The Digital and Literacy World of Young Children
A new report from the Pearson Foundation examines how digital media is affecting early literacy around the globe. How is digital media changing the way young children learn? Could the way young...
View ArticleHorizon Report K-12 – future think!
What a buzz! I helped with the Horizon Report K-12, which has been officially released. This volume, the 2010 Horizon Report: K-12 Edition, examines emerging technologies for their potential impact on...
View ArticleGrowing Knowledge: The Evolution of Research
A spectrum of information resources – - – - the library of the future will be coming TO the reader and the researcher. Growing Knowledge: the evolution of research Filed under: Future Directions,...
View ArticleDigging into digital research
Over the past few weeks, I have been leveraging Zotero heavily in my work and general information curation. With deadlines knocking on my door I know I have to be organised. So while I make extensive...
View ArticleEssential tools: Using Easy Bib
Stacey Taylor, Information Services Manager, at Monte Sant’Angelo Mercy College, writes this guest post to share her experiences in promoting quality referencing at her school. In this post she...
View ArticleDon’t like the new Google Reader?
To be honest, I’ve always hated Google Reader, so the current round of complaints since the update have had no impact on my RSS reading habits. One quick look tells me that the interface is more...
View ArticleMajor new PEW report on libraries
The latest report PEW Report Library Services in the Digital Age has hit the scene and provides important and critical information in the ongoing pursuit to provide wonderful and responsive libraries...
View ArticlePredatory journals – watch the scams
Part of our information literacy expertise is to engage in reading of (and contributing to) quality research. This requires that we understand exactly what ‘reputation’ is! If you are not ‘up-to-date’...
View ArticleThe Internet Scout Report
Teachers often mention to me how difficult they believe it is to keep up-to-date with current quality research and information. Of course, it isn’t – but only if you have developed a robust strategy...
View ArticleNMC Horizon Report: 2015 Library Edition
What is on the five-year horizon for academic and research libraries? Always provocative, and worthwhile reading arrives again with the publication of the NMC Horizon Report: 2015 Library Edition...
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