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Starting From Scratch: Meaningful Integration Of Information Literacy Through Collaborative Course And Assignment Design, Chris Sweet, Meghan Burke

Scholarly Publications

Instruction librarians are all too familiar with well-intentioned research papers and assignments that reduce information literacy to a simplistic checklist (must include 4 peer-reviewed sources) or set of skills (use interlibrary loan, cite materials properly). Librarians and classroom faculty should recognize that information literacy cannot just be magically imparted to students through a single assignment or library instruction session. Becoming information literate requires repeated practice in a variety of contexts. How often have you wished for the opportunity to just sit down with a faculty member and start from scratch when designing an assignment –or even better- an entire course? …

Collaboration In Australian Library Consortia, Rona Wade, Valerie Horton

Collaborative Librarianship

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Rfp Development: Collaborative, Iterative And Empowering, Lori Bowen Ayre

Collaborative Librarianship

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Enhancing Collaboration Through The Scholarship Of Teaching And Learning, Michael Perini

Collaborative Librarianship

The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) is a discipline that emphasizes instructional development and enhanced student learning through the dissemination of practitioner theory and experience. The discipline, however, primarily considers the role and perspectives of higher education and K-12 faculty. Yet SoTL also has pragmatic implications for librarians as it promotes instructional improvement, collaborative research, networking, and professional development across the academy.

Review Of Digital Humanities In Practice, Josh Honn

Collaborative Librarianship

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Taking Community To The World, Jamie Larue

Collaborative Librarianship

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Just The Two Of Us: Those Who Co-Teach, Co-Learn, Talitha R. Matlin, Allison Carr

Collaborative Librarianship

Teaching librarians are always seeking opportunities to improve their professional practice. Traditional forms of professional and personal development—attending workshops and conferences and reading the scholarly and practitioner literature—are valuable and useful, but often ignore the powerful personal connections we have between colleagues. Using a narrative approach, this article will provide two teacher librarians’ stories about their experiences with team teaching as a method of professional development. Turning the traditional mentorship model on its head, each librarian contributed equally to the relationship and took the risk of being vulnerable in order to learn from one another. A newer librarian, looking to …

Collaboration In Etextbook Publishing: A Case Study, Erin Wimmer, Anne Morrow, Alice Weber

Collaborative Librarianship

The need for a tailored textbook for a distance class of PhD nursing students led to a collaboration between a College of Nursing faculty member and librarians from academic and health sciences libraries. The partnership incorporated new and existing library services in the “Research with Diverse Populations” class. Librarians provided curriculum support services and facilitated the creation of an eTextbook authored by class members. The Research with Diverse Populations eTextbooki (aka eBook, http://www.rdp.lib.utah.edu) was designed to be openly accessible and structured to expand as future students make additional contributions. The audience for the eBook extends beyond the course participants to …

Library Collaboration: International Perspectives. An Interview With Dr. Shimelis Assefa, Associate Professor, Library And Information Science, University Of Denver, Shimelis Assefa, Janet Lee

Collaborative Librarianship

In conversation with Janet Lee, Dean of Libraries, Regis University, Dr. Shimelis Assefa, University of Denver, discusses aspects of library collaboration from an international perspective that cover both challenges and opportunities. Insights on collaboration in library science education are also offered.

Using Technology To Increase Community Engagement, Lori Bowen Ayre

Collaborative Librarianship

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Review Of Voyant Tools, Megan E. Welsh

Collaborative Librarianship

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Review Of Studying Students: A Second Look, Juliann Couture

Collaborative Librarianship

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The Sound Of The Crowd: Using Social Media To Develop Best Practices For Open Access Workflows For Academic Librarians (Oawal), Jill Emery, Graham Stone

Collaborative Librarianship

For the past nine months, Graham Stone and Jill Emery have been promoting OAWAL: Open Access Workflows for Academic Librarians on a blog site, through Facebook ™, through Twitter ™, and at inperson events in both the USA and UK to raise awareness of open access management issues in academic libraries and in an attempt to crowdsource best practices internationally. The in-person meetings used a technique known as the H Form, which can be applied to other areas of academic librarianship. This overview outlines the current project, focusing on feedback received, highlights some of the changes that have been made …

Building Capacity Of Librarians For Knowledge And Skill Development: A Case Study Of Nine Institutions Of The Consortium For Advanced Research Training In Africa (Carta), Oluwaseun Ireti Obasola Mrs., Ayodele J.A. Alonge, Benedict A. Oladele, John Eyers

Collaborative Librarianship

Librarians have an important part to play in supporting research, training and developing the knowledge economies of nations. The changing roles of librarians and the attendant new skills and knowledge required to play these roles are a major challenge for libraries and librarians in developing countries, especially those in Africa. To meet this challenge, the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA) seeks to promote development through advanced research training. In achieving this vision, librarians need to be empowered with knowledge and skills required to support teaching, learning and research in the continent. This is being implemented through the …

From An Autonomous To A Collaborative Website Redesign Process: The University Of Denver Libraries Experience, Shea-Tinn Yeh, Christopher C. Brown

Collaborative Librarianship

Librarians traditionally have insisted on designing and developing the library’s website in-house. An inhouse developed website allows librarians full control of its design, content, and delivery. The library website is also distinguished by its research orientation compared to the university’s marketing-driven purposes. However, in the age of gaining competitive advantage by promoting campus branding, shared services, and collaborative initiatives by various administrative units, libraries could be a stronger partner with other campus departments. This article describes the University of Denver Libraries’ transformation from an autonomous information silo to an integrated Web portal within the University’s Marketing & Communication division. In …

Situating Information Literacy Within The Curriculum: Using A Rubric To Shape A Program, Iris Jastram, Danya Leebaw, Heather Tompkins

Staff and Faculty Work

Rubrics are rapidly growing subfield of information literacy assessment, providing a powerful tool for understanding student learning. This paper explores the role that the creation and application of an information literacy rubric can play in program development. Because of the information literacy instruction have opened up, we have begun the long progress of arriving at a shared understanding of information literacy on campus, and our information literacy program is better integrated with campus-wide goals.

Woody Plants Of Kentucky And Tennessee: The Complete Winter Guide To Their Identification And Use, Joanna M. Anderson

University Libraries' Staff Publications

Review of Jones, R. L. & Wofford. B. E (2013). Woody Plants of Kentucky and Tennessee: The Complete Winter Guide to Their Identification and Use. Lexington, KY: The University Press of Kentucky. 224 pages. ISBN: 9780813142500

Purposeful And Repeated Use Of Standardized Assessment Of Information Literacy: A Case Study At A U.S. Private Liberal-Arts University, Carolyn J. Radcliff, Kevin Ross

Library Presentations, Posters, and Audiovisual Materials

Chapman University is a private medium-sized liberal arts university located in Orange, California. With aspirations of national prominence, Chapman University is poised to enter the national stage in the United States and the university library will play an important role in this endeavor. One way that the library has demonstrated this commitment has been to create a scaffolded information literacy program that encourages lifelong-learning and provides instruction to our undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students.

A crucial element of any highly effective information literacy program is a diversified approach to assessment. The Leatherby Libraries sought out new ways to assess our …

Standardized Assessment Of Information Literacy Skills: What The Sails Tests Reveal Over Time, Carolyn J. Radcliff, Kevin Ross, Annie Knight

Library Presentations, Posters, and Audiovisual Materials

What can standardized assessments tell us about the information literacy levels of our students? When an institution chooses to use a national assessment, the institution is faced with negotiating the existing testing process and making sense of the results within the local context. Chapman University and its sister institution Brandman University have measured information literacy for several years with the Standardized Assessment of Information Literacy Skills (SAILS). In this presentation we compare three models of implementation: (1) administering the SAILS cohort test to incoming freshmen; (2) giving the SAILS individual-scores test to freshmen and seniors; and (3) administering the SAILS …

Himmelfarb Library Liaison Letter - January 2014, George Washington University, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library

Himmelfarb Library Liaison Letters

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Icts For Agricultural Extension: A Study In Ratnagiri District Of Maharashtra, India, Niketa Gandhi, Leisa Armstrong

Research outputs 2014 to 2021

This study describes an assessment of attitudes of farmers from the Lanja tehsil of Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra in order to understand the information seeking behavior and reasons for the farmers seeking this agricultural information through different sources. To meet the objective of the study, a structured questionnaire and interviews were conducted to gather information on number of aspects related to the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) from 100 randomly selected framers. Additional semi- structured questionnaire and checklist was provided to the key stakeholders. The farmer based questionnaire sought demographic data, information requirement data and uses of ICT …

Conference Program [2014], Georgia International Conference On Information Literacy

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

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Two Approaches To Collaborative Information Literacy Instruction At A Small Engineering School, Conor Cote, Scott Juskiewicz

Collaborative Librarianship

Two librarians at a small STEM academic library have partnered with professors to develop and teach chemistry and writing courses. These librarians have successfully worked with professors to serve as an active presence within the classroom. This article describes the challenges of navigating the typical obstacles librarians face when attempting to integrate information literacy into the curriculum, reflects on the benefits of these collaborations, and touches on strategies for implementing similar programs at other institutions. It outlines two distinct approaches to collaborating with professors on credit-bearing information literacy courses, along with the key steps involved in planning and implementing these …

Review Of “The Bookless Library,” New Republic, Ellen Mackey

Collaborative Librarianship

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Marc Isn’T Dying Fast Enough, Lori Bowen Ayre

Collaborative Librarianship

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Vignette: Clear Communication And When To Say "No", Kathleen Langan

University Libraries Faculty & Staff Publications

This is an essay in the book One-shot Library Instruction Survival Guide and talks about the importance of good communication between librarians and course instructors with a clear understanding of the assignment so the instruction session at the library can be productive.

Avoiding Curricular Combat Fatigue: Embedding Librarians In E-Learning To Teach The Teacher, Kathleen Langan

University Libraries Faculty & Staff Publications

As information literacy (IL) becomes more accepted as a core mission for a comprehensive post-secondary education, efforts on many campuses to universally integrate it into the curriculum are thwarted by logistical and pedagogical obstacles. Using the embedded librarian model in the e-learning environment can remove many of the hurdles that present themselves in the academic library. Librarians can use e-learning to “teach the teacher” on how to provide IL education. This chapter looks at many aspects of an embedded teach-the –teacher program, and provides examples of teaching content and assessments for teacher training. A teach-the-teacher approach is not to be …

Review Of Encyclopedia Of National Dress : Traditional Clothing Around The World, Rebecca Tolley

ETSU Faculty Works

Review of Encyclopedia of National Dress : Traditional Clothing Around the World. Jill Condra. 2013. 2v, 9780313376368, $189.00

Using The Apprenticeship Model In A Library Setting, Jennifer Sloan

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of the Apprenticeship Model for the teaching of information literacy skills. The research questions for this study were: (a) Will at least 70% of the participating students increase their scores on specific TRAILS Assessment items related to using information responsibly and ethically? (b) What improvements will students make towards the understanding of the responsible and ethical use of information? and (c) What best practices can be gained from the application of the Apprenticeship model to information literacy instruction?

Eighty-eight percent of the 25 students studied made gains by at least …

Transforming The Core Course In The College Of Technology, Nathan Mentzer

IMPACT Symposium

During the summer of 2012, a team of four faculty members from the College of Technology redesigned Tech 12000 (Design Thinking in Technology). This course, after its first year of implementation as a traditional course, was flipped and blended. In addition, the content related to achieving the learning outcomes was drastically remodeled. Faculty threw out the paper-based textbooks, lecture approaches and large class sizes. The new course embraced a distributed model of resources including web based text and multimedia created by our faculty and others accessed by students asynchronously in preparation for class. Classes are small (40 students) and feel …