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"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 …
Collaborating And Sharing Digitally: First It Team Visit, Win Shih
Collaborating And Sharing Digitally: First It Team Visit, Win Shih
Win Shih
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Corralling Digital Collections From Across The Region: A Survey Of Digital Collections In The Pacific Northwest, Amy E. Vecchione, Rick Stoddart, Erin Passehl
Corralling Digital Collections From Across The Region: A Survey Of Digital Collections In The Pacific Northwest, Amy E. Vecchione, Rick Stoddart, Erin Passehl
Amy E. Vecchione
Digital collections exist at all types of institutions throughout the Northwest. Wrangling these online resources all into one place is quite a challenge. This poster will raise awareness of and highlight digital collections both big and small throughout the region. The range of collections spans from historical documents detailing local histories to the digital repositories of official government business to photographs and objects documenting Northwest culture (music, art, environment). Librarians and teachers will learn what collections are freely available to the public, relavant to the reference desk and classroom, and meaninful to patrons and students. Libraries, archives, and special collections …
From The Rockies To The Volga: A Partnership Between Librarians At The University Of Wyoming And Saratov State University, Jennifer Mayer, Jamie P. Kearley
From The Rockies To The Volga: A Partnership Between Librarians At The University Of Wyoming And Saratov State University, Jennifer Mayer, Jamie P. Kearley
Jamie Pielstick Kearley
Session Description: Join us as we take you on a tour of the cities of Moscow, Saratov, and St. Petersburg, Russia and their academic libraries. We’ll share with you the collaborative projects we’ve developed with Saratov State University librarians over the past three years. We’ll also reveal what we’ve learned about Russian academic libraries, the role of librarians, and the Russian Library Association. Benefits/Objectives: Participants will learn about the benefits of working with international colleagues, particularly the specifics of our collaborative projects with Saratov State University, Russia. Participants will develop a greater understanding of library services, resources, and practices in …