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This Saturday I will be presenting the AASL President's Program
at ALA in Chicago.  The speech is "The Ties that Bind and the Links
that Set Us Free."

The article on which this speech is based is available online
at http://newlibrary.org or at http://fno.org

A brief excerpt from the beginning . . .

      The Ties that Bind and the Links that Set Us Free

Despite all the dot.com hype and promises, we are discovering that
vastly increased access to information does not automatically
translate into more perceptive insights, wiser decisions or sharper
thinking.

  A few decades ago we lamented the shortage of current information.
Now we may drown in infoglut - oceans of unreliable and
undifferentiated data that often confound and confuse rather than
illuminate. We suffer from noise. We search for relief. We need
help!

Noise is a bother when we seek insight. Noise brings us chaos . . .
static . . .
bedlam . . . cacophony. Noise offers distraction, distortion and distress.

We need something far more musical - information combining
harmoniously to deliver a melody, a song, a message or a meaning.

This article will focus on the importance of achieving coherence in
the face of information abundance. Coherence supplies the ties that bind
information into intelligible packages and the links of meaning that
set us free.

The article will also explore the essential roles of public
librarians, school librarians and others as they help young people
and elders find their ways across this daunting new information
landscape. Too little has been written about moving beyond
information to understanding. Too few have acknowledged the dangers
of eliminating
information support services during a time of information flooding.

continued at http://newlibrary.org
--
Jamie McKenzie
Editor
"From Now On - The Educational Technology Journal"
mckenzie@fno.org                         http://fno.org
500 Fifteenth Street                    http://staffdevelop.org
Bellingham, WA 98225                  http://questioning.org
Voice (360) 647-8759                  http://newlibrary.org
Fax (360) 738-9083

"The question is the answer."
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<div>This Saturday I will be presenting the AASL President's
Program</div>
<div>at ALA in Chicago.&nbsp; The speech is &quot;The Ties that Bind
and the Links that Set Us Free.&quot;</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>The article on which this speech is based is available
online</div>
<div>at http://newlibrary.org or at http://fno.org</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>A brief excerpt from the beginning . . .</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b> The Ties that Bind and the Links
that Set Us Free</b></div>
<div><br></div>
<div>Despite all the dot.com hype and promises, we are discovering
that</div>
<div>vastly increased access to information does not automatically
translate into more perceptive insights, wiser decisions or sharper
thinking.<br>
<br>
&nbsp;A few decades ago we lamented the shortage of current
information.</div>
<div>Now we may drown in infoglut - oceans of unreliable and
undifferentiated data that often confound and confuse rather than
illuminate. We suffer from noise. We search for relief. We need</div>
<div>help!</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>Noise is a bother when we seek insight. Noise brings us chaos .
. . static . . .</div>
<div>bedlam . . . cacophony. Noise offers distraction, distortion and
distress.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>We need something far more musical - information combining
harmoniously to deliver a melody, a song, a message or a
meaning.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>This article will focus on the importance of achieving coherence
in</div>
<div>the face of information abundance. Coherence supplies the ties
that bind</div>
<div>information into intelligible packages and the links of meaning
that set us free.<br>
</div>
<div>The article will also explore the essential roles of public</div>
<div>librarians, school librarians and others as they help young
people and elders find their ways across this daunting new
information landscape. Too little has been written about moving
beyond information to understanding. Too few have acknowledged the
dangers of eliminating</div>
<div>information support services during a time of information
flooding.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>continued at http://newlibrary.org</div>

<div><font face="Geneva" size="-1" color="#000000">-- <br>
Jamie McKenzie</font></div>
<div><font face="Geneva" size="-1" color="#000000">Editor</font></div>
<div><font face="Geneva" size="-1" color="#000000">&quot;From Now On
- The Educational Technology Journal&quot;</font></div>
<div><font face="Geneva" size="-1"
color="#000000"
>mckenzie@fno.org&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span
></span
>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span
></span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; http://fno.org<br>
500 Fifteenth
Street&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span
></span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
http://staffdevelop.org<br>
Bellingham, WA
98225&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span
></span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
http://questioning.org</font></div>
<div><font face="Geneva" size="-1" color="#000000">Voice (360)
647-8759&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span
></span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
http://newlibrary.org </font></div>
<div><font face="Geneva" size="-1" color="#000000">Fax (360)
738-9083</font></div>
<div><font face="Geneva" size="-1" color="#000000"><br>
&quot;The question is the answer.&quot;&nbsp; </font></div>
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