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Bibliobouts, Karen Markey, Christopher Leeder, Amy R. Hofer
Bibliobouts, Karen Markey, Christopher Leeder, Amy R. Hofer
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
The article reviews the online social game BiblioBouts from the University of Michigan.
Privileging Peer Review: Implications For Undergraduates, Amy E. Mark
Privileging Peer Review: Implications For Undergraduates, Amy E. Mark
Communications in Information Literacy
Librarians and teaching faculty privilege peer review articles out of ideals rooted in academic culture more then for pedagogical reasons. Undergraduates would find greater benefit in the opportunity to search and critique sources related to their personal and creative interests as well as relevant to academic research projects. Librarians can adopt the role of change-agents by engaging relevant teaching faculty in discussions about the goal of research assignments relative to peer review literature. Framing this discussion is Paulo Freire's theory of banking information discussed in Pedagogy of the Oppressed (2000).
Teaching Matters: Developing As A Teacher/Librarian. Budding Researchers And The Process Of Framing Research Questions, Patrick P. Ragains
Teaching Matters: Developing As A Teacher/Librarian. Budding Researchers And The Process Of Framing Research Questions, Patrick P. Ragains
Communications in Information Literacy
This column stresses the importance of questioning in research. Librarians must keep this in mind when in order to help students who may have framed their topic or thesis statement prematurely.
An Assessment Of Peer Coaching To Drive Professional Development And Reflective Teaching, Caroline Sinkinson
An Assessment Of Peer Coaching To Drive Professional Development And Reflective Teaching, Caroline Sinkinson
Communications in Information Literacy
Given the competing demands on librarian's time, teaching and instruction are often a professional responsibility experienced in isolation with minimal colleague feedback beyond summative assessment. This article will describe a peer coaching pilot designed to increase teacher reflection, teacher collaboration, and to indentify future training and professional development needs. The article will report on the program's assessment facilitated by participant surveys. The peer coaching program described offers a model for fostering a community of teachers who are intent on improving and invigorating teaching practice.
Information Literacy For Multiple Disciplines: Toward A Campus-Wide Integration Model At Indiana University, Bloomington, Brian Winterman, Carrie Donovan, Rachel Slough
Information Literacy For Multiple Disciplines: Toward A Campus-Wide Integration Model At Indiana University, Bloomington, Brian Winterman, Carrie Donovan, Rachel Slough
Communications in Information Literacy
Within disciplines are a set of shared values and thought processes that students must master in order to become participants of that discipline. Information literacy as defined by the ACRL is a set of standards and principles that can apply to all disciplines. In order to produce information literate undergraduates in a given discipline, information literacy standards must be integrated with the values and processes of the discipline. In this study, librarians partnered with faculty in gender studies and molecular biology to integrate information literacy with courses in those areas. Student performance and attitudes improved as a result of the …
Supplementing A Librarian's Information Literacy Toolkit With Textbooks: A Scan Of Basic Communication Course Texts, Melissa A. Gains, Richard A. Stoddart
Supplementing A Librarian's Information Literacy Toolkit With Textbooks: A Scan Of Basic Communication Course Texts, Melissa A. Gains, Richard A. Stoddart
Communications in Information Literacy
This inquiry subjectively examines selected basic communication textbooks for information literacy concepts from the communication discipline point of view. Librarians can build on these concepts in library skills instruction sessions for first-year communication students. This analysis reveals that communication textbook authors are addressing information literacy concepts and standards with content, exercises, examples, and most importantly, context, and they are often utilizing their own discipline-specific terminology to do so. Since finding, using, and evaluating information is a cornerstone of communication education, and because the most successful information literacy efforts result from learning its tenets in a variety of contexts, librarians supporting …
New Ways To Manage Information As A Good That Improves With Use, Ida Kubiszewski
New Ways To Manage Information As A Good That Improves With Use, Ida Kubiszewski
Systems Science Friday Noon Seminar Series
Information has some unique characteristics. Unlike most other goods and services, it is neither rival (use by one prevents use by others) nor non-rival (use by one does not affect use by others), but is enhanced with increased use, or ‘additive’. Therefore a unique allocation system for both the production and consumption of information is needed. Under the current market-based allocation system, production of information is often limited through the exclusive rights produced by patents and copyrights. This limits scientists' ability to share and build on each other's knowledge. We break the problem down into three separate questions: (1) do …
Free Is The Best Price: Building Your Collection Of Primary Sources With Free, Online, Digital Collections, Joan Petit
Free Is The Best Price: Building Your Collection Of Primary Sources With Free, Online, Digital Collections, Joan Petit
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
This session focused on the extensive range of open access, online collections available through the digitization efforts of libraries, museums, and archives. The issues discussed included how librarians can find and evaluate these collections and improve user access to them by adding them to library collections.
Technology In Practice. Information Literacy 2.0, Meredith G. Farkas
Technology In Practice. Information Literacy 2.0, Meredith G. Farkas
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
In this article the author discusses critical inquiry and information literacy instruction in light of changes in information dissemination due to digital technology and social media. She emphasizes the impact of such changes for libraries and librarians, addressing information searching skills, networking skills, and professional development for librarians.
Can We Agree Terms? Shaping Techniques For Electronic Resource Management As A Model Of Best Practice, Graham Stone, Jill Emery
Can We Agree Terms? Shaping Techniques For Electronic Resource Management As A Model Of Best Practice, Graham Stone, Jill Emery
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
Back in 2008, Jill Emery, then at the University of Texas, now at Portland State and Graham Stone from the University and Huddersfield started a discussion about e-resource management.
(The Universal Interrogative Participle) Is Going On With The Authors Guild?, Emily Ford
(The Universal Interrogative Participle) Is Going On With The Authors Guild?, Emily Ford
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
The article discusses the copyright lawsuit filed by Authors Guild Inc. against HathiTrust Digital Repository Inc., an organization that is collaboratively sharing and archiving digitized works. The lawsuit claimed that the organization is making copyright infringements as well as surpasses the rights allowed by the Fair Use and preservation of the copyright law. A brief overview of the parties involved in the lawsuit are provided.
Twitter And Facebook For User Collection Requests, Joan Petit
Twitter And Facebook For User Collection Requests, Joan Petit
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
Libraries are offering more services through social media Web sites like Twitter and Facebook, and this presence online is encouraging more conversation between libraries and patrons, including collection development requests. A review of popular Twitter and Facebook library profiles reveals the most successful accounts to be those where the library actively engages its users online. Through these media, libraries can have direct, immediate conversations with patrons that result in patron-initiated material requests.
Heard On The Net: Fear And Self-Loathing In Libraryland, Jill Emery
Heard On The Net: Fear And Self-Loathing In Libraryland, Jill Emery
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
This column explores the argument that the future of librarianship is in peril, and hope is futile and librarians are not doing enough to maintain our professional relevance in the 21st century.
Technology In Practice. Open Source, Open Mind, Meredith G. Farkas
Technology In Practice. Open Source, Open Mind, Meredith G. Farkas
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
In this article the author discusses the evaluation of open source software and proprietary software licensing and development for use in libraries. Information is presented on considerations librarians can make when determining whether to use open source options, including the robustness of the open source project, the quality of support for open source software, and library staff expertise.
Technology In Practice. Tutorials That Matter: Learning Objects In The Library Instruction Program, Meredith G. Farkas
Technology In Practice. Tutorials That Matter: Learning Objects In The Library Instruction Program, Meredith G. Farkas
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
In this article the author discusses the benefits of library online tutorials. She suggests that while many academic libraries offer online learning tools for patrons, such as interactive sessions and online versions of paper handouts, many other libraries do not recognize the potential impact of online tutorials. Topics include the replacement of face-to-face instruction due to slowed staff growth and the Library Online Basic Orientation (LOBO) offered at North Carolina State University.
Heard On The Net: Rambling Through The Web, Jill Emery
Heard On The Net: Rambling Through The Web, Jill Emery
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
This column explores Amazon's decision to allow Kindle library check-outs of e-books via OverDrive, STM statement regarding authors’ rights, the UNESCO announcement of their Global Access Portal, and the news of the passing of John Merriman.
What Libraries Can Learn From Kanye, Emily Ford
What Libraries Can Learn From Kanye, Emily Ford
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
What can libraries learn from Kanye West. The presentation focuses on three things that Kanye West does really well and what libraries and library workers should do more of. The video of Emily's presentation is located here: http://vimeo.com/25485191
A Librarian In The Land Of The Pharaohs, Joan Petit
A Librarian In The Land Of The Pharaohs, Joan Petit
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
The article presents the author's insights on the transition in her family after moving from Carrboro, North Carolina to Cairo, Egypt, where she will spend her two years working as Reference and Instruction Librarian at the American University in Cairo, Egypt (AUC). The author says that the welcome change in her family was the employment of a part-time housekeeper and nanny. She adds that most of the evenings and weekends of her family were spent at the club, visiting with friends, and relaxing.
Heard On The Net: Ain’T Gonna Work On Charles’* Farm No More, Jill Emery
Heard On The Net: Ain’T Gonna Work On Charles’* Farm No More, Jill Emery
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
This column explores the lack of investment in middle management by the association of research libraries and looks at how community engagement can result in new ways to develop collections.
Technology In Practice. Too Much Information?, Meredith G. Farkas
Technology In Practice. Too Much Information?, Meredith G. Farkas
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
The article discusses personal privacy concerns for libraries in light of the impact of online social networks, social media, and Web 2.0 technologies on the blurred line between private and public information. The author examines the perspectives of members of the public who are in favor of disclosing personal information and those who are against it. He addresses the responsibility of libraries to protect the privacy of their patrons when using social networking sites.
Source Evaluation And Information Literacy: Findings From A Study On Science Websites, Nora J. Bird, Claire R. Mcinerney, Stewart Mohr
Source Evaluation And Information Literacy: Findings From A Study On Science Websites, Nora J. Bird, Claire R. Mcinerney, Stewart Mohr
Communications in Information Literacy
An essential component of information literacy is the evaluation of information resources. Integral to evaluation are users' judgments about which Web sources might prove reliable when learning about a particular topic and the ones that they would choose for short term and long term use. Past Website quality studies have used research methods that involved asking participants to recall quality factors without the benefit of concurrent Web searching. Users in this study evaluated Websites during live searching on the “open”or unrestricted Web in a quasi-experimental protocol to determine the quality factors they valued and how these factors relate to gaining …
Teaching Matters: A Panel Critique Of Budd's Framing Library Instruction And The Author's Rejoinder, Patrick P. Ragains
Teaching Matters: A Panel Critique Of Budd's Framing Library Instruction And The Author's Rejoinder, Patrick P. Ragains
Communications in Information Literacy
A detailed examination of John Budd's book, Framing Library Instruction, including discussion of cognitive theories and the state of information literacy instruction.
Why Information Literacy Is Invisible, William Badke
Why Information Literacy Is Invisible, William Badke
Communications in Information Literacy
Despite the many information literacy programs on higher education campuses, the literature of information literacy and the concept of information literacy as a viable academic subject remain hidden to most professors and academic administrators. Information literacy is invisible to academia because it is misunderstood, academic administrators have not put it on their institutions' agendas, the literature of information literacy remains in the library silo, there is a false belief that information literacy is acquired only by experience, there is a false assumption that technological ability is the same as information literacy, faculty culture makes information literacy less significant than other …
Expect (And Collect) A Response From Everyone In The Classroom, Karen Bronshteyn
Expect (And Collect) A Response From Everyone In The Classroom, Karen Bronshteyn
Communications in Information Literacy
A positive and descriptive book review of Derek Bruff's 2009 book Teaching with Classroom Response Systems: Creating Active Learning Environments.
Information Literacy, Collaboration, And Teacher Education, Cindy Kovalik, Mary Lee Jensen, Barbara Schloman, Mary Tipton
Information Literacy, Collaboration, And Teacher Education, Cindy Kovalik, Mary Lee Jensen, Barbara Schloman, Mary Tipton
Communications in Information Literacy
Information literacy is a critical component of a 21st century education. Teacher educators are confronted with teaching about information literacy on two levels: Not only do pre-service teachers need to become proficient in IL skills for their own success, they also need to learn how to teach their future students to become information literate (Branch, 2003; Carr, 1998; Hinchcliffe, 2003). In an effort to determine the extent to which teacher education programs incorporate information literacy instruction, researchers at a large Midwestern university conducted a survey of teacher education faculty in selected states. The survey sought to gather data related to …
"Clicking" With Your Audience: Evaluating The Use Of Personal Response Systems In Library Instruction, Emily K. Chan, Lorrie A. Knight
"Clicking" With Your Audience: Evaluating The Use Of Personal Response Systems In Library Instruction, Emily K. Chan, Lorrie A. Knight
Communications in Information Literacy
University of the Pacific librarians used personal response systems (PRS) or clickers in first-year mandatory library instructional sessions to assess their effects on student engagement and retention of learning outcomes. Students who utilized clickers during their library session reported greater enjoyment and encouragement to participate (n=291). Students in the sessions not utilizing the clickers achieved better learning outcomes than their counterparts who utilized clickers (n=326). The implications of these results are discussed, specifically within the context of pedagogy and tailoring instruction to the Millennial generation.
Technology In Practice. Let's Not Borrow Trouble: E-Book Collection Development Requires New Considerations, Meredith G. Farkas
Technology In Practice. Let's Not Borrow Trouble: E-Book Collection Development Requires New Considerations, Meredith G. Farkas
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
In this article the author addresses various aspects regarding the feasibility of library lending services for electronic books (e-books). She suggests that several conditions make e-books difficult to incorporate into library collections, particularly at academic libraries. Topics include lack of interoperability among e-book reader formats, compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), and digital rights management of e-books by publishers and vendors.
Struggling To Juggle: Part-Time Temporary Work In Libraries, Emily Ford
Struggling To Juggle: Part-Time Temporary Work In Libraries, Emily Ford
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
The article presents the author's view on the benefits and disadvantages of a part-time temporary work in libraries. She states that the advantages include flexibility, gaining experience, and staying in a local area which is advantageous for those who have children. Also, working in more than one library helps one to develop professional relationships with coworkers. Meanwhile, its disadvantages include commuting, exclusion from the work environment, and not being paid on health benefits.
Technology In Practice. Keeping Up, 2.0 Style, Meredith G. Farkas
Technology In Practice. Keeping Up, 2.0 Style, Meredith G. Farkas
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
The article discusses the use of RSS feeds, tools for subscribing to web 2.0 content such as blogs and other web content, by researchers and librarians. The author suggests subscribing to the RSS feeds of scholarly journals and database vendors such as EBSCO, ProQuest, and Elsevier in order to locate and read updated web 2.0 information.
A Perspective On Preservation And Disaster Response Preparedness In Oregon Libraries, Alex Toth, Kristen Kern
A Perspective On Preservation And Disaster Response Preparedness In Oregon Libraries, Alex Toth, Kristen Kern
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
In this article, we will examine one collaborative Oregon preservation effort that we believe is both enlightening and instructive for the example that it provides and for the direction that similar efforts may take in the future. The initiative that we have chosen to examine is that of the Disaster Recovery Group (DiRG) established by the Portland Area Library System (PORTALS). PORTALS was a library consortium founded in 1993 to meet the research and educational needs of libraries in the greater Portland area through cooperative and creative access to information resources and services. What made the consortium somewhat unique was …