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Translating Failure Into Success, Deana Brown, Elizabeth Ramsey
Translating Failure Into Success, Deana Brown, Elizabeth Ramsey
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
Failure plays a key part in our professional and personal development, but traditionally many of us have been inclined to sweep our failures under the rug. Librarian and blogger Steven Bell posits that perhaps we are embarrassed at our failures, instead of recognizing that sharing our blunders can be an opportunity to celebrate our creativity (2010). Some brave souls are doing just that, such as the librarians who are sharing their failures through Twitter, using the hashtag #libraryfail. An enormously popular website has grown through shared failures, CakeWrecks (http://www.cakewrecks.com/). And a meme has been making the rounds on the internet …
Learning From Degree-Seeking Older Adult Students In A University Library, Mary C. Aagard, Marilia Y. Antunez, Jaime N. Sand
Learning From Degree-Seeking Older Adult Students In A University Library, Mary C. Aagard, Marilia Y. Antunez, Jaime N. Sand
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the use of library resources and services by degree-seeking older adult students (aged 50 years and over) and it is driven by the role of libraries in serving this often overlooked student population. Older adult students bring many benefits to the life of college campuses; nevertheless, many of these students also face challenges in meeting their information needs in academic libraries.
Design/methodology/approach – The authors surveyed degree-seeking older adult students at a comprehensive metropolitan university in the western USA. Surveys were distributed to 579 students enrolled in the spring semester …