Week 1 Readings

Information Literacy and Information Technology Literacy: New Components in the Curriculum for a Digital Culture-Clifford Lynch

Whether one wants to or not, information technology needs to embraced, if one wants to be an informed, competent member of society. It's overwhelming, especially to someone who is not technologically savvy, to try to learn and use on an everyday basis the different computer programs and tools, especially when they are constantly growing. Considering how often people change careers, possessing these skills are crucial to adapt and succeed in various jobs, and also just to stay connected with the rest of the world!

2004 Information Format Trends: Content, Not Containers

One of the quotes I found interesting in this article was from the Washington Post describing the phone as a  "little person," and how a person will often times take their phone with them but not their purse. That kind of tied in the with the theme of this article in the sense that we always have to be connected, and that people don't care as much about the format, so much as the quick delivery of it. With the easy access we have to information and creating information, it makes us impatient if we can't get it that second. Technology makes us more demanding, and imposes more demands on our lives.

Lied Library @ four years: technology never stands still

This article seemed to articulate the issues we will be learning about this year-how libraries will adapt to the ways people access information, mostly through computers, and how libraries will stay relevant in our lives. I was surprised to read that computers are replaced every three years, and with over 600 computers in the library, how costly that must be. Reading the success of this library and how it continues to adapt to technological advances and stay current with student and patron demands, it is reassuring to know that library services are in demand, especially when there is concern that libraries will become obsolete in the future.