A recent (launched last month) initiative that has caught my (librarian)
eye. Despite touching the very heart of the library 'value proposition'
in all sectors and having support from IFLA, I've not seen any comment
or visible support yet from CILIP or other relevant UK library bodies.
Or did I miss it? There was a piece on it in the FT Magazine last month
"Skimming, scanning, scrolling — the age of deep reading is over"
https://www.ft.com/content/421210aa-8a29-416a-8f52-f5510c30582f
The Ljubljana Reading Manifesto: Why higher-level reading is important
https://readingmanifesto.org/
From the manifesto:
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"recent empirical research shows that the digital environment is having
a negative impact on reading, in particular on long-form reading and
reading comprehension. It also remains unclear whether the transition to
digital media actually lives up to its promise of improving learning
outcomes. Recent studies of various kinds indicate a decline of crucial
higher-level reading competencies and practices, such as critical and
conscious reading, slow reading, non-strategic reading and long-form
reading. Current educational policy, meanwhile, relies heavily on
monocultural standardized testing of basic reading capabilities and on
growing use of digital technologies
Higher-level reading is our most powerful tool for analytic and critical
thinking. It exercises metacognition and cognitive patience, expands our
conceptual capacities, trains cognitive empathy and perspective-taking –
social skills which are indispensable for informed citizens in a
democratic society.
It is especially long-form texts, such as books, that sharpen our
higher-level reading skills. They train us to test different
interpretations, detect contradictions, biases and logical mistakes, and
to establish the sophisticated and fragile connections between texts and
cultural backgrounds we
need for the exchange of human judgements and emotions.
Higher-level reading is our most powerful tool for analytic and
strategic thinking.
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Ken
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