Archive for 'Worth Reading'
The Challenge Of Under-Prepared Students
Reference work may occasionally live up to its glamorous reputation. For every experience with a student of high potential that challenges the reference librarian’s skills and knowledge, there are more interactions with students who give the impression of being under-prepared for college-level research. So we academic librarians may groan a bit, but we ultimately dig [...]
Posted by StevenB on May 19th, 2009 under Higher Education, Worth Reading.
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Faculty Blog Round Up: Teaching with Technology
Editor’s Note: A few weeks ago we put out a call for someone to be our new faculty blog correspondent. With this post I’d like to introduce Laura Wimberley, the librarian we’ve selected to keep us up-to-date on what’s happening in the faculty blogosphere. Laura works at the Medical Center Library at the University [...]
Posted by Laura Wimberley on May 11th, 2009 under Faculty, In The Disciplines, Teaching, Technology Issues, Wikipedia, Worth Reading.
Comments: 2
No Joy In Research For The Spoiler Generation
If the term “spoiler” is unfamilar to you it probably reveals your generation. Same thing with the name J. J. Abrams. Let’s start with Abrams. He’s the hot writer/producer/director of the moment with shows like Alias, Lost and Fringe, and movies like Cloverfield and the new Star Trek. He also happens to be the guest [...]
Posted by StevenB on May 5th, 2009 under Student Issues, Worth Reading.
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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
A Guide To The “New Normal” For Academic Libraries
I was able to attend only the first half of the ACRL program at which the just released ACRL 2009 Strategic Thinking Guide for Academic Librarians in the New Economy was introduced and discussed. Four panelists representing different perspectives within the profession reacted to the new report. If you want to read more about the [...]
Posted by StevenB on April 7th, 2009 under ACRL News, Worth Reading.
Comments: 2