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A Primer For New Teachers, Candice Benjes-Small

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Serving Students Across The Globe: Establishing Library Outreach And Instructional Services For An International-Us Dual-Degree Program, Mary Oberlies

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A Primer For New Teachers, Candice Benjes-Small

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After reading this chapter, you will be able to:

• recognize the growing role of instruction in academic libraries in order to develop a teaching identity;
• discuss the benefits and challenges of collaborating with teaching faculty in order to build successful relationships;
• analyze the instructional environment and student needs in order to identify audiences;
• design a lesson plan in order to meet workshop goals;
• assess learning experiences for success in order to evaluate workshop effectiveness;
• describe the peer observation process in order to employ it for self-improvement;
• consider ways to build a teaching portfolio in order to document professional learning; and …

Behind The Headlines: Current Events Topic Discovery And Exploration Using Historical Event Headlines, Mary Oberlies

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Grant Proposals For The Working Librarian: From Idea To Implementation, Lois Stickell, Lisa T. Nickel

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Fewer employees, shorter hours, diminished collection budgets, reduced programs and services—all at a time of record library usage. Don't fret and fritter away scarce resources. Be frugal! In this book, library expert Carol Smallwood demonstrates that despite the obvious downsides, the necessity of doing business differently can be positive, leading to partnering, sharing, and innovating. This collection speaks to universal concerns, presenting creative and resourceful solutions from dozens of librarians representing a wide variety of institutions. The Frugal Librarian helps library professionals

• Find supplementary funding sources, including grants
• Save money by sharing resources, using tiered staffing for technical services, and …

Collaborating With Faculty And Instructional Technology Staff, Lisa T. Nickel

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As more and more students are completing their college degree without ever stepping foot on the main campus, libraries must now find new and innovative ways to serve virtual and remote users. In this timely collection, Susan Clayton brings together over 20 experienced distance instruction librarians from across the country University of Western Washington, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Illinois, Southeastern Louisiana University, University of North Carolina to share their effective strategies for designing, delivering, collaborating, and assessing distance instruction. Coverage explores scheduling and marketing classes; utilizing virtual classroom software, online tutorials, and Web tools; collaborating with faculty and information …