Monthly Archives: September 2007

Some videos

Posted on September 25, 2007 by karin

Posting about serious stuff will likely be light here for a couple of weeks- lots of big projects coming due. Though I tend to procrastinate by blog posting, so you never know. I made a couple of videos for my … Continue reading →

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Ethical question about library reference services.

Posted on September 17, 2007 by karin

As part of my never-ending schoolwork, I am currently searching the NebraskAccess site looking for a question to ask about it for class next Saturday. One of the pages on the site is a list of trivia questions that can … Continue reading →

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Final Literacy diagram

Posted on September 15, 2007 by karin

Well, it’s done. It was due last night, so I had to finish up. It’s waaay simplified. If anyone wants the SVG file to play with it in Inkscape (my new favorite program), let me know. The graphics come from … Continue reading →

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Chart about…. you guessed it! Information literacy.

Posted on September 13, 2007 by karin

I swear I’ll be done with this topic soon! After my last post, in which I theorized the different types of literacy were more alike than not alike, I made a chart (because I misread the assignment- I’m supposed to … Continue reading →

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Do we need so many literacies?

Posted on September 13, 2007 by karin

Thanks to those that commented via email and on the blog to my post yesterday. I think I’m starting to get a clearer idea of what the different literacies may mean- though, of course, they will mean different things to … Continue reading →

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Information, Media, and Digital Literacy

Posted on September 12, 2007 by karin

My brain is spinning now. For another class (Library Use Instruction), I have to evaluate the difference between Information Literacy and Media Literacy. In my searches on Media literacy, I have found that it is used interchangeably sometimes with Digital … Continue reading →

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Blog or Journal publishing?

Posted on September 11, 2007 by karin

One of my fellow classmates asked this question on the class bulletin board: “What choice would you make between blogging or journal publication for presenting an article that you might write, and why?” Hoo boy. That’s a can of worms, … Continue reading →

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Information Literacy – Miscellaneous Links

Posted on September 7, 2007 by karin

In my search on information literacy, I have come across some interesting links: Wikipedia Scanner This site lists anonymous wikipedia edits by IP or organization. Link to wikipedia edits made in Lincoln Public Schools. Link to wikipedia edits made in … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on information literacy

Posted on September 6, 2007 by karin

I have a lot of assignments based on the concept of information literacy at school this semester. My first such assignment was due the first day of class (yes, we get homework before school even starts!) We had to find … Continue reading →

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