Information Literacy meets Library 2.0. This is the blog which updates the book "Information Literacy meets Library 2.0" published by Facet in March (Source: pligg – all) More: continued here
The Scottish Information Literacy Project has been working with Learning and Teaching Scotland (LTS) and some Scottish education services to identify and write up examples. The case descriptions are now available on the LTS Information Literacy Website at http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/informationliteracy/ under “sharing practice”. There are 7 at the moment, with a couple more to be added. [...]
Communications in Information Literacy (vol. 2, n° 2, 2008 / en libre accès)The Importance of a Philosophy of Teaching Statement to the Teacher/Librarian An Evaluation of an Upper-Division, General Education Information Literacy Program Pedagogical Considerations in Developing an Online Tutorial in Information Literacy. Incorporating Vendor-Created Training into Information Literacy Instruction: A Case Study (source: ILW, [...]
In yesterday’s Second Life event, Marshall Dozier highlighted Peter Godwin’s talk at LILAC Apparently one of the items he mentioned was a New Zealand study:Twiss, T. (2008) Ubiquitous information: An eFellow report on the use of mobile phones in classrooms to foster information literacy. http://www.scribd.com/doc/9507014/Toni-Twiss-Ubiquitous-InformationThere is some review of literature and a report into a [...]
As leader of the Reference Team, the Coordinator of Library Reference and Instruction coordinates the delivery of library reference and instructional services, ensuring that the Alden Library is a responsive and vital academic resource for QCCs students, faculty, and staff. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:1. Provides leadership in initiating, promoting and providing a full range of quality [...]
This takes place within SL, the virtual world, and you need a SL avatar and the SL browser installed on your computer.Impressions of the LILAC conference.Thurs 23 April, 12noon – 1pm SLT (8-9pm UK time)Infolit iSchool, http://slurl.com/secondlife/Infolit%20iSchool/130/241/21/Some LILAC participants will highlight sessions they liked. Share your impressions too! (Source: Information Literacy Weblog) More: continued here
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This fee-based book is available from ALA’s Book Shop. A very interesting topic!The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announces the publication of a new title, “Library Rx: Measuring and Treating Library Anxiety†by Martina Malvasi, Catherine Rudowsky and Jesus M. Valencia.“Library Rx†presents research findings on library anxiety in college and university students. [...]
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Congratulations to teacher-librarian Judith Comfort for a fabulous website and presentation at the BC Library Conference on her Open Access School Library. Excerpt:Open access, open mindTeacher-librarians are needed more than ever.Open Access has exploded online and captured the imagination of librarians, scholars, and students on a global scale. But how much of this has filtered [...]