I had the honor of delivering the keynote at the Lexington County Public Library this week. 10/18/2014 update: I was very impressed with the administration and staff at the library. There were so many great things about this trip but I want to point out two. First, each branch provided a passive programming idea that … Continue reading Keynote, Libraries as a Bridge: The Role of Libraries in Closing the Digital Skills Gap
Category: Digital Literacy
A Bridge Across the Divide: The Role of Libraries in the Digital Skills Gap
Slides from a webinar I did at the end of October for the South Central Library System, Wisconsin. A Bridge Across the Divide: The Role of Libraries in the Digital Skills Gap A Bridge Across the Divide: The Role of Libraries in the Digital Skills Gap from Bobbi Newman
Recommendations for Digital Literacy Program and Libraries
I am pleased to report that ALA OITP Digital Literacy Task Force (of which I was a member, it has disbanded) released the final Conclusions and Recommendations for Digital Literacy Programs and Libraries. You can download the full report and read the blog post at Digital Dispatch. I have highlighted some sections I believe are … Continue reading Recommendations for Digital Literacy Program and Libraries
Guide to National Digital Literacy and Digital Divide Initiatives
Earlier this year the Chief Officers of State Library Associations (COSLA) released the "COSLA Guide to National Projects: to Digital literacy, Broadband Adoption,and Digital Inclusion". They have done a great job of bringing together projects that address digital literacy and the digital divide. The report outlines the summary, core objectives, administration information, and project details including target audience milestones … Continue reading Guide to National Digital Literacy and Digital Divide Initiatives
Digital Literacy: It’s About More Than Access
Digital Literacy: It's about more than access from Bobbi Newman References ALA supports FCC proposal to fund digital literacy training through public libraries. (2012, April 3).District Dispatch. Aspen Institute to Advance Recommendations of the Knight Commission. (2010, May 18).Knight Foundation. Becker, S., Crandall, M. D., Fisher, K. E., Kinney, B., Landry, C., & Rocha, A. … Continue reading Digital Literacy: It’s About More Than Access
Digital Literacy, Libraries, and Public Policy Draft Open for Comments
The ALA Digital Literacy Task Force (PDF) has released a preliminary copy of their report "Digital Literacy, Libraries, and Public Policy” for comments. The report provides a broad overview of digital literacy policy in public, academic and school libraries. The report is intended to serve as a launching point for recommendations from the Task Force to ALA and the library … Continue reading Digital Literacy, Libraries, and Public Policy Draft Open for Comments
On Remixing and Resharing Online – I Do This for the Money, Prestige, and Power. Said No Librarian Ever.
About a month ago, well actually June 30th according to the someecards website, I created these two librarian ecards. I noticed this morning they are making the rounds on Facebook again so I thought I'd post them here. Neither of the cards is accredited to me or links back to the original on someecards.com and … Continue reading On Remixing and Resharing Online – I Do This for the Money, Prestige, and Power. Said No Librarian Ever.
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