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Using Music To Teach Latin American (And World) History, Daisy V. Domínguez Jan 2014

Using Music To Teach Latin American (And World) History, Daisy V. Domínguez

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This article encourages teachers to use music as a pedagogical tool and discusses songs that may be used to teach Latin American history.


Library Instruction For First Year Students, Amrita Dhawan, Ching-Jung Chen Jan 2014

Library Instruction For First Year Students, Amrita Dhawan, Ching-Jung Chen

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Purpose
– This paper aims to discuss the background, design and implementation of the new library instruction. When a new core curriculum for first-year students was adopted at the City College of New York in the fall of 2008, the City College Library took this opportunity to establish a new approach to teach library research to freshmen. Two library workshops were embedded into a six-credit combined content and writing course.
Design/methodology/approach
– This paper documents the process by which the City College Library successfully transitioned to the new system and also reflects on the theory and practice of teaching information …


Threesource: Reimagining How We Collect And Share Information About Social Issues, Jen Hoyer, Stephen Macdonald Jan 2014

Threesource: Reimagining How We Collect And Share Information About Social Issues, Jen Hoyer, Stephen Macdonald

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This chapter examines management of information about social justice issues through discussion of the development and implementation of an online database, threeSOURCE. Managed by the Edmonton Social Planning Council, threeSOURCE is an online research database and library catalog created to help community organizations in the Canadian province of Alberta retrieve information about local social issues that they work to address. Reflections highlight issues related to creation, design, and implementation of a database, examining new ways to think about information delivery in line with the core values of our profession.


An Analysis Of Ebrary Academic Complete At Adelphi University, Kimberly R. Abrams Jan 2014

An Analysis Of Ebrary Academic Complete At Adelphi University, Kimberly R. Abrams

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This paper examines the academic and financial value of the ebrary Academic Complete package to the Adelphi University Libraries.