The importance of visual literacy

Over the past couple of months I have received numerous calls about the Biz Wiki.   The callers,   emailers, and IMers all have something in common:   they all own a business or work at a business whose name or contact information is incorrect on the Biz Wiki.   I even got a call... Continue Reading →

It’s a small world after all

Last night I got an IM question from a student while staffing our IM reference service.   She was in the stacks, but "was totally overwhelmed" with how many books we had and was very confused about how to actually find a book.   Since four floors separated us, I decided to send her my... Continue Reading →

On video games and libraries

I've been working a lot lately about how to incorporate some to the concepts of video games into new and existing library services and resources.  I've written before about how games make you learn by doing, and I've pointed to how specific games teach the player how to play the game.  I've been doing quite... Continue Reading →

Net Savvy articles from Educause

Some Educause articles of interest:Ensuring the Net Generation Is Net SavvyGetting Past Google: Perspectives on Information Literacy from the Millennial MindHow Choice, Co-Creation, and Culture Are Changing What It Means to Be Net SavvyI've yet to read these but they look very interesting, particularly for a librarian who is striving to understand patrons needs and... Continue Reading →

Educause articles of interest

Here's some articles/resources that might be of interest to some:Seven Things You Should Know About YouTubeSeven Things You Should Know About FacebookAre College Students Techno Idiots?Disconnects Between Library Culture and Millennial Generation ValuesAre Video Games Evil?New Media and Learning in the 21st CenturyGames in Higher Ed: When Halo 2, Civilization IV, and Xbox 360 Come... Continue Reading →

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