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The librarian leading the machine: A reassessment of library instruction methods
(2016-05)This article builds on the 2007 College and Research Libraries article, “The Librarian, the Machine, or a Little of Both.” Since that time, Oakland University Libraries implemented changes to its instruction program that ... -
The Librarian, the Machine, or a Little of Both: A Comparative Study of Three Information Literacy Pedagogies at Oakland University
(ACRL Publications, 2007-07)Each year, Oakland library faculty provide information literacy instruction for Rhetoric 160, a first-year writing course, through a combination of WebCT-based online tutorials and in-class teaching. For this study, twelve ... -
The MAGIC of Web Tutorials: How one library (re)focused its delivery of online learning objects on users
(Taylor & Francis, 2013-11-20)Oakland University (OU) Libraries undertook an assessment of how to leverage its resources to make online tutorials more focused on users’ needs. A multi-part assessment process reconsidered web tutorials offerings through ... -
"The mail never stops. It just keeps coming and coming and coming...” Providing Research Support and Instruction to High-enrollment Programs
(2018-05-17)Managing the duties of an academic liaison librarian can be a challenge especially when the liaison departments have high student enrollments. Two librarians from separate comprehensive Michigan universities assigned to ... -
A Massively Flipped Class-Designing and implementing active learning information literacy instruction for a large enrollment course
(2016)Purpose This paper describes and analyzes how one-shot library instruction sessions for large lecture classes can effectively be “flipped” and can incorporate active learning activities as part of both the online and the ... -
Millennial Generation Students Search the Web Erratically, with Minimal Evaluation of Information Quality
(University of Alberta Learning Services, 2013)A Review of: Taylor, A. (2012). A study of the information search behaviour of the millennial generation. Information Research, 17(1), paper 508. Retrieved from http://informationr.net/ir/17-1/paper508.html -
OER Readiness and Environmental Scan of Departments with High-Enrollment Courses - SPARC OER Fellowship Final Report
(2019-05-12)For my SPARC OER Fellowship capstone project I conducted an open educational resources (OER) readiness and environmental scan of three departments with the high enrollment courses (HEC) to gather data about current practices, ... -
Online and Face-to-Face Library Instruction: Assessing the impact on upper-level sociology undergraduates
(Routledge, 2014-08)Online information literacy instruction: can it impact learning as effectively as face-to-face instruction? Using a quasi-experimental design, this study examined that in relation to upper-level sociology students; it also ... -
The Politics of Ethnic Heritage Preservation in Canada: The Case of the Multicultural History Society of Ontario
(University of Texas Press, 2012)This article examines the constitution of the collections of the Multicultural History Society of Ontario between 1976 and 1982 in the context of the Canadian policy of multiculturalism. Set up as an independent nonprofit ... -
Preserving Patron Privacy in the 21st Century Academic Library
(2015-01)For libraries large and small, patron privacy is an important ethical issue. While librarians may espouse privacy and confidentiality as an inalienable individual right, ensuring this right is upheld across library departments ... -
Scheduling research consultations with YouCanBook.Me: Low effort, high yield
(2014-10)This news article examines how one academic library used YouCanBook.Me, a free scheduling tool, to better provide research consultations to faculty, staff, and students. -
Scholarly Communications Competencies: Open Access Training for Librarians
(2015)Purpose The purpose of this article is to describe one example of an academic library using existing internal expertise and targeted events to provide training for liaison librarians in support of new scholarly communication ... -
Social Media Use in Higher Education: Key Areas to Consider for Educators
(Journal of Online Learning and Teaching, 2011-12)The use of social media in higher education classrooms is on the rise as faculty employ a variety of software tools and free web applications to enhance learning, communication, and engagement. Web 2.0 social software ... -
Social Software in Academic Libraries for Internal Communication and Knowledge Management: A Comparison of Two Reference Blog Implementations
(Internet Reference Services Quarterly, 2010-04)This article investigates the adoption of new innovations for internal reference desk communication and knowledge management in academic libraries, specifically the use of social software tools. Actual implementations of ... -
STEM Chalk Talks (Reference Group Meetings Fall 2017)
(2017)These presentations were given during the Fall 2017 Reference Group meetings. The accompanying article is under review in Science & Technology Libraries. -
STEM Chalk Talks: Scientific Information Resource Training for All Librarians
(2018)To serve diverse patron needs, academic librarians need to be familiar with essential information resources in all disciplines. But many librarians, especially those without a STEM background, have little familiarity or ... -
Survey instrument and dataset for article entitled "Faculty Knowledge & Attitudes Regarding Predatory Open Access Journals: A Needs Assessment Study"
(2019)Survey instrument and dataset for published article (see article's abstract below) Objective: Predatory open access (OA) journals’ purpose is to make a profit, not disseminate quality, peer-reviewed research. Publishing ... -
Teaching Students How to Research the Past: Historians and Librarians in the Digital Age
(Society for History Education, 2012-01)The article discusses innovations in information and communication technologies and examines their impact on the teaching of history, as well as student learning. Particular focus is given to ways in which the practices ... -
To search or to browse: How users navigate a new interface for online library tutorials
(2016-07)As academic libraries create online learning objects, it is important to consider whether such resources actually reach and answer the questions of intended users. This study considers three points of inquiry for one ...