I had the honor of being Michael Sauers guest on his NCompass Live Tech Talk series. I did a brief overview of transliteracy and its importance to libraries. The session was recorded and will be up after some editing, in the meantime here are my slides and some links. Why Transliteracy? An Introduction for LibrariansView more presentations from Bobbi Newman. Relevant Links: Transliteracy as a Blueberry Smoothie Escaping the Echo Chamber – presentation Defining Transliteracy for Librarians FCC’s Broadband Action Agenda Fails to Address Training and Education Empowering Library Users to Work with Digital Media Librarians Play a Vital Role in 21st Century Literacies Transliterate Divide – Working Definition Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy Warns of “Second Class Citizens” in the Digital Age Libraries Need to Focus on Transliteracy Mobile Phones Are Not The Key to Bridging the Digital Divide Yes You Do Have The Time to Learn That New Fangled Internet, Just Put Down The Remote Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Share on FriendFeed Buzz it up Share on netvibes share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Buzz it up Subscribe to the comments on this post Print for later Tell a friend
Transliteracy
Sign Up For Tech Talk With Michael Sauers – Transliteracy
On Wednesday I have the honor of being the guest on Tech Talk with Michael Sauers for the Nebraska Library Commission. I will be giving a brief introduction to transliteracy then answering questions from Michael and others. I’m excited about the conversational tone of this talk versus the presentations I’ve done on tranlsliteracy! The session is free and open to everyone Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Share on FriendFeed Buzz it up Share on netvibes share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Buzz it up Subscribe to the comments on this post Print for later Tell a friend
Libraries and Transliteracy Needs You!
Yes You! Libraries and Transliteracy needs a logo, and not the one I threw together for our facebook group. We (the authors) have discussed it and decided our talents lie elsewhere. So we are having a contest! Design a logo for Libraries and Transliteracy! There are no rules or guidelines for the logo. Something that reflects what transliteracy means to you. To submit your design please email it to me bobbi.newman AT gmail.com by July 31st. I’ll post them on the blog, and the winner will be determined by reader feedback and blog authors. Prize: Unfortunately we can’t offer a fabulous vacation or $500,000 to the winner. We can offer the street cred of saying you created our logo and I promise to put together a box of fun for the winner. :-) As John points out you don’t have to have expensive software to create something there are plenty of free options out there. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Share on FriendFeed Buzz it up Share on netvibes share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Buzz it up Subscribe to the comments on this post Print for later Tell a friend
Publishing is the New Literacy
In a recent piece at egdge.org Clay Shirky talks about the changes brought about by the internet and relates them to historical events. To make a historical analogy with the last major increase in the written word, you could earn a living in 1500 simply by knowing how to read and write. The spread of those abilities in the subsequent century had the curious property of making literacy both more essential and less professional; literacy became critical at the same time as the scribes lost their jobs. It is our misfortune to live through the largest increase in expressive capability in the history of the human race, a misfortune because surplus always breaks more things than scarcity. The mere fact of being able to publish to a global audience is the new literacy, formerly valuable, now so widely available that you can’t make any money with the basic capability any more. I know that this line was tweeted a lot, but it seems that many people missed the point. He wasn’t saying publishing is a new literacy. He is comparing publishing to the historical aspect of being literate. He adds some clarification in an interview with James Mustich and Andrew Keen on
The Digital Divide Does Not Discriminate
This short video is from the March 9, 2010 FCC summit to discuss the need to include all Americans in the digital age. It gives clear examples of the need for access and the skills to use the internet across a diverse segment of the population. People need universal access to broadband and the skills to use it, not as a privilege, but as a right. These five stories come from Americans who have found digital literacy to be a major influence in their lives. Learn more: Librarians Play a Vital Role in 21st Century Literacies Should Broadband Access be a Right? I Say Yes FCC’s Broadband Action Agenda Fails to Address Training and Education Digital Literacy is More Than Having the Knowledge of How to Use a Computer FCC Proposes Digital Literacy Corps Digital Literacy Skills Essential to Closing Broadband Gap Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Share on FriendFeed Buzz it up Share on netvibes share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Buzz it up Subscribe to the comments on this post Print for later Tell a friend
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