Archive for January, 2008

Lilac programme

The programme for LILAC 2008, the UK’s information literacy conference, is now available at http://www.lilacconference.com/dw/There is a strong programme with parallel sessions and keynotes, including Patricia Senn Breivik. I will be doing a workshop (twice, if there is demand, on Monday and Wednesday) with Lyn Parker and Vickie Cormie: Out-genning the net generation: Second Life [...]

Results from survey of library relations with themega-internet sites

Primary Research Group has published Libraries & the Mega-Internet Sites ( A Survey of how Libraries Use and Relate to Google, Yahoo, Wikipedia, eBAY, Amazon, Facebook, YouTUBE & Other Mega-Internet Sites), ISBN 1-57440-096-7. This report presents data from more than 120 academic, special and public libraries about how they use and relate to the mega-internet [...]

Information literacy: ressources (30/01/08)

- IT Strategic Planning: A Vision- and Mission-Oriented Approach to Enhancing Teaching and Learning with New Technologies (source: Educause Connect)La Salle University’s School of Arts and Sciences has created a strategic plan for the development and implementation of information technology in teaching, learning and research. This presentation will highlight the development of the mission, goals, [...]

Agenda: videogiochi e apprendimento, (roma, 31 gennaio)

Sarà presentata giovedì 31 gennaio a Roma alle ore 11.30 presso l’Hotel Nazionale di Piazza Montecitorio la conferenza stampa per il lancio della traduzione italiana del libro di Prensky Mamma non rompere sto imparando (tit. or. Don’t Bother Me Mom — I’m Learning!) dedicato al rapporto tra videogiochi e apprendimento.Alla conferenza stampa parteciperanno Marc [...] [...]

We want you: seeking nominations for information literacy award 2008

Wondering how to spend this chilly winter day? Well, energize yourself by nominating someone for the 2008 MLA Information Literacy Award sponsored by the Information Literacy Roundtable! The Information Literacy Award recognizes a Michigan library advocate, from any type of library, who has made an especially significant contribution to instructional activities in libraries.For more information [...]

Federated search bake-off

For anyone in the market for a federated search tool, it can be hard to compare products. As Sol Lederman at the Federated Search Blog notes, it’s a challenge “because a number of vendors don’t have publicly available demo applications” or because, “where the demos do exist, it’s hard to compare them because they’re not [...]

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Reverted 3 edits by AndonicO and 204.39.49.180 to last version by 144.120.8.37 ← Older revision Revision as of 14:01, 28 January 2008 Line 17: Line 17: *Publishing literacy, or the ability to format and publish research and ideas electronically, in textual and multimedia forms (including via World Wide Web, electronic mail and distribution lists, and [...]