This Transliterate Life

I delivered this keynote at the All Tech Considered: Navigating through multiliteracies, Houston Community College Faculty Conference on February 2, 2013 This Transliterate Life from Bobbi Newman References Andretta, S. (2009). Transliteracy: Take a walk on the wild side. In World Library and Information Congress: 75 th IFLA Genreal Conference and Assembly, Milan, Italy: 23-27. … Continue reading This Transliterate Life →

The End of the Libraries and Transliteracy Blog

The team over at Libraries and Transliteracy recent came to the decision that it was time to end the project. When we launched the project the purpose was to bring attention to transliteracy in all types of libraries and we worked hard to include contributors from public, academic, and school libraries (and other types with less success) … Continue reading The End of the Libraries and Transliteracy Blog →

What’s New at Libraries and Transliteracy – Authors, Examples and ALA

There have been some exciting things happening over at the Libraries and Transliteracy site! Transliteracy in Practice - We are looking for examples of libraries working to make staff and patrons transliterate. We want libraries and transliteracy to not only be a resource for theory and news but also a place you can go for … Continue reading What’s New at Libraries and Transliteracy – Authors, Examples and ALA →

Libraries in a Transliterate, Technology Fluent World #intlib10

Libraries in a Transliterate, Technology Fluent World http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=transliteracyinternetlibrarianslideshare-101020065252-phpapp01&rel=0&stripped_title=libraries-in-a-transliterate-technology-fluent-world&userName=librarianbyday View more presentations from Bobbi Newman. Resources and Suggested Links: Teaching Media Literacy in the ESL Classroom Why Broadband Service in the U.S. Is So Awful, Scientific American, October 4th 2010 Transliteracy as a Blueberry Smoothie Don't Touch That Dial! A history of media technology scares, from the … Continue reading Libraries in a Transliterate, Technology Fluent World #intlib10 →

Libraries and Transliteracy Swag

Thanks to the logo contest we had last month over at Libraries and Transliteracy we now have swag! Yes we’ve opened our very own Cafepress store for Libraries and Transliteracy Swag! You can get just about anything from coffee cups, totebags (come on you can never have enough totebags) to baseball caps. I ordered a totebag and … Continue reading Libraries and Transliteracy Swag →

Transliteracy is Now a LITA Interest Group

I'm thrilled to announced that there is a Transliteracy Interest Group within the Library & Information Technology Association( LITA) division of the American Library Association (ALA). I think Tom said it best in his announcement: I often joke that I get more accomplished at conferences at the bar after the sessions are over than I do … Continue reading Transliteracy is Now a LITA Interest Group →

Please Vote for the New Libraries and Transliteracy Logo

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