Literacia+, um combate europeu decisivo

No anúncio do Programa da UE: Andreas Vassilious, Comissária Europeia para a Educação, Cultura, Multilinguismo e Juventude, e a Princesa Laurentien. Esta última esteve recentemente em Portugal, pela mão da F. C. Gulbenkian, e apresentou numa biblioteca escolar RBE (EBI Vasco da Gama, Lisboa) o seu livro Mr Finney e o mundo de pernas para o ar (Ed. Esfera do Caos). Casa cheia com alunos e alunas portuguesas que interagiram com a autora num diálogo vivo que esperemos tenha contrbuido para esta decisão.

6 de setembro de 2012, Nicosia (Chipre) - Durante a Conferência " Literacy for All" promovida pela Presidência do Conselho da Europa da UE (que este ano cabe a Chipre), anuncia-se um programa da UE para promover a literacia em todos os seus países.Ler mais no Bibliotecar, que bebeu a informação do website Rádio Renascença. Bem hajam!
Press-release sobre a Conferência a a declaração, aqui. Relatório final (80 p.) integral, aqui.

Talvez tenha interesse ir ver o que nessa conferência também se abordou, e certamente contribuiu para o compromisso agora assumido pela UE:

However, a high number of individuals in the EU lack adequate reading and writing skills. In 2009 one in five EU 15-year-olds had poor reading skills and it is estimated that one in five adults  are low skilled, including in literacy. Illiteracy is still a taboo and a stigma for individuals who experience it, but also for society as a whole. Children hide it from their teachers, adults hide it from their family, friends and employers. In addition, and contrary to common belief,  illiteracy is a problem that concerns all society: it  does not only affect migrants, those living in the margins of society, or children with reading difficulties. 

Questions

a) How can we break the taboo of poor literacy skills in society? How can we raise awareness of this problem and encourage struggling readers to seek support? What actions can we take at the European and at the national levels to tackle this issue? 

b) What are the main challenges/obstacles to the development of comprehensive literacy policies at the EU level and at the national levels? How can they be overcome? 

c)  What do you see as the main challenges and opportunities for literacy resulting from new technologies? 

 d) Do you know about good practice examples/projects developed in your country? What factors contributed to the success of those projects?

(Workshop 1. Literacia: porquê...)

Outros:  Workshop 3, Primeiros anos; Workshop 4. Adolescência; Workshop 5. Adultos.http://www.eubusiness.com/topics/education/literacy-report-12/?searchterm=None

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Comunicações integrais da sessão da IFLA 2012 dedicada às parcerias entre bibliotecas escolares e públicas, consideradas uma estratégia de futuro! Experiências de: Finlândia, França, Noruega, Canada (Quebec), Argentina, Taiwan, Namibia.
Cito de uma partilha finlandesa, que apresenta o trabalho de "multidisciplinar teams", envolvendo a escola a que pertence a biblioteca na imagem:

"School libraries in Finland

The quality of Finnish school libraries varies a lot. The level of school libraries depends on financial situation and head master´s attitude to school library. Most schools don´t have decent libraries, and it is very rare to have information specialists in school libraries. Public libraries have library law in Finland but school libraries do not have any legitimate standards for them. Public libraries have a big role in promoting children´s reading skills and teaching information and media skills. Compared to average school libraries in Finland Ritaharju library is an example of forwardlooking and innovate combination of public library and school library. New pedagogical thinking is used to create communality and benefit children´s life-long learning and well-being."

Giro, não é?
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Digital. Libraries & Human Factor

The human face of digital preservation (apresentação de Bermes e Fauduet, Biblioteca Nacional de França, na Conferência IFLA 2012 a decorrer em Helsínquia)
www.cdlib.org/services/uc3/iPres/presentations/Bermes.pdf
através de Miguel Mimoso Correia

Did you see the Danish library bicycle outside the exhibition... on Twitpic

Did you see the Danish library bicycle outside the exhibition... on Twitpic

IFLA 2012: Bibliotecários reunidos para dominar o mundo

"A finalizar, foi apresentada uma síntese dos 10 factos que precisamos saber sobre estas matérias, a saber:
1. A Internet grátis morreu – as condições de a controlar globalmente já foram estabelecidas;
2. Os países Ocidentais têm recorrido a um excesso de defesa justificável;
3. Complexidade da censura na Internet e da vigilância dos dados;
4. Criminalização da vida diária;
5. Sociedade de informação ubíqua  e gestão alargada de pessoas e objectos;
6. Base de Dados do Cidadão – uma nova forma de cidadania;
7. Privatização do controlo da Internet;
8. Direitos de autor e patentes restringem o acesso à informação;
9. O papel das transferências do controlador para diversos actores;
10. Desafiando os direitos civis e a democracia"

IFLA 2012: Bibliotecários reunidos para dominar o mundo (Noticias BAD, pelos "enviados especiais" Bruno Eiras, Pedro Príncipe, Miguel Mimoso Correia)

E ainda, para ir acompanhando

Website da Conferência http://express.ifla.org/

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The Future of School Libraries

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I’m breaking up with eBooks (and you can too) | Librarian in Black Blog – Sarah Houghton

 I’ll continue to support positive steps toward eBook independence like Open Library, Gluejar, the Hathi Trust, DPLA, and projects like those undertaken at theDouglas County Public Library and Califa. However, I’m finished promoting an inferior eBook product to our patrons. I’m finished throwing good money after bad money. And I’m finished trying to pointlessly advocate for change when change has to come from places waaaaaaay above my influence level or pay grade.

I’m breaking up with eBooks (and you can too) | Librarian in Black Blog – Sarah Houghton

Dos punto zero / es la educación que quiero

Via Teresa Pombo, Interactic 2.0