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A Fireworks Display Of Library Instruction, Terri M. Rickel Nov 2016

A Fireworks Display Of Library Instruction, Terri M. Rickel

Kansas Library Association College and University Libraries Section Proceedings

Instructing students on how to use the library and the databases in one setting, especially when there is only 50 minutes, can be extremely overwhelming for the students and instructor. This session covered tips that can be used in the interview process with the professor, creating a flipped classroom or blended instruction opportunities to enhance the learning process ( including pre or post-session), as well as demonstrating guides for assisting students in database searching techniques. Finally, the session ended with ways to get buy-in from professors about tutorials and guides used outside the lessons.


Bridging The Communication Gap Successfully For Library/It Projects, Amanda Harlan, Dhanushka Samarakoon Nov 2016

Bridging The Communication Gap Successfully For Library/It Projects, Amanda Harlan, Dhanushka Samarakoon

Kansas Library Association College and University Libraries Section Proceedings

Have you ever had a difficult time describing a concept for a project? This can be especially true with collaborative projects between library and IT staff. Library and IT staff have historically been at odds concerning communication due to the use of jargon specific to their area, different working environments and styles, and conflicting best practices and standards that each follow. K-State Libraries and their internal IT department will share the communication issues with solutions from a librarian’s and developer’s perspective. We will also discuss how has influenced processes and methodologies used for collaborative projects between library and IT staff …


Color Me Calm: Adult Coloring And The University Library, Heidi Blackburn, Claire E. Chamley Nov 2016

Color Me Calm: Adult Coloring And The University Library, Heidi Blackburn, Claire E. Chamley

Kansas Library Association College and University Libraries Section Proceedings

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 …


Transcending Institutions And Borders: 21st Century Digital Scholarship At K-State, Rebel Cummings-Sauls, Rachel Miles, Ryan Otto, Charlene N. Simser Nov 2016

Transcending Institutions And Borders: 21st Century Digital Scholarship At K-State, Rebel Cummings-Sauls, Rachel Miles, Ryan Otto, Charlene N. Simser

Kansas Library Association College and University Libraries Section Proceedings

Digital scholarship of the 21st century transcends institutions and borders with its freedom from print and physical locations. This case study reviews aspects of establishing a sustainable digital scholarship center, supporting open access through the institutional repository (K-State Research Exchange - K-REx) and an open access publishing platform (New Prairie Press – NPP) along with other outreach efforts. The Center for the Advancement of Digital Scholarship (CADS) at K-State Libraries serves our campus community, but digital scholarship extends K-State's impact far beyond Manhattan, Kansas. Highlighting the scholarship at our campus is only one small piece of the landscape. Collaboration …


Can Smaller Colleges Use The Aac&U Rubrics?, Gloria F. Creed-Dikeogu Nov 2016

Can Smaller Colleges Use The Aac&U Rubrics?, Gloria F. Creed-Dikeogu

Kansas Library Association College and University Libraries Section Proceedings

This article introduces the American Association of Colleges and University’s (AAC& U) Value Rubrics to smaller colleges and describes how the Value Rubrics (2009) offered free to download from the AAC&U website may be used as effective assessment tools in academic and information literacy courses and programs on their campuses. This article also describe why and how a small Kansas college has proceeded to use the AAC&U Value Rubrics alongside the SAILS pre- and post-test to assess a for-credit information literacy course offered to undergraduate students.


Can Library Research Be Fun? Using Games For Information Literacy Instruction In Higher Education, Jennifer Young Jul 2016

Can Library Research Be Fun? Using Games For Information Literacy Instruction In Higher Education, Jennifer Young

Georgia Library Quarterly

Collectively, the world's population spends about 3 billion hours a week playing video games. To reach game-playing audiences of all ages, educators, including library instructors, are embracing game-based learning to engage and motivate students the same way that games do. In looking at the collective wisdom on what makes a good game, and providing concrete examples of library gaming projects, this paper discusses the best practices for creating virtual and virtual-reality hybrid games for bibliographic instruction. The author explores the literature on gamification and games used for teaching information literacy in higher education, and provides recommendations gleaned from existing research …


Contents And Editorial Information For Kansas State University Libraries, Issue 3, Summer 2016, Kansas State University Libraries Jun 2016

Contents And Editorial Information For Kansas State University Libraries, Issue 3, Summer 2016, Kansas State University Libraries

Kansas State University Libraries

Contents and editorial information for Kansas State University Libraries, issue 3, Summer 2016


The Marlin Fitzwater Papers Jun 2016

The Marlin Fitzwater Papers

Kansas State University Libraries

A legendary alumnus donates his personal collection to the Richard L.D. and Marjorie J. Morse Department of Special Collections


Making An Impact Jun 2016

Making An Impact

Kansas State University Libraries

When unforeseen challenges occur and new opportunities arise, the flexibility to deal with both is invaluable. Gifting to K-State Libraries impacts students, campus life, reseach and academic growth.


Open/Alternative Texbook Initiative Saves Students Millions Of Dollars Jun 2016

Open/Alternative Texbook Initiative Saves Students Millions Of Dollars

Kansas State University Libraries

Professors + innovation = K-State students save millions. A description of K-State's open/alternative textbook initiative.


New Faces @K-State Libraries; Above & Beyond Jun 2016

New Faces @K-State Libraries; Above & Beyond

Kansas State University Libraries

New faces at the Libraries; Three employees receive awards at 2016 ceremony; Librarians receive 2016 Association of College and Research Libraries Innovation Award


To Protect & Preserve: Consumer Movement Archives Jun 2016

To Protect & Preserve: Consumer Movement Archives

Kansas State University Libraries

An archive and an award bring worldclass researchers to K-State


Effective Collaborations In Multi-Campus And Online Environments Using Libguides, Rebecca Rose, Mary Ann Cullen, Sofia A. Slutskaya Apr 2016

Effective Collaborations In Multi-Campus And Online Environments Using Libguides, Rebecca Rose, Mary Ann Cullen, Sofia A. Slutskaya

Georgia Library Quarterly

The paper presents a series of case studies that describe and demonstrate successful collaborations created via partnerships with instructors, departments, and other groups in both multi-campus and online environments at Georgia Perimeter College (GPC) where all three authors worked together as librarians for five years. The case studies illustrate the use of LibGuides in building librarian-librarian and librarian-­faculty partnerships to support teaching and other campus activities. This discussion includes successful strategies for establishing connections and adopting LibGuides as communication tool for collaborative projects.


Rethinking Assessment: Information Literacy Instruction And The Acrl Framework, Melissa J. Anderson Jan 2016

Rethinking Assessment: Information Literacy Instruction And The Acrl Framework, Melissa J. Anderson

School of Information Student Research Journal

Most information literacy instruction (ILI) done in academic libraries today is based on the ACRL’s Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education, but with the replacement of these standards by the new Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education, there is a need to re-evaluate current teaching strategies and instructional techniques so that they can better serve the Framework’s goals. This paper explores current trends in ILI instruction and in the area of assessment in particular, since ILI assessment provides an opportunity not only to evaluate teaching effectiveness but also to reinforce the learning goals of the new Framework …


Leading Through Service Jan 2016

Leading Through Service

Kansas State University Libraries

A scholarship allows students to serve communities in Kansas and around the world.


The Hale Library Concert Series Jan 2016

The Hale Library Concert Series

Kansas State University Libraries

The Friends of K-State Libraries celebrate a decade of music.


Students Selected To Promote K-State Libraries, Educate Peers Jan 2016

Students Selected To Promote K-State Libraries, Educate Peers

Kansas State University Libraries

New K-State Libraries student ambassadors: eleven students join the team


"First Folio: The Book That Gave Us Shakespeare" Jan 2016

"First Folio: The Book That Gave Us Shakespeare"

Kansas State University Libraries

A calendar of literary events surrounding the First Folio exhibit in Manhattan, Kansas, February 4-28, 2016.


World War Ii Letters Bring International Intrigue To K-State Libraries Jan 2016

World War Ii Letters Bring International Intrigue To K-State Libraries

Kansas State University Libraries

Special collections and the French Freedom Papers


Contents And Editorial Information For Kansas State University Libraries, Issue 2 (Winter 2016), Kansas State University Libraries Jan 2016

Contents And Editorial Information For Kansas State University Libraries, Issue 2 (Winter 2016), Kansas State University Libraries

Kansas State University Libraries

Contents and editorial information for Kansas State University Libraries, issue 2 (Winter 2016)


Innovation & Inspiration Jan 2016

Innovation & Inspiration

Kansas State University Libraries

K-State Libraries' campaign goals


Kansas State University Libraries, Issue 3 (Summer 2016) - Full Issue, Kansas State University Libraries Jan 2016

Kansas State University Libraries, Issue 3 (Summer 2016) - Full Issue, Kansas State University Libraries

Kansas State University Libraries

Kansas State University Libraries, issue 3 (Summer 2016) - Full issue


Kansas State University Libraries, Issue 2 (Winter 2016) - Full Issue Jan 2016

Kansas State University Libraries, Issue 2 (Winter 2016) - Full Issue

Kansas State University Libraries

Kansas State University Libraries, issue 2 (Winter 2016) - Full issue


Leveraging Our Trust: Taking Action In Support Of Our Democracy, Lori Bowen Ayre Jan 2016

Leveraging Our Trust: Taking Action In Support Of Our Democracy, Lori Bowen Ayre

Collaborative Librarianship

Librarians need to build on their trusted status to be more actively engaged in activities that support our democratic system whose success relies on having an informed citizenry. These activities including teaching media literacy skills to patrons in the library as well as in the schools in partnership with teachers. In addition, libraries should be facilitating community conversations and promoting a wide variety of community collaborations that get people engaged and out of their isolated bubbles.


Using Library Events And Programs To Reach Out To Patrons, Robert Lee Burgess Jan 2016

Using Library Events And Programs To Reach Out To Patrons, Robert Lee Burgess

The Christian Librarian

"In the 2014-2015 academic year, Southwestern Libraries had significant changes in faculty and staff. We decided that our librarians would take the initiative to reach out to the students in order for the library to be more welcoming. Our ultimate goal was try to get students to see the library as a place of learning and community, and not just a place to pick up books."


Struggling Libraries Survey, The Tcl Editorial Team Jan 2016

Struggling Libraries Survey, The Tcl Editorial Team

The Christian Librarian

In January of 2016, the editorial team of The Christian Librarian (TCL)asked ACL members to participate in a survey entitled, “Survey on Struggling Libraries.” The intention of this survey was twofold: first, to provide an opportunity for members to share wisdom and insight with their colleagues regarding how they have made it through the challenges, and secondly, to know how we can pray for our colleagues.


Why The Acrl Framework For Information Literacy For Higher Education Enhances Information Literacy Instruction, Kathy Kempa Jan 2016

Why The Acrl Framework For Information Literacy For Higher Education Enhances Information Literacy Instruction, Kathy Kempa

The Christian Librarian

This article attempts to clarify what the ACRL Framework is designed to do for teaching librarians. The article looks briefly at the need for change from the Competency Standards based on librarian concerns about their own teaching effectiveness. The short description of two of the foundational books, on which the Framework was based, are introduced so that instruction librarians can do their own research into the foundational concepts of the Framework for a deeper understanding of the value of this new approach to library teaching. Links to teaching resources are included.


Using Your Library’S Objectives As The Organizational Framework For Library Documentation In Planning, Assessment, And Accreditation, Jennifer S. Ewing, Ruth E. Martin Jan 2016

Using Your Library’S Objectives As The Organizational Framework For Library Documentation In Planning, Assessment, And Accreditation, Jennifer S. Ewing, Ruth E. Martin

The Christian Librarian

The San Diego Christian/Southern California Seminary Library1 uses its objectives as the organizational framework for its strategic plan, annual report, assessment plan, and policies and procedures manual. This article describes how the library’s objectives compare to the Association of College and Research Libraries’ Standards (to ensure best practices), relate to the areas covered in the library strategic plan, annual report, and operations manual, and correspond to the standards and criteria from their respective accrediting agencies, showing how easy it is to identify supporting evidence for a program review or self-study when using this organizing method.


Mitchell And Seiden's "Reviewing The Academic Library: A Guide To Selfstudy And External Review" (Book Review), Donald E. Day Jan 2016

Mitchell And Seiden's "Reviewing The Academic Library: A Guide To Selfstudy And External Review" (Book Review), Donald E. Day

The Christian Librarian

A review of Mitchell, E., & Seiden, P. (Eds.) (2015). Reviewing the academic library: A guide to selfstudy and external review. Chicago: ACRL. 334 pp. $65.00. ISBN 9780838987834