Why Transliteracy? An Introduction for Librarians

[tweetmeme source=”librarianbyday” only_single=false]This week I had the honor of being Michael Sauers guest on Nebraska Library Commission’s NCompass Live Tech Talk.  The session was recorded and you can listen and watch below.

You can see just the slideshow below

Resources mentioned during the post :

• Transliteracy as a Blueberry Smoothie
• Escaping the Echo Chamber – presentation
• Defining Transliteracy for Librarians
• FCC’s Broadband Action Agenda Fails to Address Training and Education
• Empowering Library Users to Work with Digital Media
• Librarians Play a Vital Role in 21st Century Literacies
• Transliterate Divide – Working Definition
• Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy Warns of “Second Class Citizens” in the Digital Age
• Libraries Need to Focus on Transliteracy
• Mobile Phones Are Not The Key to Bridging the Digital Divide
• Yes You Do Have The Time to Learn That New Fangled Internet, Just Put Down The Remote

What is Transliteracy?

[tweetmeme source=”librarianbyday” only_single=false]I attempt to answer some questions about transliteracy including what is it, in my Librarian by Day blog post – Defining Transliteracy

I have been asked this question many times by librarians so I am way overdue for this post.

Most recently I was asked “….are librarians the people best equipped to define and interpret transliteracy (as opposed to say cognitive scientists, anthropologists, or critical theorists).” This is a modified version of my original answer.

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