Archive for May, 2008
Office Hours?!
I just completed a semester-long experiment in which I held a office hour over in my department’s building, which is a 10-minute walk from the library. The dean gave me a converted janitor’s closet, my own key, and the administrative assistant made me a door sign to match everyone else’s. Now that the [...]
Posted by Stephanie Willen Brown on May 31st, 2008 under Faculty, Student Issues.
Comments: 11
Time flies … or does it?
I’m always hearing people say things like “I can’t believe how fast [xxx] has gone” or “It’s that time already??” And I’m sometimes one of those people. In a few short days it will be June. That puts me only two and a half months from my one year library anniversary. In fact, at this [...]
Posted by Melissa Mallon on May 29th, 2008 under Just Thinking, Worth Reading.
Comments: 3
More To Bezos Than Books Or Kindles
If you’re about my age you may remember when Bruce Springsteen appeared on the cover of Time and Newsweek the very same week (Oct. 27, 1975). It was a pretty big deal. Outside of a president or other world political figure, simultaneous mutual admiration by multiple highly read national magazines is pretty rare. While history [...]
Posted by StevenB on May 26th, 2008 under Administration/Leadership, Innovation.
Comments: 1
First Year Out - Just Not That Into Us
A sociologist at my institution, Tim Clydesdale, has written a book, The First Year Out, about the mindset of students during their first year out of high school. A main point of the book is that during their first year of college, students are primarily concerned with issues relating to “daily life management,” especially [...]
Posted by Marc Meola on May 22nd, 2008 under Information Literacy, Student Issues.
Comments: 4
Santa, The Easter Bunny And The Information Literacy Class
Here’s my quiz question for you. What do Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny and an information literacy class all have in common? That’s right. They are all a figment of your imagination.
If you still believe in Santa or the Easter Bunny, well go right ahead. I don’t see any harm in it. But let me [...]
Posted by StevenB on May 21st, 2008 under Information Literacy.
Comments: 14