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Libguides Reflections And Best Practices, Scott Pfitzinger, Sheridan Stormes Oct 2009

Libguides Reflections And Best Practices, Scott Pfitzinger, Sheridan Stormes

Sheridan Stormes

The presentation described the history and development of LibGuide technology from 2007 to September, 2009. It included live demonstrations of existing LibGuides at Butler University, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and the University of Wisconsin, Madision, to showcase the flexibility and user-friendliness of LibGuides and illustrate how they can be used to improve library services and information literacy instruction.

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Grad Students' Information Seeking: What We Need To Know, Marg Sloan, Kim Mcphee Sep 2009

Grad Students' Information Seeking: What We Need To Know, Marg Sloan, Kim Mcphee

Marg Sloan

Canadian graduate student enrollment is increasing and academic librarians must support this diverse group. How do graduate students approach research? What are their stumbling blocks? What do they need from librarians in order to succeed? We spoke to graduate students in the social sciences and have uncovered the answers to these questions. In this session, we will share the results of our research which have both informed and streamlined our instruction practice.

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Beyond The Blue: Creating Digital Collections At Boise State University, Erin Passehl May 2009