The following set of semi-random musings are inspired or prompted by Professor Bell’s recent piece in ACRLog entitled “Is There a Social Media Librarian In Your Library’s Future?” Go read the piece first if you have not read it, then stay if interested for the meanderings.* * * *I never really saw myself as a [...]

Information Services Librarian (Information literacy and reference librarian) (Source: Combined Library Job Postings – Lisjobs.com and Library Job Postings on the Internet) More: continued here

Information Literacy Librarian (Source: Combined Library Job Postings – Lisjobs.com and Library Job Postings on the Internet) More: continued here

Secretary Duncan is taking a bus tour to visit schools, honor and listen to teachers, meet with parents and students, and highlight success. See video, photos, and stories in the blog. More: continued here

Secretary Duncan and other Obama administration officials announced a $1.8 billion agreement to help renovate and rebuild schools in New Orleans. More: continued here

The Manhattanville College Library is recruiting a Digital Services Librarian.Here's an excerpt from the ad:The Library seeks a dynamic, student oriented, Digital Services Librarian to provide leadership, vision, and expertise related to systems and technologies that increase and enhance access to digital resources. This position will focus on ensuring consistent and integrated access to electronic [...]

DSS Research specialises in market research for the healthcare industry in the USA; therefore it aims (I assume) to show how it can help them maximise profits, which can be done by keeping those who take out health insurance healthier, so people don’t make so many claims (or am I being cynical here?) Anyway, this [...]

Bullied is a documentary film that chronicles one student’s ordeal at the hands of anti-gay bullies and offers an inspiring message of hope to those fighting harassment today. It can become a cornerstone of anti-bullying efforts in middle and high schools. Bullied: A Student, a School and a Case That Made History As one who [...]

Are today’s college students prepared to be “digital citizens”? Do they have the tools they need to find, evaluate, and use information in today’s wired world? A Northwestern University suggests not, and a white paper offers some minimum standards for information literacy. (Source: novalawcity) More: continued here

Are today’s college students prepared to be “digital citizens”? Do they have the tools they need to find, evaluate, and use information in today’s wired world? A Northwestern University suggests not, and a white paper offers some minimum standards for information literacy. (Source: novalawcity) More: continued here