I was reading a post by Bonnie Bracey...
Digital Libraries
Most of us grew up with a community library as a resource. In my neighborhood
there were slim pickings.. and in the school a limited selection. We now have
access through the use of computers to digital libraries and resources beyond
the information given to us by teachers. As a teacher the school library
often did not have enough resources for the students and they would have to settle
for another topic or.. another project to study. I could go on but you get
the drift of this.
She was referencing an article by Jay Mathews in the Washington Post...
Vint Cerf helps Google digitize books
From the Web
May 18, 2006 16:18
The Washington Post today has an interview with Internet pioneer Vinton Cerf,
who now holds the title of "Chief Internet Evangelist" at Google. In it, he
talks about his efforts to digitize and make freely available the content of
tens of thousands of the world's great volumes.
"Think for a moment about the dead-tree problem," he said. "When you stand in
your own personal library looking for something and you realize that A, you
can't remember which book it was in, and B, there's no way you can go through
manually looking at all the pages, then you think, 'God, I wish all this stuff
was online.' "
That's the stated goal of Google's library project, to create a massive
electronic card catalog that will help people find information in published books,
much as Google already does with Web pages.
(The Washington Post)
I for one am applauding Google for this move. Talk about a way to help schools with equity! And teachers would have the resources they need to teach their students how to navigate the new literacy, the one beyond just text and image, the one of information creation and organization. The real literacy of tomorrow will involve becoming your own private, personal reference librarian, one that knows how to navigate through the incredible, confusing, complex information spaces. With access to robust digital libraries, teachers will need to become "Knowledge Management Specialists" who help students understand how to use the virtual libraries of the future. http://searchenginewatch.com/searchday/article.php/3447411
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