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An Examination Of Seed Libraries Across Two Academic Institutions, Holly M. Dean, Jennifer Mezick
An Examination Of Seed Libraries Across Two Academic Institutions, Holly M. Dean, Jennifer Mezick
Urban Library Journal
Seed libraries provide new and engaging outreach possibilities while facilitating healthy sustainable communities. Regardless of the type of institution or organization, seed libraries can facilitate food access and social and environmental sustainability, foster community, and open doors for new partnerships. This article examines the path to develop seed libraries in higher education at two institutions, which in their early stages have proven successful in meeting their missions. The initial seed library was developed at a community college, which inspired and influenced the establishment of an experiential learning initiative at a tier one university. Together these two programs are collaborating across …
Validation Theory And Culturally Relevant Curriculum In The Information Literacy Classroom, Torie L. Quinonez, Antonia P. Olivas
Validation Theory And Culturally Relevant Curriculum In The Information Literacy Classroom, Torie L. Quinonez, Antonia P. Olivas
Urban Library Journal
Torie Quiñonez is the Arts and Humanities Librarian at California State University, San Marcos (CSUSM). She earned her master's degree in Library and Information Science from Pratt Institute. As a first-generation college graduate and Chicana, her professional interest in critical pedagogy and information literacy intersects with personal investment in the transitional experiences of Latinx and first-generation college students as they negotiate multiple identities. Antonia Olivas is the Engagement & Inclusion Librarian at California State University San Marcos (CSUSM). She spent 12 years in the Teaching and Learning department and worked very closely with first-year students from various backgrounds. She earned …
In Review: Effective Difficult Conversations: A Step-By-Step Guide, M. Anne O'Reilly
In Review: Effective Difficult Conversations: A Step-By-Step Guide, M. Anne O'Reilly
Urban Library Journal
Having difficult conversations is, well ... difficult, but Catherine B. Soehner and Ann Darling make it a bit easier in their book, Effective Difficult Conversations: A Step-by-Step Guide. This text by ALA Editions does not claim to be a self-help book; rather it aims to “bring something new to the discussion while focusing on having ‘difficult’ conversations in your professional life” (p. xii). The authors give examples of difficult conversations: those dealing with hiring and promotion, performance, tasks that need to be done, and tasks or behaviors that may need to stop. They define which types of difficult conversations …
Validation Theory And Culturally Relevant Curriculum In The Information Literacy Classroom, Torie L. Quiñonez, Antonia P. Olivas
Validation Theory And Culturally Relevant Curriculum In The Information Literacy Classroom, Torie L. Quiñonez, Antonia P. Olivas
Urban Library Journal
In four separate undergraduate information literacy classes where students predominantly identified as Latinx, two instruction library faculty revamped the standard information literacy curriculum to emphasize Latinx scholarship. They affirmed student life experience as authority in order to understand how validation theory affects the student scholar identity of first year Latinx college students from a large metropolitan area in the U.S.-Mexico border region. The two librarians who designed and team-taught these information literacy sessions are also both Latinx and come from urban borderlands backgrounds. Both identify as first-generation college students and one identifies as having a mixed status family background.
Notes From The Editors, Derek Stadler, Leila Walker
Notes From The Editors, Derek Stadler, Leila Walker
Urban Library Journal
We are very pleased to welcome you to the second issue of the 25th volume of Urban Library Journal, which is a collection of proceedings from the LACUNY Institute held on May 3, 2019. The theme of the Institute was “Students Are Evolving, Are Libraries Adapting?” It addressed how today’s academic libraries face challenges to the traditional model. As students are using technology, social media, and academic spaces in new ways, how are librarians educating the students of today and supporting their needs?
Dissertation Deep Dive: Taking The Plunge To Support Graduate Students, Heather F. Ball, Caroline Fuchs
Dissertation Deep Dive: Taking The Plunge To Support Graduate Students, Heather F. Ball, Caroline Fuchs
Urban Library Journal
This paper will explicate the process and lessons learned of creating a week-long research and writing graduate-student “Dissertation Deep Dive” (DDD) program, and how collaboration across university units was integral to its success. It will also walk the audience through the thought process and steps taken to achieve this week-long research- and writing-intensive program, as well as challenges, opportunities and lessons learned.