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Information Outlook, January/February 2009, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2009

Volume 13, Issue 1

Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival, Karen Rowell, University Of Southern Mississippi, The University Of Southern Mississippi's School Of Library And Information Science

Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival Programs

The program for the forty-second annual Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival held on the campus of The University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Mississippi in 2009.

Business Source Premier: Company Research, Jan Whitfield

BI Class Material

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Cultivating The Librarian Within: Effectively Lntegrating Library Lnstruction Into Freshman Composition, Jesse Ulmer, Nancy E. Fawley

Library Faculty Research

It has become common practice for library instruction to be included in lower-level college composition courses. Students are typically required to visit the library once or twice a semester to receive instruction on how to find books and journal articles for an upcoming writing assignment that incorporates formal research. But does this current model of instruction truly address course outcomes that seek to produce students who are information literate, critical thinkers and life-long learners? Faculty who teach such courses are often reluctant to surrender precious class time to a librarian, but this paper argues that the merging of bibliographic instruction …

Preparing Global Citizens: Librarians Connect Students With A Learning Service Opportunity In Nicaragua, Lily G. Griner, Patricia J. Herron

E-JASL: Electronic Journal of Academic and Special Librarianship (1999-2009, Volumes 1-10)

Introduction

Many universities are encouraging study abroad and international service-learning opportunities to provide their students with the necessary knowledge and skills to operate successfully in an increasingly global environment. Academic librarians have unique opportunities and perspectives which enable them to participate in the educational mission of the University. During a trip to Mexico, two librarians from the University of Maryland recognized an opportunity to engage students in a learning service opportunity in Nicaragua. Using their knowledge of the university community and their campus connections, they formed a partnership with a faculty member in the University’s College of Information Studies to …

Talkin' 'Bout My Generation: Exploring Age-Related Resources, Susie Skarl, Sidney Lowe

Library Faculty Research

In the past few years, as technology has radically changed how we find and use information resources, library staff have begun to notice significant generational differences in the information-seeking behavior of library patrons. These frequent observations at the reference desk and in library instruction classes planted the first small seeds of our interest in this topic. Internet sites and online articles about generational differences are plentiful and focus on a wide range of subjects, such as learning styles, social behaviors, moral values, technological skills, marketing, communication, and workplace performance.

Reduce > Reuse > Recycle: Teaching Acrl’S 5th Information Literacy Competency Standard., Catherine A. Cardwell, Amy F. Fyn, Carol A. Singer

USF St. Petersburg Campus Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Using Blackboard To Create Library Research Skills Assessment, Maura A. Smale, Mariana Regalado

Publications and Research

Like other college and university departments, academic libraries are increasingly expected to assess their services and facilities. This article describes an initial step in the development of a comprehensive assessment program for library instruction in the Brooklyn College Library. A pre- and post-quiz were developed based on the curriculum for a required library session in an introductory English composition course. The quizzes were designed to establish a baseline for student knowledge of information literacy as well as measure the effect of library instruction on student learning. We also sought to evaluate the suitability of the Blackboard learning management system for …

Volume 2, Issue 6, July 2009, Parkland College

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Lots of authors have new releases this summer; Library Hours; Tour de France 2009; Safety First with Summer; Following the Tour? Terms to Know

Volume 2, Issue 5, June 2009, Parkland College

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Does your brain need a vacation?; Go See the Library's Awesome Displays; Planning a Staycation?; Enjoy your break; Library Hours; Flag Day on June 14

Volume 2, Issue 4, April 2009, Parkland College

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The Bad Economy Tip of the Month; April is National Poetry Month; National Library Week April 12-18, 2009; Spring Clean-Ups; National High Five Day

Supporting Youth Boundary Crossing: Intertextuality As A Component Of Design For Information And Visual Literacy, Kristen Rebmann (Clark)

Faculty Publications

This article charts attempts to derive a theoretically guided approach to engaging children in boundary crossing toward literacies and practices associated with the Age of Information. Using Fifth Dimension (5D) afterschool programs as laboratories for informal learning design, interventions were designed to explore the extent to which youth cultures and literacies can be used as intertextual gateways to more educative practices associated with visual and information literacy. Intertextuality is introduced as a concept to consider the relevance of using semantic relationships between popular and educative texts to inform learning design for afterschool programming.

Hegemony Of The West And The Librarian’S Role In The Struggle Against Hiv/Aids In Africa, Emy Nelson Decker

Collaborative Librarianship

Africa needs information about HIV/AIDS. Librarian activists have a duty to organize, repackage, and circulate HIV/AIDS information. Unfortunately, this has led in some cases to an unintentional assertion of cultural hegemony, which operates invisibly to those who are part of the “dominant” or “dominating” culture. Unexamined assumptions of “superiority” have led to a bias that the West possesses the only correct method for codifying knowledge. The West cannot appropriately evaluate the successes or failures of HIV/AIDS education in Africa if it employs only American or Western ideas, categories, and sensibilities. This is detrimental to African people and cultures lacking the …

Could Your Library Courier Benefit From A Courier Management System?, Lisa Priebe

Collaborative Librarianship

For most people the acronym CMS refers to a system that manages website content updates. However, for those who use Quipu Group’s Library2Library software the term refers to a courier management system.

Nellco’S Universal Search Solution: A Report On A Nasig 2009 Conference Session, Barbara M. Pope

Collaborative Librarianship

This article summarizes a session at the 24th Annual North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG) Conference held in Asheville, NC on June 6, 2009. The presenter for the session, Roberta F. Woods of Franklin Pierce Law Center, gave the history behind the New England Law Library Consortium (NELLCO) development of an alternative to a federated search engine that they dubbed Universal Search Solution. The search tool helped the consortia libraries to resolve their problem of underutilized resources.

Open Access, Sustainability And Helping The Kids, Mitchell Davis

Collaborative Librarianship

At the end of the day, all we really have are words and language. In the field of human endeavor, anything starts with words -- spoken or thought -- that form the concepts of what we want to do (typically succeed, survive, etc.) or avoid (typically pain, failure, etc.). We live entirely within the context of the language we choose to use.

Review Of Library Technology Reports: Collaboration 2.0, Alison Hicks

Collaborative Librarianship

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Library Technology Reports, May 2009 (Volume 45 Issue 4)

Creating Online Tutorials At Your Libraries: Software Choices And Practical Implications, Maribeth Slebodnik, Catherine Fraser Riehle

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries: Faculty Publications

The use of online tutorials for information literacy instruction is on the rise. Active library-related discussion lists such as ILI-L, the Association of College and Research Libraries’ discussion on information literacy and instruction, and LIBREF-L typically feature several questions and surveys related to online tutorials every week. Discussion groups and forums at library conferences consistently offer discussions, programs, and resources about creating online tutorials, and share examples. What is causing the surge of interest in online tutorials? Reasons vary: staff shortages, a desire to provide more point-of-need assistance, and increased distance learning and a growing awareness—particularly in public and academic …

Librarians In The Hall: Instructional Outreach In Campus Residences, Catherine Fraser Riehle, Michael C. Witt

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries: Faculty Publications

There is an old proverb, “If the mountain will not come to Mohammed, then Mohammed must go to the mountain.” It can be a challenge to reach out to incoming undergraduate students who are often overwhelmed by the high expectations of scholarship at the college level and the complexities of the modern information environment. Unconventional and creative approaches are needed to reach millennial learners where they are, both physically, in terms of where they reside on campus, and pedagogically, by employing innovative and engaging teaching methods that they can appreciate and understand. In the fall of 2007, two librarians with …

The Pedagogical Data Reference Interview, Kristin Partlo

Staff and Faculty Work

This essay reflects on the reference interview on several levels. If we accept that academic reference in general has a pedagogical role, then it is necessary to adjust the standard model of the reference interview to reflect that value. Within the specific context of academic data reference, undergraduates as a group require more instruction during the reference interview because they are less prepared than graduate students and faculty to ask for what they need. A strict service model does not meet their needs. A successful model appropriately balances the tension between instruction and service. This balance will vary from one …

How Do You Know That? An Investigation Of Student Research Practices In The Digital Age, Randall Mcclure, Kellian Clink

Library Services Publications

This study investigates the types of sources that English composition students use in their research essays. Unlike previous studies, this project pairs an examination of source citations with deeper analysis of source use, and both are discussed in relation to responses gathered in focus groups with participating students and teachers. The researchers examine how students negotiate locating and using source material, particularly online sources, in terms of timeliness, authority, and bias. The researchers report on how teachers struggle to introduce these concepts and how students fail to perceive authority and bias in their sources.

The Spirit Of Law Librarianship: Legal Education Reform In Iraq, Kimberli Morris Kelmor

Law Library Faculty Works

Morris talks about her changing perspectives on her experiences while working in Iraq with the International Human Rights Law Institute from February 2004 to Jan 1, 2006. The contract was initially proposed as a three-year plan to help Iraqi law schools overcome the effects of more than twenty years of economic, physical, and intellectual isolation. The complete project included a program for clinical legal education, curriculum reform, rule of law, and library and educational technology. Accomplishing this in three geographically dispersed schools was a logical plan, but a very ambitious one. As the security situation and travel restrictions worsened, and …

About Icolc And The Icolc Statement On The Global Economic Crisis And Its Impact On Consortial Licenses, Jeffrey Bullington

Collaborative Librarianship

The International Coalition of Library Consortia (ICOLC) and its role in library consortial approaches to content acquisition is briefly explained. A copy of its most recent statement on the global economic crisis and the resulting implications for libraries’ budgets is also provided.

Collaboration The Open Source Way, Nicole C. Engard

Collaborative Librarianship

As you may already know, I am extremely active in the open source community. I recently was given the opportunity to work for not one, but two amazing library open source support companies at the same time. These two companies, ByWater Solutions (http://bywatersolutions.com) and BibLibre (http://biblibre.com) decided to have me work in collaboration with the two of them simply because that’s what open source is all about – collaboration.

Volume 2, Issue 3, March 2009, Parkland College

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March 2 is Dr. Seuss' birthday; The Parkland College Sustainable Campus Committee; Graduation Deadlines; Bathroom Readers; The Bad Economy Tip of the Month

Volume 2, Issue 10, November 2009, Parkland College

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Parkland is Expanding; November is National Novel Writing Month; Celebrate America Recycles Day; Need A Quick Alternative to Google?; National Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day; Check out parkland.edu/library

Volume 2, Issue 9, October 2009, Parkland College

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October is National Dental Hygiene Month; October is a busy month; Gay and Lesbian History Month; National Information Literacy Awareness Month; Come be the Library's fan on Facebook

Volume 2, Issue 1, January 2009, Parkland College

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January is National Blood Donor Month; Chat with a Librarian; The Bad Economy Tip of the Month; Celebrate Martin Luther King Day; Check out road conditions before you leave; A message from Marietta Turner, Dean of Students

Volume 2, Issue 2, February 2009, Parkland College

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200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birthday display; Check out the Wellness Center; Notes from Parkland's Adult Re-entry Center; February 6 is National Bubble Gum Day; Help us celebrate Black History Month; The Bad Economy Tip of the Month

Volume 2, Issue 8, September 2009, Parkland College

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Come check out the animated movie Persepolis; Need a good video for a class or project?; TRiO/Student Support Services offers FREE services and resources for eligible students; Lions and Tigers and Swine Flu, Oh My