2004 Information Format Trends: Content, Not Containers
The vast shifts in formats and content retrieval over the last decade have caused much of the world to expect information at such an accelerated rate, that libraries will need to discover new ways to appeal to the interests of the public. Not only the youth of the world has contributed to this tremendous increase in the demand for information, whether the information is scholarly or not. The amount of information that is pervading the web has demonstrated that libraries around the world are not quite considered to be the bastions of scholarly content that they once were. Despite this pervasion of information, libraries still could be considered one of the most reliable sources of scholarly information, because of their ability, albeit in many ways slowly, to still adapt to the changing environment of the web and content shifts.
Information Literacy and Information Technology Literacy: New Components in the Curriculum for a Digital Culture
Lynch's expectations of the technological education of society can cause one to speculate upon the future of technological advancement. Even though Lynch's essay was published in early 1998, it does provide interesting and important proposals for the development information and information technology literacy. These proposals, if advocated by many concerned individuals in the academic technological community, could yield a greater interest in refined technological skills among the youth of current society, as well as the current youth's posterity. Many individuals around the world are technologically ignorant in refined technological fields, whether this ignorance is a result simply of apathy, or the financial inability to become educated in refined technological academic fields. This ignorance could most definitely prevent many individuals from being able to contribute efficiently in a technologically advanced society in the near future. Although younger generations are at least remotely technologically adept, the lack of expertise in professional technological fields is an issue that should be addressed in order to prevent individuals from losing employment opportunities, thereby contributing to the improvement of society, and the world.
Lied Library @ four years: technology never stands still
The Lied Library of UNLV seems to be exemplary of an academic library that is privileged enough to provide its students and faculty with technologically advanced equipment and accommodations. Unfortunately, not many colleges are able to afford the equipment and accommodations that the Lied Library has been able to afford, and as a result, many academic libraries seem to be losing crucial funding. The endeavors of the Lied Library, described by Vaughan as resulting from technological support problems, overheating issues, and security problems, should not have been unexpected. Even technology that is only a few years old is considered to be antiquated by many, due to the development of software and hardware. Despite these obstacles, which are ubiquitous in most libraries, the Lied Library has still been able to provide its students and faculty with access to a plethora of digital and technological equipment, according to Vaughan. Vaughan's article, along with others similar to it, could provide motivation for other college and university libraries to technologically develop their libraries so to invest in the future of their students, thereby investing in the future of the a better educated society.
"Muddiest Point"
Regarding the Hands-on Point, will this weekly activity be discussed for the online students each week, and if so, when and where should the these discussions be viewed?
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