Open AccessA Book in the Hand is Worth Two on a Disk
Author(s) -
Ruth Hayden
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
school libraries worldwide
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2816-3788
pISSN - 1023-9391
DOI - 10.29173/slw7001
Subject(s) - reading (process) , argument (complex analysis) , inclusion (mineral) , school library , sociology , pedagogy , psychology , mathematics education , computer science , linguistics , social science , library science , medicine , philosophy
This article presents the argument that the school librarians need to make critical judgements with respect to the inclusion of technology in their elementary school libraries. Two concerns in particular are addressed: how technology may change the reading culture of young children and how business technological interests should be cautiously interpreted when children's reading development is considered.