Category Archives: Instruction
Librarycasting SE
This is sweet! Librarycasting SE: Screencasts, podcasts, tutorials and titles for the sciences and engineering. Librarycasting SE is a compilation of selected educational and information resources for the sciences and engineering, with a strong emphasis on new media and communication … Continue reading
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Stupid In America
Last night, ABC’s 20/20 aired a story called Stupid in America, which looked at the failings of our public education system. I watched it out of the corner of my eye while finishing a novel, so I can’t really argue … Continue reading
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Seeing Dollar Signs
One of the most challenging things that many librarians face is shrinking budgets, or perhaps budgets that have not increased with the pace of inflation. Couple that with student and faculty demand for more and better resources, and your budget … Continue reading
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Instructional Blogs Survey
Are you using blogs to supplement or compliment library instruction? Then take a moment to fill out this survey. The purpose of this survey is to find out how librarians are using weblogs (blogs) to interact with and teach library … Continue reading
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Librarians as Teachers
Michael Stephens at Tame the Web writes some encouraging words about the future role of librarians as teachers. I agree with him in that as long as there are new technologies, databases, interfaces, resources, and information needs, librarians will still … Continue reading
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