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Do Your Library Spaces Help Entrepreneurs? Space Planning For Boosting Creative Thinking, Mark Bieraugel
Do Your Library Spaces Help Entrepreneurs? Space Planning For Boosting Creative Thinking, Mark Bieraugel
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Supporting entrepreneurship and innovation is a goal for many college campuses. How can your library support those goals? Should you add a makerspace to your library? Or make other costly changes? Library spaces help students think at a higher level, to be creative, innovative, and entrepreneurial. It is rare to have a dedicated spot on campus for thinking. Our libraries are those spaces. Spaces that strongly foster entrepreneurial thinking range from quiet reflective spaces to noisy collaborative spaces. You do not need to do an elaborate study to understand your library spaces. To assess your library spaces as they relate …
Designing Information Literacy Instruction For The Life Sciences, Katherine O'Clair
Designing Information Literacy Instruction For The Life Sciences, Katherine O'Clair
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Information literacy for the life sciences differs from other disciplines and requires an approach that addresses the specific needs of the curriculum and its students. This chapter focuses on the important aspects to consider when designing information literacy for the life sciences, including characteristics of the curriculum and students, opportunities to collaborate with instructors to integrate information literacy, and strategies for developing assessment-based approaches. It provides recommended resources, specific guidance, and practical suggestions for librarians responsible for information literacy instruction in the life sciences disciplines.