April 2008 Archives

 

The British Library has published research that shows ‘Google Generation’ is a myth".  The link will take you to a press release about the findings of the study.  To put it simply all generations are adopting electronic media and libraries must accept that a "digital mindset" is required to connect with people seeking information. 

The British Library and JISC commissioned report Information Behaviour of the Researcher of the Future conducted by the Centre for Information Behaviour and the Evaluation of Research (CIBER) at UCL was launched on 16 January 2008.

Jane's Elearning has listed the top 100 tools for learning, spring 2008.  This is a set of tools that results from contributions of 155 learning professionals and includes personal learning management tools as well as tools that make collaboration more productive.