W4_Reading

Okay friends, here is the next installment of articles. Sorry it's so small. This time I decided to use Freemind for the mind mapping. Because of the size of the text I'll copy it below.

Week 4 Reading AR Project

Can the Humble Page Survive (Wenzel, 2008)

This article is based on a conference discussion about the different styles of book (text heavy versus straight text) and their uses. The author makes sure to not cut off any future directions in reading technology but sights paper (analog) books as being better for books with a high graphic content. Something that is important to figure in what platform is best suited to deliver reading to lower elementary children.

EBooks and Accomodations (Cavanaugh, 2002)

In this article Cavanaugh has brought up many interesting advantages to using ereaders with children the least being the robust nature of the medium. The electronic version of the books will always be clean and undamaged. Other advantages he sights come with the ability to add notes and bookmarks without also damaging the paper or spine of the book.

Why Books Still Matter (Donatich, 2009)

This article by Donatich is a very personal one by someone clinging to the idea of the traditional book however he does make some very interesting statements about how with this change in technology comes a change in how people read and their purposes. Also that we are getting away from sustained reading which has the tendency to end in out of context reading.

Editorial Board Thoughts (Lee Eden, 2009)

This article looks at the ereader from the perspective of a university librarian coming to terms with the change that is happening and how he views the long-term possibilities. It also discusses what some libraries are doing now with electronic versions of books and also publishing of books solely as electronic and the freedoms this entails.

References

Wenzel, C. (2008). Can the humble page survive the e-book?. Key Words, 16(3), 93-106. Retrieved from Academic Search Premier database.

Cavanaugh, T. (2002). EBooks and accomodations. Teaching Exceptional Children, 35(2), 56. Retrieved from Academic Search Premier database.

Donatich, J. (2009). Why books still matter. Journal of Scholarly Publishing, 40(4), 329-342. Retrieved from Academic Search Premier database.

Lee Eden, B. (2009). Editorial board thoughts. Information Technology & Libraries, p. 109. Retrieved from Academic Search Premier database.