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Finding Primary Sources in the World Digital Library |Free Technology for Teachers

Finding Primary Sources in the World Digital Library |Free Technology for Teachers | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it

The World Digital Library is a resource that I started using back in 2009. At that time it was just a small collection of about 1,200 digitized primary source artifacts from libraries around the world. Today, the World Digital Library hosts more than 19,000 digitized primary source artifacts to view and download.

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The library of the future? It's digital

The library of the future? It's digital | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it
The National Student Survey and the teaching excellence framework are placing growing emphasis on the learning environment and student experience. But discussions have moved on from thinking about physical spaces. Instead, libraries are putting digital innovation at the top of their lists.

Any revamped digital approach to libraries needs to begin by considering how student expectations vary. While hard copies of core texts will likely have a place on the library shelves for years to come, the way students consume and digest information is changing.
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ICDL - International Children's Digital Library

ICDL - International Children's Digital Library | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it
International Children's Digital Library

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Stephania Savva, Ph.D's curator insight, January 4, 2015 11:32 AM

Great resource for educators around the world particularly interested in cultural diversity and inclusion.

Mónica Lourenço's curator insight, January 5, 2015 3:44 PM

A wonderful website to explore with your kids or students. Let them come into contact with different cultures through the magical world of reading!

Stephanie Smith's curator insight, September 22, 2019 4:35 PM
"International Children's Digital Library"
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Building on digital libraries’ growing momentum - University World News

Building on digital libraries’ growing momentum - University World News | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it

Institutional repositories are increasing in number, improving access to online archiving and preserving and disseminating digital copies of the intellectual output of research institutions. Doors are opening for students in low-income countries to access instructional and tutorial materials from leading universities in the developed world at the touch of a button.

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How can libraries fight the crisis and remain relevant to their users? - Interview with Liz McGettigan

How can libraries fight the crisis and remain relevant to their users? - Interview with Liz McGettigan | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it

Libraries have enormous potential in becoming a more integral part of citizens’ daily life but there still are a few factors holding them back potentially creating an existential crisis among libraries worldwide.

To find out more about the possible ways libraries can fight the crisis and remain relevant to the users, we’ve had another chat with Liz McGettigan, the President at CILIP Scotland and Director of Digital Library and Cultural Experiences SOLUS UK.

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World Digital Library Home

World Digital Library Home | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it
The World Digital Library provides free access to manuscripts, rare books, maps, photographs, and other important cultural documents from all countries and cultures, in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish.
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A Free Comprehensive Digital Library Packed Full of Resources for Teachers ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

A Free Comprehensive Digital Library Packed Full of Resources for Teachers ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it

The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) is an all-digital library that aggregates metadata — or information describing an item — and thumbnails for more than 7 million photographs, manuscripts, books, sounds, moving images, and more from libraries, archives, and museums around the united states.The Digital Public Library of America brings together the riches of America’s libraries, archives, and museums, and makes them freely available to the world.

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HathiTrust Digital Library | Millions of books online

HathiTrust Digital Library | Millions of books online | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it

HathiTrust is a partnership of academic & research institutions, offering a collection of millions of titles digitized from libraries around the world.

What can you do with HathiTrust?

Browse collections [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/mb?colltype=featured ]

Explore user-created featured collections.

 

Read books online [ http://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015069268087 ]

Read millions of titles online — like this one!

 

Read books on the go [ http://m.hathitrust.org/ ]

Take the library’s books anywhere with our mobile website.

 

Download books* & create collections *requires institutional login

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