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"Yet if the format of the future is digital, the content remains data. And at its simplest, scholarship in any discipline is about gaining access to information and knowledge"

"Yet if the format of the future is digital, the content remains data. And at its simplest, scholarship in any discipline is about gaining access to information and knowledge" - great article

This article is very thought provoking. It strikes at the heart of librarianship. How do you get the right information to the right people at the right time? Does it matter if it is digital or print? How do we preserve the data and access it in the future? What is the future of the book? Apparently it is the only item that has ever had a future. How is it that everything to do with books determines how we approach technology (for example, the article part which points out that terminology is taken from medieval ones for manuscript management)

"In an effort to enhance access options for people who aren't affiliated with universities, colleges, or high schools, not-for-profit digital library JSTOR has launched JPASS, a new program offering individual users access to 1,500 journals from JSTOR's archive collection. "

"Use our Scope & Sequence tool to find the lessons that are just right for your classroom. These cross-curricular units spiral to address digital literacy and citizenship topics in an age-appropriate way. Browse by grade band or click a category to highlight the lessons that address that topic. "

Digital Nation (PBS) life on the virtual frontier

"Collectively, results suggest that students engage in different learning strategies that might short-circuit comprehension when interfacing with digital devices compared to print."

""I think librarians are critical. You're actually seeing, in some places, the role of the librarian is adjunct faculty, or instructional design support, in a way," says Gregg. "The whole world of librarians is going way beyond what somebody who got an MLIS even 10 years ago is dealing with right now. So we're trying to make sure that the people in the services we provide focus on that." Click on the image below for a better look at the new infographic"

"The era of the Web browser's dominance is coming to a close. And the Internet's founding ideology-that information wants to be free, and that attempts to constrain it are not only hopeless but immoral- suddenly seems naive and stale in the new age of apps, smart phones, and pricing plans. What will this mean for the future of the media-and of the Web itself?"

"Wrong. Libraries are feeling the same kinds of pains - call them paradigm-shift pains - as many other institutions and businesses face in this globalized, digitized age. But they're evolving and adapting with the times"

Good news!

"In a move that underscores OverDrive's plans to support a robust selection of streaming video for libraries, the company on Tuesday announced the appointment of Lee C. Milstein to the newly created position of chief strategy officer. Milstein was most recently head of the news content partnership team for Google's YouTube division, and previously held positions at leading tech and media companies including AOL and DivX. "

Are we Digital Dummies? A very interesting doc on how technology is changing how we interact and communicate with each other.

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Tips and Resources when using Google Docs.

This is an amazing resource for access to primary source material for Ancient Civilizations, European, Latin American, Asian and Modern History. Your History teachers will love this.

"According to a company spokesperson, customers will be able to make a physical print book of a hard-to-find book, a public domain title or self publish a book. "The purpose of the test," the spokesperson said, "is to gauge consumer interest.""