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Filling The Cabinets With Nutritious Information, Neyda V. Gilman
Filling The Cabinets With Nutritious Information, Neyda V. Gilman
Library Scholarship
A chapter in the The Sustainable Library’s Cookbook. It discusses a two-part educational approach using newsletters and a series of lunch-and-learn presentations, which also promote and advance the sustainability of the library.
Improving Technology Literacy Among Service Desk Staff, Lauren Wittek
Improving Technology Literacy Among Service Desk Staff, Lauren Wittek
Library Scholarship
This article discusses the creation and implementation of weekly technology training sessions for staff and faculty of the Central Washington University Brooks Library.
Citation Management Tools, Undergraduate Research Practices, And The Myth Of The Digital Native, Julia Glauberman
Citation Management Tools, Undergraduate Research Practices, And The Myth Of The Digital Native, Julia Glauberman
Library Scholarship
In an ideal world, citation management tools save researchers time by keeping content organized and automating rote tasks, a feat made possible by technological progress and a common set of workflows and habits of mind shared by all researchers. Unfortunately, we don’t live in an ideal world. Instead, we live in a world where citation management tools are prone to error, and a wide gulf separates the practices of novice researchers from those of expert researchers. Promoting citation management tools uncritically, without considering how they fit into students’ research processes, may undermine librarians’ ability to effectively help students. This problem …