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My Teaching Philosophy, Marilyn R. Pukkila

Marilyn R. Pukkila

This is my philosophy of teaching and learning, as developed during the ACRL Immersion Intentional Teacher Track in Nashville, TN in December of 2009

Digital Audio In The Library, Richard Griscom

Richard Griscom

An incomplete draft of a book intended to serve as a guide and reference for librarians who are responsible for implementing digital audio services in their libraries. The book is divided into two parts. Part 1, "Digital Audio Technology," covers the fundamentals of recorded sound and digital audio, including a description of digital audio formats, how digital audio is delivered to the listener, and how digital audio is created. Part 2, "Digital Audio in the Library," covers digitizing local collections, providing streaming audio reserves, and using digital audio to preserve analog recordings.

A Swot Analysis For Social Media In Libraries, Joe Fernandez

Joe Fernandez

Using SWOT analysis, this article discusses the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) of social media used by librarians to connect with their information seekers.

Returning To The Sources: The Literature Of Christian Librarianship, Gregory A. Smith

Gregory A. Smith

Beyond Buzz Words And Skill Sets: The Role Of Critical Thinking In Information Literacy, Anne E. Shelley

Anne Shelley

The concept of information literacy should go far beyond users’ acquisition of banked skills. The competence to execute a keyword search in a specific database, navigate a library catalog, or memorize a certain call number does not indicate users are able to think on their own feet. Users who are truly information literate have the capacities to solve problems, think independently and are able to structure their own research processes once they leave the classroom. Effective, engaging instruction is the vehicle through which users can achieve these sought-after attributes; when they are interacting with information and confronted with options, such …

(The Way I See It): Try On A New Pair Of Sensible Shoes: What Libraries Can Learn About Customer Service And Organizational Culture, Rebecca Tolley-Stokes

Rebecca Tolley

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Integrating Cd-Rom: Some Advice From The Field, Lewis R. Miller

Lewis R. Miller

"Never saw any product receive such unanimous support;" "User response overwhelmingly positive;" "Not prepared for how much people would like it;"-these are just a few of the comments obtained recently during a telephone survey of librarians who are currently using CD-ROM indexes in their university libraries.

Confidentiality Of Library Records, Lewis R. Miller

Lewis R. Miller

Library circulation records have long been of Interest to government agencies and private Individuals. But only In the last century or so have privacy and confidentiality as societal and legal concepts become widely acknowledged and well supported.

The Darien Statements On The Library And Librarians, Cindi Trainor, John Blyberg, Kathryn Greenhill

Cindi (Trainor) Blyberg

On March 26th, Darien Library hosted an event called “In the Foothills: A Not-Quite-Summit on the Future of Libraries” at which participants were instructed to “come prepared to help sketch out the role librarians should play in defining the future of libraries”. The two speakers, John Berry and Kathryn Greenhill, provoked a conversation among John Blyberg, Kathryn and Cindi Trainor that began in John's office the next day and spilled out across the ensuing week.

Below is the resulting document (CC by 3.0). It’s meant to be grand, optimistic, obvious, and thankful to and for our users, communities, and the …

Research Guide To Japanese Film Studies (Introduction), Aaron Gerow, Markus Nornes

Aaron Gerow