I was reading the Institute for the Future of the Book's if:book blog when a posting about LibraryThing jumped out at me. As I am immersed in the world of academics and technology, this Web 2.0 site called a "Facebook...
If you are unfamiliar with the three words in the title for this entry, you are not alone... I have spent the summer learning new words and a new vocabulary to keep up with the new Digital Natives, Net Generation Learners or New Millennial Students (take your pick) coming to our campuses. Born after 1980 and having grown up using the Internet and computers, these students are arriving on campus using cellphones more than laptops, instant messaging each other instead of emailing and listening to podcasts of classroom lectures on their iPods.
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