E-Learning, Blended Instruction, & Academic Librarians
Integrating library services and instruction across curriculums provides opportunities for building strong, respectful, creative, and innovative relationships between librarians, staff, faculty, and students. Strategies for connecting with colleagues and faculty … Continue reading
Building Competencies
Several times a year, I revisit the goals that guide my professional life in librarianship. One goal pertains to the ongoing development of a suite of professional competencies. Through their work, librarians … Continue reading
Rates of Plagiarism
Incidents of plagiarism at the college where I work are dropping. Really. It is true. True, at least, in the experience of several instructors. Over the past semester, I have facilitated … Continue reading
Pilot Project: In Waiting
November is often the month when librarians find short breaks to reflect on how the term is progressing, making adjustments where necessary and to continue with ongoing projects. It is … Continue reading
Working with the IL Framework, Knowledge Practices, and Dispositions
We’ve been working with a set of standards, each of which has specific and measurable competencies demonstrable as performance outcomes, for over 15 years. Academic librarians have crafted library instructional … Continue reading
Time flies . . . when
Is the idiom, “time flies when you’re having fun”? The summer has slipped by, happily and filled with days spent among family and friends. However, it was not without snippets … Continue reading
What’s integration got to do with it?
Everything. Absolutely everything. I am fortunate to work with a far-sighted and student-focused faculty that saw that our collaboration would allow them to focus closely on course content. Curriculum learning objectives and … Continue reading
Pilot Project Pre-Piliot takes Flight
Last year I wrote a post about my excitement to develop an information literacy pilot study for the small comprehensive university. In that post, I reviewed a pilot study delivered … Continue reading
Pilot Studies, Information Literacy, and Skill Competencies
Designing and implementing a pilot program has many rewards and challenges. Elementarily, a pilot initiative is designed to test logistics and gather information prior to the launch of a larger … Continue reading
Academic Libraries and Infographics
Presenting library services, instructional materials, information, data, or announcements in innovative formats catches the attention of users, improves information retention, and increases opportunities for libraries to engage their constituents. I … Continue reading
