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In this
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digital
libraries |
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the
types of resources you can find in digital libraries, with particular
stress on eCUIP, a K-12 digital library collaboratively designed with
and for Chicago Public Schools |
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how
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Before we begin, you may be asking, “Why use digital libraries
at all?” One answer is that digital libraries make rich resources
available to you and your students; resources that you can’t get
in any other way. In the Finding Existing Resources on the Web module,
we discuss different tools to locate information on the Web. However,
most popular search engines and directories cannot retrieve the majority
of the information on the Web. The part of the Web that is not visible
to these search engines and and directories is called the the Invisible,
or Hidden, Web. The only way to access these resources is to search or
browse the databases themselves; in other words only through digital libraries
can the Invisible Web be visible--and usable--to you and your students.
Another reason to use digital libraries is that they enhance the learning
experience for your students. Actually “seeing” an ancient papyrus
from Egypt, reading a soldier’s Civil War letter, or examining an
image of a mosquito taken by an electron microscope bring the world into
the classroom. It makes the curriculum come alive when your students are
placed in the position of anthropologist, historian, or scientist. Using
digital libraries effectively in the classroom means helping students
make connections they need to make learning real.
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