(4 Mar 2024) As roughly half the world’s population prepares to vote in elections, a new OECD report offers the first baseline assessment of how OECD countries are upgrading their governance measures to support an environment where reliable information can thrive, prioritizing freedom of expression and human rights, and sets out a policy framework for countries…
(4 Mar 2024) “A good book is easy to find” reads the sign on Hernando Guanlao’s two-storey home located on the outskirts of the Philippines’ main financial district which he has turned into a public library where anyone can borrow books for free. Called the Reading Club 2000, Guanlao’s library showcases a wide variety of books…
(5 Feb 2024) As PhychologyToday reported, social media, a prominent source of short-form content, inhibits attention spans and often dilutes language, favoring informal, conversational styles. This style of writing, seen in scrolling blurbs, offers less exposure to rich vocabulary and complex concepts, making lengthy books more challenging for such people. Research indicates that comprehension is six to…
(Jan 2024) This an article authored by Leo S. Lo, College of University Libraries and Learning Services (CULLS) at the University of New Mexico. From the abstract: This survey investigates artificial intelligence (AI) literacy among academic library employees, predominantly in the United States, with a total of 760 respondents. The findings reveal a moderate…
(6 Nov 2023) Choice interviewed 2 librarians on the Quality Enhancement program, I-Know, at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi that focuses on strengthening undergraduate students’ digital information literacy skills. The I-Know program interweaves scaffolded digital literacy instruction and objectives across the undergraduate curricula. Read the post here.
(19 Oct 2023) Vietnam’s community learning model, Compassion Books and House of Wisdom, has been named among Successful Practices Honorees of the 2023 Literacy Awards launched by the Library of the US Congress (LOC). According to the LOC, Compassion Books is now a network of 19,597 bookcases or libraries in more than 3,000 schools…
(23 Oct 2023) Sage has unveiled a literary resource hub aimed at countering the rise of online misinformation, disinformation, and deceptive content. The newly launched Literacy Information Microsite is dedicated to addressing the issues of mis-, dis-, and malinformation that are prevalent in the digital realm. This platform offers open-access research articles on vital topics…
(23 Oct 2023) Achieving institution-wide change in higher education is often challenging but digital transformation is especially complex, requiring fundamental reshaping of systems and process, and culture and practice across the organization. This was confirmed in the Wonkhe/Kortext survey of educators, where we asked about the challenges institutions are facing that are creating constraints…
(20 Oct 2023) A new book co-written and co-edited by Margaret Phillips, associate professor and associate head of the School of Information Studies, will provide best practices for developing a standards information literacy curriculum to prepare students for the workforce. Despite the critical role standards play within academia and the workforce, little information is available…
This article underlines the necessity of advancing from digital literacy to digital fluency in Bangladesh. It explores the role of higher education and libraries in helping the country on its path to becoming a ‘Smart Bangladesh’ by 2041, emphasizing both improvements and challenges in the journey. (13 Oct 2023) Bangladesh has witnessed an explosion in…