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Online sources for literacy research: Library/researcher perspective. Bertram (Chip) Bruce Library & Information Science U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. How is literacy (research) changing?. What are the new media for literacy? How do people find information?
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Online sources for literacy research:Library/researcher perspective Bertram (Chip) Bruce Library & Information Science U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
How is literacy (research) changing? • What are the new media for literacy? • How do people find information? • How are teaching and learningchanging?
1) A free and simple computer link (Mosaic) Think of it as a map to the buried treasures of the Information Age. / A new software program available free to companies and individuals is helping even novice computer users find their way around the global Internet / … an applications program so different and so obviously useful that it can create a new industry from scratch. Dec. 8, 1993, John Markoff, New York Times
In the future already Science fiction itself has remained the same. We have caught up to it...We are a science-fiction generation. – Ray Bradbury We can’t think far enough ahead anymore. – Ron Shusett
web rings video conferencing digital libraries virtual reality the deep web wireless internet radio robot surgery telepresence ubiquitous computing simputer monkey & cursor New media
2) How do people find information? • go to personal collection • ask colleague • send e-mail • go to web • go to library
Do we need … • Books? Journals? Publishers? • Libraries? Librarians? • Schools? Teachers? • Universities? Professors?
Library technologies • XML metadata and linking standards • Open Archives Initiative (OAI) --metadata harvesting protocols • Digital object identifier (DOI) -- a unique identifier of a piece of digital content; ‘The ISBN for the 21st Century’ --Norman Paskin
Digital library • ‘Digital’, ‘Virtual’, ‘Electronic’ Library as network-based library without regard to place and time • applies to collections and resources • integration of collections and services • standards and protocols • National Science, Math and Technology Education Digital Library (NSDL)
Publishing trends • publishers add value to online journal articles • digital version becomes version of record • virtual journals become common • personalized services -- agent technology • new economic and subscription models • article-at-a-time publishing • journal or publisher branding
Academia issues • publishing, e.g., Astronomy Digital Image Library • promotion & tenure • collaboration • teaching • definition of knowledge
3) How are teaching and learning changing? solve problems => find problems textbook => multiple sources/media follow directions => active learning work alone => collaborate; diverse views cover the curriculum => learn how to learn
A cycle: The Inquiry Page • Resources for inquiry teaching & learning • Support for communities • Tools for everyday problem-solving (personal websites, to-do lists, events calendars, …)
Repository model contribution via web form URL of stored entry database of entries
Library a collection organized for use => a system to support community inquiry