Information Literacy: A Report

Using information and communication technologies in adult literacy education: New practices, new challenges.
This is a report from NCVER focusing on teachers and the teaching of InfoLit and is now available for downloading. It should prove interesting reading for librarians involved in support roles or actively teaching information literacy. One interesting point which I concur with: some teachers prefer the term 'communication' to 'literacy' because of the latter's connection to print and the stigma of failure; I know this well from adult teaching, which is why I prefer to use the term 'research skills' or just 'researching'. The term 'literacy' seems to have such negative connotations, many educators of adults avoid it. I don't like the term 'communication' for this research skills role.
http://www.ncver.edu.au/publications/1608.html

Where are we now in web design?

Is it art or is it supposed to be functional? Or both (art-deco)? This article comes from the BBC in 2004 and presents the point of view of Jakob Nielsen on what makes good design. I wonder if there is a generational problem with design - what I call usable and thus good design is based on my generation's experience with text whereas younger people can deal with all manner of flashing tricks and complex imagery. Is simple best as Nielsen thinks? There are links to other articles on web design.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4061093.stm