Archive of ‘Library and information science’ category

10
Oct
2014

international experience for librarians

categories: Library and information science

Do American librarians REALLY need international experience?

A LITA listserv post:

—–Original Message—–
From: Sarah Prescott [mailto:sarahgibsonprescott@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, October 10, 2014 2:27 PM
To: lita-l@ala.org
Subject: [lita-l] International Librarianship Blog

Hello Fellow Librarians,

I am a librarian with 14+ years of experience in international schools and colleges. My goal, now that I have returned home, is to encourage and assist other librarians to travel. If you are interested in the subject of international librarianship and/or have experiences and comments to share, please my webpage (http://www.sarahpgibson.com) and blog: The Traveling Librarian (http://sarahpgibson.wordpress.com).

Safe travels, Sarah P. Gibson

 

05
Oct
2014

broadband speed: domestically vs globally

categories: digital divide, technology literacy

US States With the Most Improved Broadband Speeds and Rates 2009-2014

http://www.bluefirebroadband.com/blog/broadband-speed-improvement/

broadband increase by Mbps

Minnesota:

Average Speed (Mbps)
2009: 12.45
2014: 24.23
Average price (per Mbps)
2009: $5.29
2014: $3.13
Speed Increase
195%
Price Decrease
41%

U.S. broadband speeds are improving, but still far behind global leaders

http://bgr.com/2014/07/03/u-s-broadband-speeds-vs-global-speeds/

Hong Kong, Switzerland and the Netherlands rounded out the top 5 with average Internet speeds of 13.3Mbps, 12.7Mbps and 12.4Mbps, respectively.

America’s national average of 10.5Mbps placed it in the No. 12 position globally.

Akamai: Global Average Broadband Speeds Up By 25%, U.S. Up 29% To 6.7 Mbps

http://techcrunch.com/2012/08/09/akamai-global-average-broadband-speeds-up-by-25-u-s-up-29-to-6-7-mbps/

South Korea continues to remain the connection king, with an average connection speed of 15.7Mbps. The U.S., meanwhile, doesn’t make it into the top-10 countries (it’s ranked 12th) but at least it’s speeding up

02
Oct
2014

tech for faculty top priority?

categories: digital divide, Digital literacy, technology literacy

per M Pacansky-Brock tweet:
81% of IT officials say faculty development for use of tech in teaching is top priority

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/10/01/survey-shows-training-and-support-remain-top-issues-among-it-officials

college and universities are unable to offer the right training to faculty, staff and students. IT officials’ evaluations of their own institutions’ IT infrastructure present almost a mirror image of their list of priorities. While 81.4 percent of respondents listed faculty development as their top priority, only 27.9 percent rated their existing training offerings as excellent (or a seven on a seven-point scale). At 12.8 percent, IT training for students drew the second-lowest share of respondents giving it an excellent rating.

19
Sep
2014

Digital Literacy

categories: Digital literacy, information literacy, Library and information science, media literacy, technology literacy

Digital Literacy, Information Literacy and Connectivism

http://bethtransuelib.wordpress.com/2014/08/22/digital-literacy-information-literacy-and-connectivism/

One concern that I have is that because information literacy is so identified with librarians, that digital literacy may be seen as outside the purview of librarians when in fact it is a natural pairing.

Digital Literacy Tutorials
http://www.statelibraryofiowa.org/ld/c-d/digital-info-lit/Tutorials

Examining Digital Literacy Practices on Social Network Sites

http://www.ncte.org/library/NCTEFiles/Resources/Journals/RTE/0471-aug2012/RTE0471Examining.pdf

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