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Category Archives: Information Literacy
Is There Truth in Numbers?
I recently had the pleasure of attending the Ontario Media Showcase to help select media items for one of the libraries in which I work. I was very happy to participate in this because I am trying to build my collection … Continue reading
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Media Literacy Week, November 7-11, 2011
As a librarian, I am a big proponent of information literacy, and inherently, media literacy skills. As our society gets ever more complex, media and information creation/dissemination becomes increasingly pervasive in our everyday lives. Information overload is common-place, and it is … Continue reading
Google’s New Trivia Game
I saw a post on ReadWriteWeb detailing Google’s launch of a new trivia game entitled “A Google a Day“. From the post: “A Google a Day, like many newspaper crossword puzzles, will get progressively more difficult as the week goes on, … Continue reading
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My Reflections on the OLA Super Conference, Part 1: A Session About the UTM Library’s Website
I attended the OLA Super Conference in Toronto last week, and I found it to be a wonderfully stimulating event. Aside from volunteering to convene a session, I also attended other sessions of interest to me, and I participated in … Continue reading
BiblioBouts: An Online Game That Teaches Citation Skills
As a librarian who is interested in information literacy, I enjoyed learning about BiblioBouts, a game developed by researchers at the University of Michigan. From the January 7 Wired Campus post on this new game: “The game, BiblioBouts, turns collecting … Continue reading
New Book– Google and the Digital Divide: the Bias of Online Knowledge, by Elad Segev
In the spirit of keeping with the theme of my previous post on Google (from August 22), I thought I would post something about my latest read: Google and the Digital Divide: The Bias of Online Knowledge, by Elad Segev … Continue reading
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Article: A Blended Librarian Talks Information Literacy
An interesting article from the Chronicle of Higher Education detailing a new model of academic librarianship called the “Blended Librarian”. I love the fact that this is happening! Information literacy is important and needs to be a priority. Furthermore, teaching … Continue reading
The G20 Protests and Information Mobility
I wanted to post about what I have observed as an information professional while watching the G20 protests today. It has certainly been an active day in Toronto, however I do not want to discuss the reasons why people are … Continue reading
Social Networking Site Users: More Information Literate?
Pew Internet (http://pewinternet.org) has recently published a report entitled Reputation Management and Social Media. They have found that young adults are now more inclined to monitor what about them is out there on the Internet by, for example, removing unfavourable … Continue reading
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The Digital Divide… Another Look
I thought I would begin my blog by writing about a topic that is very interesting to me: the digital divide. Traditionally, the digital divide has been conceptualized as a separation between those who are wealthy enough to have computers, … Continue reading
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