Chapter 4. Digital Citizenship, Digital Legacy, and School Librarians

Authors

  • April Dawkins

Abstract

In chapter 4 of Library Technology Reports (vol. 56, no. 5), “Digital Legacy,” Dawkins discusses the role that school librarians play in providing K–12 digital citizenship education, examines standards that focus on digital citizenship, and provides advice on how to integrate discussions on digital legacy. Dawkins’s chapter includes the role of school librarians in digital literacy and citizenship education, what digital citizenship instruction currently involves, the lack of digital legacy inclusion as part of digital citizenship education, and finally a section on introducing the concept of digital legacy with different age groups.

Author Biography

April Dawkins

Dr. April M. Dawkins is an assistant professor of library and information science at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Dr. Dawkins’s research and publications center on intellectual freedom and access issues in school libraries. She has authored articles and edited books on intellectual freedom issues in school libraries, e-book use, and access to resources in K–12 education.

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Published

2020-07-10

Issue

Vol. 56 No. 5 (2020): July

Section

Chapters