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Library Education And Development Newsletter, Volume 9, Issue 3, Uno Library Science Education
Library Education And Development Newsletter, Volume 9, Issue 3, Uno Library Science Education
Library Education and Development (L.E.A.D.)
This issue of the Library Education and Development Newsletter features Advice from the Frontlines from Gavin Flint, Student Spotlight on Rachel Prieksat, Announcements, and Professional Development.
Uno Website Criss Library Kaneko, Uno Criss Library
Uno Website Criss Library Kaneko, Uno Criss Library
Student Support
Describes the circulation policies, technology and software, periodicals and databases available at the KANEKO-UNO Library.
Color Me Calm: Adult Coloring And The University Library, Heidi Blackburn, Claire E. Chamley
Color Me Calm: Adult Coloring And The University Library, Heidi Blackburn, Claire E. Chamley
Criss Library Faculty Proceedings & Presentations
An activity often reserved for children, coloring books for adults rose from hipster trend to global phenomenon beginning in 2013. Adults flocked to the activity for a variety of reasons, including stress relief, socialization, a way to unplug from technology or even as a way to gain social status by appearing trendy. Participants reported enjoying the tactile, interactive nature of the books as a respite from constant screen time. Coloring books became big business for craft suppliers and bookstores by 2015. Coloring books shot to the top of the Best Sellers list on Amazon and were prominently displayed in book …
Changing The Scholarly Sources Landscape With Geomorphology Undergraduate Students, Heidi Blackburn, Ashlee L.D. Dere
Changing The Scholarly Sources Landscape With Geomorphology Undergraduate Students, Heidi Blackburn, Ashlee L.D. Dere
Criss Library Faculty Publications
Science is a core discipline in academia yet the focus of most undergraduate technical writing is generally on the data and results, not the literature review. The Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) librarian and a new geology professor at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) collaborated to develop an information literacy session for students in a geomorphology class. Here we outline the background of the campus STEM initiatives and the assignment as well as the library instruction activity, learning outcomes, and assessment components. The activity improved student use of scholarly sources and we provide suggested activity modifications for …