Hello brave new world. So Library 2.0 has been trumped by Library
2.1 and I am sure somewhere out there people are already latching
onto Web 3.0 and the semantic web etc with Library 3.0....
But there is no handy online course for that yet... so until there is... on with the Library 2.1 learning journey.
This is my new blog for this exercise. I had a little fun with the background, but when faced with gadgets... not so much fun. For a minute or two there was a small box of fish in the right hand column, but frankly it felt a little silly. I have decided to add a list of other interesting blogs, as I tend to find that the most useful gadget on other blogs I read.
The first I am adding is badscience.net. I thought the book Bad Science looked interesting when it was returned at the desk in the library, and since starting have been unable to put it down. The book looks at how people manipulate or fake research in order to sell their ideas through the media today. It is an interesting mix of lessons in media/marketing as well as scientific theory and evidence based medicine, and has influenced the way I read glossy magazines health articles as well as the packaging of some of the herbal remedies my dad loves to try out and try to force on me. I feel this book has library significance because it points out the way many people can be easily manipulated by people with an idea to sell in the media and online especially if the misinformation is presented in a glossy, easy to digest, convenient way (and often wearing a white coat). With more and more of the population now able to access the web, getting info online, judging for themselves if it is worthwhile, it is important for libraries to change from being seen as holders of information to guides which help people find and interpret information themselves.... because without info/data literacy the internet can be a dangerous minefield.
But there is no handy online course for that yet... so until there is... on with the Library 2.1 learning journey.
This is my new blog for this exercise. I had a little fun with the background, but when faced with gadgets... not so much fun. For a minute or two there was a small box of fish in the right hand column, but frankly it felt a little silly. I have decided to add a list of other interesting blogs, as I tend to find that the most useful gadget on other blogs I read.
The first I am adding is badscience.net. I thought the book Bad Science looked interesting when it was returned at the desk in the library, and since starting have been unable to put it down. The book looks at how people manipulate or fake research in order to sell their ideas through the media today. It is an interesting mix of lessons in media/marketing as well as scientific theory and evidence based medicine, and has influenced the way I read glossy magazines health articles as well as the packaging of some of the herbal remedies my dad loves to try out and try to force on me. I feel this book has library significance because it points out the way many people can be easily manipulated by people with an idea to sell in the media and online especially if the misinformation is presented in a glossy, easy to digest, convenient way (and often wearing a white coat). With more and more of the population now able to access the web, getting info online, judging for themselves if it is worthwhile, it is important for libraries to change from being seen as holders of information to guides which help people find and interpret information themselves.... because without info/data literacy the internet can be a dangerous minefield.
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