Archive for 'Student Issues'
The Art of Questioning …
Well, I can now add “conference attendance” to my professional resume: I just got back from attending the LOEX Conference in Oak Brook, IL. Not that this is my first conference; I did attend the 2006 ALA Annual in New Orleans and the Louisiana Library Association Conference while in grad school. But as some of [...]
Posted by Melissa Mallon on May 8th, 2008 under Conference Blogging, Student Issues.
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There’s More To “Finding” Than We Thought
A Pew Internet & American Life Project study about search engine users indicated that the vast majority of them expressed satisfaction with their search skills. According to the study, 92% of those who use search engines say they are confident about their searching and 87% of searchers say they have successful search experiences most of [...]
Posted by StevenB on March 26th, 2008 under Information Literacy, Student Issues.
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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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Is Facebook this generation’s Rolling Stones?
I saw an interesting piece on Frontline (PBS) last night called Growing Up Online. I was interested in watching the program because of all the social networking talk that has been at the forefront of academic librarianship in the last year or so; it’s also been mentioned several times on this blog. The Frontline piece [...]
Posted by Melissa Mallon on January 23rd, 2008 under Just Thinking, Student Issues.
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Librarian 101 via English 101
So, my first semester as a professional academic librarian is over and our students will return for part two next week. I’m not sure I have much in the way of either highlights or low points, specifically, but I have gotten some good experience. My weeding project is continuing at a steady [...]
Posted by Josh Petrusa on January 3rd, 2008 under Information Literacy, Student Issues.
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