Continuing on with more review of Lankes, R. (2011). The atlas of new librarianship. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. I was still reading out of curiosity as to how Lankes believes his theories contribute … Continue reading
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Book Review: R. David Lankes – The Atlas of New Librarianship
This is a first for this Blog – a book review. But, I felt it was necessary because of the thesis that Lankes puts forth regarding the future of Librarianship, and the obvious impact his work will have on the … Continue reading
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All Millennials Are Not Information Literate – YET!
A comprehensive new study recently released – Ethnographic Research in Illinois Academic Libraries (ERIAL) Project – highlights what college students don’t know about research, how they do research, and what needs to be taught to them about doing appropriate research. … Continue reading
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Perpetual Beta – The Real 21st Century Library Model?
For many months now I have been writing and contemplating about what the 21st Century Library is, does and looks like. I began with a “model” that essentially only describes various external social factors that influence the environment of a … Continue reading
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Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program Eliminated
Just when I begin to think the future of libraries is very bleak, something comes along to show that the future is SO UNPREDICTABLE that nothing can be foreseen with any reliance. ALA tells us that literacy within our schools … Continue reading
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Top 10 Viewed Blog Posts
WordPress Blog host does an excellent job of tracking viewer data. For the past 16 months the data shows that the following are the Top 10 most viewed Posts. The topics of most interest to readers are extremely interesting to … Continue reading
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21st Century Library Paradigm – Even More Evidence
While reviewing IMLS publications, I came across their “For Further Reading” link to a 21st Century Skills reading list that contained this resource, “Libraries: A Vision. The Public Library Service in 2015.” England: Laser Foundation. 2004. Introduction This discussion paper … Continue reading
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