Summarizing Topic Inquiries and Personal Reflections
During phase two, all the topics researched and shared on the blog posts were very interesting and added to my learning and understanding of Librarianship at home and internationally. I was particularly attached to the last topic, Developing World Libraries and Mobile Devices. This highlighted for me the many issues surrounding libraries and literacy levels in the various developing nations. One issue being the lack of resources and infrastructure in many developing nations is appalling. But, the most glaring issue is inequality among males and females as it pertains to access to technology, thereby contributing to fewer opportunities to learning and developing literacy skills in this manner. As an educator in a developed country, I felt a sense of guilt since we have so much here and a sense of hopelessness because the issue seems so big. I also felt hopeful too, as I learned about the groups and people out there that are helping these developing nations and t...