- Information Literacy(source: Computers in Libraries; Nov/Dec2008, Vol. 28 Issue 10, p28-32, 5p / sur abonnement)”The article presents a list of resources on information literacy, including academic institutions and articles, blogs, and other websites.”- Use of multi-modal media and tools in an online information literacy course: College students’ attitudes and perceptions(source: The Journal of Academic [...]

“I think Ford will fall apart. They have just made too many bets on the wrong things. A bunch of the institutions that we rely on currently will, to some degree, decompose.” — John Elkington of the consulting firm Sustainability,  quoted in “Big Foot,” Michael Specter, The New Yorker, 2/25/2008This is my short list. I [...]

Expert and Consumer Evaluation of Consumer Medication Information, 2008From press release:A study released today by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration found that the printed consumer medication information (CMI) voluntarily provided with new prescriptions by retail pharmacies does not consistently provide easy-to-read, understandable information about the use and risks of medications.The study, Expert and Consumer [...]

Dans ce billet de 2005 j’évoque les compétences informationnelles (information literacy) nécessaires à tout knowledge worker qui se respecte. J’y parle aussi (déjà) des besoins supposés de la génération Y lors de son entrée dans l’entreprise. Nextaris Et Yahoo 360 Des Bouquets de Service Publish at Scribd or explore others: Business information literacy PKM (Source: [...]

Secretary Spellings announced the release of non-regulatory guidance to implement a uniform and accurate measure of the high school graduation rate that is comparable across States. The uniform high school graduation rate is a critical step toward improving high school accountability. More: continued here

Below is an edited version of a recent short presentation I gave, and an updated statement of my professional vision and philosophy.I think that the profession’s adoption of the word information back hearkens to a time when academic libraries were managed gateways, and technology was a way to deliver this “stuff” called “information” as efficiently [...]

In the current-day liturgy of teaching, it seems that motivating students is key. Once you have students motivated, supposedly, they will easily absorb what may otherwise seem dry or mundane. So a teacher’s plan should not be to transmit the material, but to motivate the students to learn the material for themselves while acting as [...]

The Library and Learning Resource Centre – Open University / Date of entry: 11/12/08 (Source: jobs in Information Management and Librarianship from www.jobs.ac.uk) More: continued here

Overload! Journalism’s battle for relevance in an ?age of too much informationWhile it’s true that the Web allows the average individual to create and disseminate information without the help of a publishing house or a news organization, this does not mean journalism institutions are no longer relevant. “Oddly enough, information is one of the things [...]

- Using the Web to Encourage Critical Thinking(source: Intute, 02/12/08)”‘Using the Wider Web to Encourage Critical Thinking’ is a series of exercises designed for classroom or seminar use, aimed at sixth formers and first year undergraduates. Intended to develop students’ analytical abilities, these resources use the Web – which offers unparalleled opportunities for comparative study [...]