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Desert Or Oasis: Reflecting On Teaching And Tweaking A Discovery Layer, Vera J. Lux, Amy Fyn, Robert J. Snyder Jun 2016

Desert Or Oasis: Reflecting On Teaching And Tweaking A Discovery Layer, Vera J. Lux, Amy Fyn, Robert J. Snyder

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Implementing and customizing a discovery layer affects not only users but also instruction librarians. To address the teaching implications, librarians from our mid-sized state university engaged in reflective practice to adjust our instruction methods in one-shot sessions. This self-assessment led us to questions about which potential discovery layer customizations would best meet users’ needs. For this reason, we surveyed users regarding their preferences in managing discovery layer results. Presenters will share the benefits received from the reflective practice, provide the results of our librarian and user assessments, and discuss how these informed our teaching and tweaking of the discovery layer.


Multiple Literacies And Library Instruction, Vera J. Lux May 2014

Multiple Literacies And Library Instruction, Vera J. Lux

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Reimaging Information Literacy As Metaliteracy In A Credit Library Course, Vera J. Lux Oct 2013

Reimaging Information Literacy As Metaliteracy In A Credit Library Course, Vera J. Lux

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To address the ways users interact with information introduced by digital technologies, many librarians have looked beyond information literacy to incorporate multiple literacies into their teaching. This presentation will highlight a credit library course that was reimagined around the comprehensive conceptual framework of metaliteracy. Discover how this approach engaged students in learning core skills, such as advanced search strategies and source evaluation, through assignments involving the use of search engines, social media, and emerging technologies.


Proving Your Value: The Librarian’S Contribution To The Promotion And Tenure Process, Susan Ariew, Vera J. Lux, Matt Torrence Apr 2013

Proving Your Value: The Librarian’S Contribution To The Promotion And Tenure Process, Susan Ariew, Vera J. Lux, Matt Torrence

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What is impact and why is it so crucial to the survival of academic scholars? Find out how to assist academic faculty by helping them document their impact for promotion and tenure purposes. Panelists from two different institutions will contrast traditional and emerging new resources that measure faculty productivity, along with illustrating outreach and instruction strategies related to these resources and the populations they serve.


University Libraries Social Media Contest, Vera J. Lux, Kari Johnson Mar 2012

University Libraries Social Media Contest, Vera J. Lux, Kari Johnson

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