Archive for October 11th, 2005
When They Say “Build A Digital Library” They Mean “Build”
I have to say I am somewhat confused by this press release issued by the University of Calgary. Perhaps I’m just not thinking broadly enough. The University announced a plan to build the $113-million Campus Calgary Digital Library. Now that’s clearly enough money to build a fine facility, but isn’t a digital library by its [...]
Posted: 11 October, 2005 in Buildings.
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Evolving Discourse Communities
An article that has been discussed recently on the ILI-L discussion list (sponsored by the Instruction Section of ACRL) is well worth reading. “Librarians as Disciplinary Discourse Mediators: Using Genre Theory to Move Toward Critical Information Literacy” by Michelle Holschuh Simmons (published in portal: Libraries and the Academy, 5.3: 297-311) shifts the focus in information [...]
Posted: 11 October, 2005 in Libraries and Learning, Worth Reading.
Comments: 3