Since early December there has been a lot of controversy about an article published in Science about bacteria using arsenic in their DNA. A number of people pointed out that this was a useful case to use for an information literacy article. For example, Bonnie Swoger, a Science and Technology Librarian, did a post on [...]
This paper reports on an ethnographic study conducted with two Year 1 classes in two different Norwegian schools. In total, 35 five- and six-year-old children were involved in the study and were observed over a two-month period as they engaged in learning activities that involved drawing. Building on Kress and Van Leeuwen’s (1996) theory of [...]
This paper considers young learners’ construction of agency in the context of classroom writing lessons. It draws on data from the Esmée Fairbairn-funded project, From Talk to Text: Using Talk to Support Writing, which investigated the relationship between talk and writing in early years classrooms. The paper reports on results from in-depth interviews with pairs [...]
This qualitative research presents an expanded perspective of literacy practices in which young students engage in multiple literacies while exploring personal inquiries about Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, LA. An extended classroom example and analysis taken from a broader research project focusing on early multiliteracies, illustrates the ability of young students to ask critical questions, [...]
Eike HENTSCHEL und Anja KAISER: alles – einfach – sofort: Service in Medizinbibliotheken: Jahrestagung der Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Medizinisches Bibliothekswesen (AGMB) e.V. vom 27. bis 29.9.2010 in MainzZusammenfassung: Vom 27.–29.9.2010 fand an der Universität Mainz die Jahrestagung der Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Medizinisches Bibliothekswesen (AGMB e.V.) statt.Auf der zentralen Fortbildungsveranstaltung für das medizinische Bibliothekswesen in Deutschland, Österreich und [...]
I was bit surprised at the response to my post about Libraries and Transliteracy. As long as I’m spouting off opinions on topics that have little substance other than opinion, I may as well go whole-hog and respond to some of the reponses.Marcus Banks writes:“…David goes too far in his highly conservative defense of the [...]
Access Services Librarian – Kemp Library #2010000318 (East Stroudsburg University — ESU, Pennsylvania) University seeks an experienced Access Services Librarian to supervise and coordinate the areas of Circulation, ILL, Stacks Maintenance, Reserves, and Document Delivery in the Kemp Library. This is a full-time, nine month, continuing tenure track faculty position within Kemp Library and reports [...]
University Librarian (Director of Rebecca Crown Library) (Dominican University, Illinois) Dominican University invites applications for the position of University Librarian for the Rebecca Crown Library. Housing approximately 250,000 volumes, more than 150 electronic databases and additional access to 30,000 plus periodicals, Crown Library is a partial depository for U.S. government publications and maintains special collections, [...]
Upgrade is a tutorial site from City University Library “working with the Careers Service, Learning Success and the Student Centre”. It covers a number of information literacy and study skills areas, for example: information searching, critical thinking, exam techniques, “Using your personal information safely”, interview preparation. The site includes exercises and videos: http://www.city.ac.uk/upgrade/index.htmlPhoto by Sheila [...]