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Loex 2015 Conference Report: Denver, Co, Brianne Markowski, Judith Pasek
Loex 2015 Conference Report: Denver, Co, Brianne Markowski, Judith Pasek
Judith E Pasek
No abstract provided.
Defining Information Policy: Relating Issues To The Information Cycle, Judith Pasek
Defining Information Policy: Relating Issues To The Information Cycle, Judith Pasek
Judith E Pasek
Faculty Perception Of Library Instruction, Cheryl Goldenstein, Jamie Kearley
Faculty Perception Of Library Instruction, Cheryl Goldenstein, Jamie Kearley
Cheryl Goldenstein
The purpose of this study is to collect feedback from a broad range of teaching faculty at the University of Wyoming regarding the impact of library instruction on student work. Gathering this information will help librarians reinforce successful instructional approaches and revise practices that have little or negative impact on student learning outcomes.
Digital Rights Management As Information Access Barrier, Jason Puckett
Digital Rights Management As Information Access Barrier, Jason Puckett
Jason D Puckett
Digital Rights Management (DRM) is a type of technological control used by information publishers and vendors to restrict use of electronic information. Librarians should be concerned about DRM because it privileges the rights of information providers to the point of infringing upon users’ fair use and other rights. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) of 1998 put commercial interests first, casting information users as potential “pirates.” DRM causes difficulties for users of library search tools, audio books, e-books and other electronic media, and for libraries and archives in the area of long-term preservation. Librarians must advocate for users’ rights to …
"Being Literate About Something": Discipline-Based Information Literacy In Higher Education, Jill Anderson
"Being Literate About Something": Discipline-Based Information Literacy In Higher Education, Jill Anderson
Jill E. Anderson
This report examines how academic librarians and theorists have discussed the issue of discipline-based information literacy instructional approaches since the publication of the ACRL Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education in 2000. As Kate Manuel has recently noted, the Standards balance outcomes and indicators of universal or general information-literacy skills with more discipline-specific skills. Prior to the publication of the ACRL Standards, Stephen Plum argued that disciplinary standards can provide valuable frameworks for library instruction; more recent theorists have focused attention on general skills, some arguing that discipline-based skills are the province of subject faculty, others suggesting that discipline-based …
The Electronic Resources (Er)Librarian As Teacher: Bibliographic Instruction And Information Literacy, Cheryl Goldenstein
The Electronic Resources (Er)Librarian As Teacher: Bibliographic Instruction And Information Literacy, Cheryl Goldenstein
Cheryl Goldenstein
The transition to electronic resources (ER) creates opportunities and challenges for library instruction. Users have access to abundant information even without consultation with librarians. Instruction must address not only the mechanics of finding information, but also how to evaluate and ethically use information from any medium. Information literacy has been used to describe these competencies. Schools and post-secondary institutions are integrating information literacy (IL) into curricula, giving librarians a more prominent role in the educational process.