Summary
As Forest Woody Horton Jr and Barbie E Keiser explain in "Encouraging Global Information Literacy" (GIL, pp. 6-11,27- 32), those librarians and educators bridging the digital divide are receiving much-needed training to get up and running. From September 2007 through 2009, 11 information literacy training workshops have taken/will be taking place as part of UNESCO's Information for All Programme. The workshops encourage participants to share models and success stories and offer opportunities for new ties and connections that will carry over after the workshops have ended. Meanwhile, this month, Susan Fingerman assesses the WM Keck Foundation. Fingerman recommends checking out the Keck Foundation's annual reports, which with specific financials and information about the themes and projects funded, give potential applicants a window into the types of projects most likely to win Keck grants.
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Change Is in the Air
It's November, and there's plenty go- ing on in our world, in our nation, and even in our own backyards. So articles from the November/December is- sues oiComputers in Libraries, The CyberSkeptic's Guide to Internet Research, and ONLINE examine different aspects of change, some of it literally and some of it figuratively, that are being brokered by the internet.
Training WheelsDo you remember learning how to ride a bike? Going from t...See the full content of this document
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