Archive for 'Libraries and Learning'
Explaining Authority (Part 2)
After writing my previous post, our library director brought this report to my attention: “The Changing Nature of Intellectual Authority” by Peter Nicholson, presented at the 148th ARL meeting in Ottawa, Ontario, May 17-19 2006. Apparently I was “scooped” by a good three years, as the ideas in the report are similar enough to my [...]
Posted by onellums on June 8th, 2009 under First Year Academic Librarian Experience, Information Literacy, Libraries and Learning, Teaching.
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Explaining Authority
One thing I have found difficult in my librarian-instructor capacity is how to impress students with the idea that some sources of information are better than others. We are all comfortable with the concept that value is subjective. But does this apply to information? (My own answer varies depending on what day it is.)
Of students [...]
Posted by onellums on May 13th, 2009 under First Year Academic Librarian Experience, Information Literacy, Libraries and Learning, Public Services, Student Issues, Teaching.
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Lawyers, Librarians, Clergy, and Coaches
No, this is not the answer to the “Top 5 Professions You Would Like to Pursue” quiz that is likely appearing on Facebook even now; it is a partial listing of the “other professional staff” positions found on American campuses cited as part of a Chronicle article on the increasing number of “support staff” in [...]
Posted by Scott Walter on April 20th, 2009 under Higher Education, Information Literacy, Libraries and Learning, Student Issues, Teaching, Worth Reading.
Comments: 6
Truth, Information and Knowledge: u r boring me
A funny and ultimately disheartening? article in the Washington Post portrays librarians as the last defenders of truth in a decadent culture consumed with trivia and superficialities, even going so far as to describe librarians as “trench warriors for truth.” Here’s a dramatic excerpt from a chat reference service:
“We’re losing him! We’re going to [...]
Posted by Marc Meola on April 30th, 2008 under Authority, Idiocy, Information Literacy, Libraries and Learning.
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Sudden Thoughts And Second Thoughts
You’ve Never Been To A Library Like This
I recently made a visit to Cabelas, which is a store dedicated to those who partake in outdoor activities such as camping, hiking, hunting and fishing. The retail stores are huge. You could fit about five Wal-marts into the one I visited. You need that much room if [...]
Posted by StevenB on March 12th, 2008 under Information Literacy, Just Thinking, Libraries and Learning, Student Issues.
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