Publications

21st Century Literacies Handbook: Training of Public Library Trainers (pdf, 518K)
Reaching Public Librarians Across California.

Re-evaluating the Bridge! (pdf, 564K)
An Expanded Framework for Crossing the Digital Divide through Connectivity, Capability and Content.

E-literate: Promoting 21st Century Literacy Skills report (pdf)
Survey report highlighting the E-literate video's uses and appeal across multiple age groups and environments.

Literacies at the End of the Twentieth Century brochure (pdf, 249K)
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The Next Digital Divides
Thus far the digital divide has been primarily expressed as a gap between those who have access to technology and those who do not. This author contends that we must begin focusing public attention on a whole range of other digital disparity gaps, including: effective use of information, the ability for an information user to be more than a passive consumer, and the availability of relevant, useful, appropriate, and affordable content. As the access gap narrows, we run the risk of politicians and the media claiming victory over the digital divide, while significant barriers to equity still remain. Only if we shift the rhetoric beyond access will we be able to focus attention on the true promise of erasure of the digital divide-- digital democracy.

21st Century Literacies and the Internet
This document describes the selection of Internet sites to support the Pacific Bell/UCLA Initiative. Sites are being selected to provide a representative sample of the resources available on the net. The focus is on providing sites that lead to additional resources as opposed to listing the thousands of applicable resources.

Bibliographic Database
This document describes the 21st Century Literacies bibliographic database compiled to support the Pacific Bell/UCLA Initiative. It describes the selection of resources, the database design and format, and scheduled availability.

References to Information Literacy in State Department of Education Web Sites
What the fifty states are doing to address the essential skills and accompanying process that determine how one acquires and uses information.

Original Proposal
For the Pacific Bell/UCLA Initiative for 21st Century Literacies.