Lantz, A., Brage, C. (2006), Towards a learning society: exploring the challenge of applied information literacy through reality based scenarios, Italics, 15 (1).Via ILW…Pour rappel, voir tout le débat autour de la traduction de l’expression information literacy et la position de la Commission générale de terminologie et de néologie (France). Comme vous l’aurez constaté, je [...]
Hello – I’m here to try to keep abreast of web 2.0 developments. I’m the Information Librarian for Cardiovascular Sciences, Cell Physiology & Pharmacology, Physiotherapy here. We also teach undergrad medical students information literacy. bye for now! (Source: Forum – Library 2.0) More: continued here
Instruction & Information Literacy Librarian-07-06-19-01-0100 (University of Texas at Arlington) (Source: Latest ALA Job Listings) More: continued here
Secretary Spellings spoke at the National Summit on Supplemental Educational Services and Public School Choice, where she announced results of a study showing that supplemental educational services are improving student achievement. More: continued here
Hello, readers! I’m glad to be back blogging with you, though vacation was quite nice…I wrote up a post for KnowThis that I wanted to discuss here to add a librarian perspective. The post is about what we’re really selling to customers as we promote our services to them. There’s the obvious stuff like resources, [...]
On Monday Bill Johnston and I presented our paper on Chemistry academics’ conceptions of teaching information literacy. In it we described the research approach, and the nature of the sample (20 academics from 11 different universities were interviewed). After analysing the transcripts of the interviews we identified three conceptions of pedagogy for information literacy:1. Implicit [...]
Does political scare you?Political doesn’t scare me. Radical political scares me. Political political scares me.The PlayerAt an ALA Annual program sponsored by ACRL’s Law and Political Science Section section titled “Can Blogs Be Trusted,” Jason Zengerle of the New Republic raised questions about the objectivity and reliability of political blogs that went beyond the simple [...]
NELINET seeks a creative self-starter and an idea-generator who loves to work in a flexible and dynamic environment to join our highly-motivated team of professionals to provide exciting services for New England libraries. You will explore new concepts and emerging technologies, and transform your ideas into reality. The ideal candidate will have a record of [...]
Duties include: Train and supervise library aidesTrain and work with adult volunteersSupervise and discipline students utilizing the libraryTeach information literacy classes to teachers and studentsConduct library orientation with classes and teachersDevelop budgetStudy catalogues, book circulars and other sources of hardware, software, books, magazines, etcRead and process mail including packagesInventory and order suppliesPerform main desk duties [...]
Video clip about Summer Scholars, a Denver program that fights “summer slide” in reading. Three-quarters of students return to school in the fall with improved literacy skills. More: continued here