In this podcast, Sarah Bartlett talks with librarians from The Glasgow School of Art, recipients of the 2010 Times Higher Education Outstanding Library Team award. Catherine Nicholson, Head of Learning Resources, together with Duncan Chappell and David Buri, Academic Liaison Librarians, discuss the reasons behind the library’s success. We discuss the strengths of small teams [...]
Information Literacy WeblogThanks to Jo Anne Witt of Charles Darwin University, Australia, who alerted me to their subject based tutorials. “These tutorials use a split screen to provide instruction to students whilst live searching a databases and catalogue.””These tutorials were designed in a joint effort between the liaison librarians, the relevant discipline academics and our [...]
Responsible for providing reference and circulation services for students, faculty, staff and community users. Monitor the use of computer workstations and assist patrons with the use of on-line and print resources. Work closely with the staff of the New Bedford/Attleboro Campus and makes recommendations for new materials and services. Provide information literacy instruction sessions when [...]
Education reform is a top priority for this Administration, President Obama said to the National Urban League, because the “status quo is morally inexcusable” and “economically indefensible.” More: continued here
There is interesting material on the La Trobe University (Australia) website. They have their information literacy strategy& related documents, and a report with details of how information literacy was embedded in a first year health sciences prgramme: Building blocks: Embedding research/inquiry (information literacy) graduate capabilities in the curriculum. They have developed two “key tools”: “Library [...]
Great to see this very interesting research from such a respected researcher on web communication and web use as Eszter Hargittai.The Headline Comes from a Northwestern University Announcement:Google it. That’s what many college students do when asked to read an excerpt of a play for class, write a resume or find the e-mail address of [...]
Head of Instructional Services (Portland State University, Oregon) General Description:The Head of Instructional Services leads the design, implementation, and assessment of the Portland State Library’s instructional services; coordinates the teaching activities of the Library; and integrates information literacy into the curriculum. The Head of Instructional Services develops creative strategies to deliver library instruction; identifies best [...]
State: OregonPortland State University LibraryHead of Instructional Services(Unclassified, Tenure-Track)Position AnnouncementJuly 2010General Description:The Head of Instructional Services leads the design, implementation, and assessment of the Portland State Library’s instructional services; coordinates the teaching activities of the Library; and integrates information literacy into the curriculum. The Head of Instructional Services develops creative strategies to deliver library instruction; [...]
Secretary Duncan announced that he will form a bipartisan commission to examine educational equity and will pursue federal policies aimed to advance equity in K-12 schools. More: continued here
Secretary Duncan announced that he will form a bipartisan commission to examine educational equity and will pursue federal policies aimed to advance equity in K-12 schools. More: continued here