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2016

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Issue 41, David Bell Oct 2016

Issue 41, David Bell

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"For All The World To See" exhibit; Dr. Allen Lanham named Illinois Library Association luminary

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Creating A Library Holding Group: An Approach To Large System Integration., Isaac R Huffman, Heather J Martin, Barbara (Basia) Delawska-Elliott Oct 2016

Creating A Library Holding Group: An Approach To Large System Integration., Isaac R Huffman, Heather J Martin, Barbara (Basia) Delawska-Elliott

Articles, Abstracts, and Reports

PURPOSE: Faced with resource constraints, many hospital libraries have considered joint operations. This case study describes how Providence Health & Services created a single group to provide library services.

METHODS: Using a holding group model, staff worked to unify more than 6,100 nonlibrary subscriptions and 14 internal library sites.

RESULTS: Our library services grew by unifying 2,138 nonlibrary subscriptions and 11 library sites and hiring more library staff. We expanded access to 26,018 more patrons.

CONCLUSIONS: A model with built-in flexibility allowed successful library expansion. Although challenges remain, this success points to a viable model of unified operations.

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09-2016 Newsletter, Minnesota State University, Mankato. Library Services Sep 2016

09-2016 Newsletter, Minnesota State University, Mankato. Library Services

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Minnesota State University, Mankato, Library Services Newsletter for September 2016.

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05-2016 Newsletter, Minnesota State University, Mankato. Library Services May 2016

05-2016 Newsletter, Minnesota State University, Mankato. Library Services

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Minnesota State University, Mankato, Library Services Newsletter for May 2016.

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02-2016 Newsletter, Minnesota State University, Mankato. Library Services Feb 2016

02-2016 Newsletter, Minnesota State University, Mankato. Library Services

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Minnesota State University, Mankato, Library Services Newsletter for February 2016.

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Issue 40, David Bell Feb 2016

Issue 40, David Bell

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"Dust, Drough, and Dreams Gone Dry" exhibit; Awards for Excellence in Student Research and Creative Activity; Celebrating African American Month

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Reference 360: A Holistic Approach To Reference Instruction, Carol A. Daul-Elhindi, Tammi M. Owens Jan 2016

Reference 360: A Holistic Approach To Reference Instruction, Carol A. Daul-Elhindi, Tammi M. Owens

Library Faculty Works

"Reference 360: A Holistic Approach to Reference Instruction" is a chapter in the book Teaching Reference Today : New Directions, Novel Approaches. The book is edited by L. A. Ellis, Editor, (pp.98-117), Rowman & Littlefield, 2016.

Publisher's description: "Reference and Information Services, if it may still be referred to by this term, is an evolving outreach service in libraries. This is not only due to Google and the Internet, but also other technological advances afford users online access to a plethora of content, free and proprietary. This evolution has also caused a shift in the theories and practices (especially, core …

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“I Felt Like Such A Freshman:” Reflections On Depaul University Library’S Assessment In Action Project, Heather Jagman Dec 2015

“I Felt Like Such A Freshman:” Reflections On Depaul University Library’S Assessment In Action Project, Heather Jagman

Heather Jagman

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“I Felt Like Such A Freshman”: First-Year Students Crossing The Library Threshold Dec 2015

“I Felt Like Such A Freshman”: First-Year Students Crossing The Library Threshold

Heather Jagman

Qualitative analysis of reflective essays by first-year students in an academic skills course documented outcomes related to the Association of College and Research Libraries Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education. Student narratives showed how novices encounter the clusters of concepts described in the Framework as “Scholarship as Conversation,” “Searching as Strategic Exploration,” and “Research as Inquiry.” Assessing students’ metacognition—that is, their thinking about the learning process—revealed that they connected personal identity with academic conversations, developed strategies for exploring subject classification, and balanced persistence with help-seeking. The open-ended exercise was effective as a collaborative approach to academic engagement and information …

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