iPad Could Be A Beneficial Device For The DisabledI’d change the title of the piece: The iPad IS a beneficial device for people with disabilities.I’m quite sure that my friend David Niemeijer is hard at work redoing his… wait, he’s already done it.As is stated in the piece, when you walk around a trade show [...]
Kentucky is among the states that will receive additional Recovery Act funds to support jobs and drive education reforms. More: continued here
With the Federal Research Public Access Act under discussion in the U.S., it may be timely to review the direct and indirect benefits of open access for the public. Following is an excerpt from an article that Andrew Waller & I wrote for the Library Association of Alberta newsletter in 2004.Benefits of Open AccessSo, what [...]
On June 7 2010 at Rider University, Lawrenceville, USA, there is an information literacy workshop Everything You Wanted to Know About Teaching Information Literacy….It is organised by the NJLA College and University Section / ACRL-NJ User Education Committee. For more info go to: http://valenews.wordpress.com/2010/04/20/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-teaching-information-literacy/ Photo by Sheila Webber, April 2010 (Source: Information Literacy Weblog) More: [...]
2 resources for “reusable” material on Information Literacy.:The Information Literacy Reusable Learning Objects wiki is at http://ilrloshare.wetpaint.com/ – it was developed last year, but I don’t think I blogged it. It includes links to freely accessible information literacy tutorials etc., is edited by Nancy Graham and arose from a session at the 2009 LILAC conference.I [...]
Experience teaching and providing reference service to undergraduate students in an academic library. Completion of the ACRL Information Literacy Imm (Source: pligg – all) More: continued here
There is a poster display from library students at the University of Hawaii, in Second Life, until 29th April. "The University of Hawai’i at Manoa St (Source: pligg – all) More: continued here
by: Dr Alison Jane Pickard, Dr Pat Gannon-Leary, and Dr Lynne CoventrySource: JISCReport: Users’ Trust in Information Resources in the Web Environment: a Status Report (63 pages; PDF)From the Exec Summary:This study has three aims; to “provide an overview of the ways in which trust is either assessed or asserted in relation to the use [...]
Information Literacy Librarian (temporary 12-month position) (Davidson College, North Carolina) New librarians: Are you looking for great work experience? Do you have a passion for teaching? Do you enjoy working with students and faculty? Would you like to launch your career at a top-ranked liberal arts college with outstanding students and resources and librarians eager [...]
School of Computing Information and Mathematical Sciences – University of the South Pacific / Date of entry: 26/04/10 (Source: jobs in Information Management and Librarianship from www.jobs.ac.uk) More: continued here