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This volume is a how-to guide to the use of computers in library-based adult literacy programs. Since the commitment to literacy training has become an integral part of libraries' efforts to offer equal access to information, Linda Main and Char Whitaker provide a comprehensive study of the efficacious role the computer can play in achieving this objective.
The problems and successes associated with the introduction of computers into library literacy programs, as well as financial requirements, space, furniture, training, and the effect on other library operations are central to the study. The text also features a design for an ideal computerized literacy lab, an overview of compatible software, both existing and proposed, and a look at the rewards and challenges facing librarians, professional educators, and literacy program directors in the future. Appendixes provide country-wide information on libraries currently involved in automating literacy, main suppliers of literacy software, and consulting personnel.
Table of Contents
Literacy--What's Happening?
Enter the Computer into Library Literacy Programs
Implications of the Computerization of Library-based Literacy Programs
Literacy Software: Implementation for Creative Learning, Part I
Literacy Software: Implementation for Creative Learning, Part II
The "Ideal" Computerized Literacy Lab in the Library
The Process of the Future: Literacy in the Library in the Year 2000
Appendix 1: Libraries Using Computers in Adult Literacy Programs
Appendix 2: Foundations Which Support the Use of Computers in Library-Based Adult Literacy Programs
Appendix 3: Adult Literacy and Technology Project Consultants
Appendix 4: Main Suppliers of Literacy Software Suitable for Adults
Bibliography
Index
Product details
| Published | Apr 24 1991 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 144 |
| ISBN | 9780313275289 |
| Imprint | Praeger |
| Dimensions | 216 x 140 mm |
| Series | New Directions in Information Management |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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