Archive for July, 2010

The glasgow school of art talks with talis

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 [...]

Online tutorials in law and health

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 [...]

Reference librarian (two part-time positions), bristol community college

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 [...]

“Status Quo Is Morally Inexcusable”

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

Embedding research/inquiry graduate capabilities in the curriculum

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 [...]

New research (full text): not as web savvy as you may think; young people, web search, and credibility

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)

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 [...]

Head of instructional services

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; [...]

Advancing Educational Equity

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

Advancing Educational Equity

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