Oct

30

Context Book Report – Born Digital

October 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment

“The role of libraries is increasing, not decreasing. The job may take on different contours, but its importance is only rising as Digital Natives grow up saturated in the information environment of the digital age (Palfrey, 2008, Chapter 11, Location 4344).”

Born Digital provides a road map for understanding how children, teens, and young adults are [...]

Oct

25

Everyone’s an Editor – Post #6

October 25, 2009 | 1 Comment

There are many ways online sources and information can be corrupted.  This can be intentional or simply out of ignorance.  Some online sites and programs lend themselves to community input and should be taken with a grain of salt, although they are often taken at face value.  Other sites may seem authoritative, but deserve a [...]

Oct

20

Web 2.0 Services

October 20, 2009 | 1 Comment

I keep coming back to this Web 2.0 search engine when I’m looking around for new stuff to play with.  There are so many sites, it can becoming pretty overwhelming!  With Gotoweb20.com you can filter down the sites by category and keyword.
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