Online resources; Canadian child literacy
Posted by Jacque on September 25th, 2007
20 online reference sources beyond Wikipedia
The list includes some sources that may only be available to (lucky) college students, but there are other ones, both general and for specific disciplines. [via LISNews]
100 Web resources for lifelong learners
Lifelong learning means that individuals can have access to and are willing to participate in ongoing education.
The Online Education Database (OEDB) has selected the “best resources for adult learners in ten categories to develop a self-directed toolbox that can lead you, the lifelong learner, to other resources that you may need to meet personal goals.”
Includes adult education guides, audio and video resources, blogs about learning, career sites, distance learning and more. [via iLibrarian]
Millions more for books / librarians in school libraries
Last week Premier Dalton McGuinty (Ontario, Canada) announced ”the most significant” investment in school libraries in a generation with a promise to spend $120 million on more books and librarians in elementary schools.
Calling it a quantum leap forward in literacy for children, he said, “We’ll be providing 1.7 million more books on an annual basis. For every elementary school, that means 430 more books every year.” [via LISNews]
