Welcome back, everyone! I hope you had a nice intersession. As always we librarians are happy to support you in your research and–especially–your teaching. We can visit your face-to-face classes. We have online course guides and information literacy tutorials. We can use a combination of these strategies. Of course these are not the only ways Read More…
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A Special Reminder about Library Spaces
While the library has online resources, let’s not forget about its physical spaces. If you assign group projects, please remind your students that each campus has group study rooms available. We have space for faculty as well. More accurately the Center for Collaboration and Development has a room available in the Glickman Library. The particular Read More…
Welcome Back Fall 2018
Welcome back! We hope the summer has treated you well. Here are some reminders for the new semester: We librarians can visit your classes. The visit need not be lengthy or during the first weeks of classes. Together we can plan something that meets your needs. If a visit does not meet your needs, we Read More…
Thinking Ahead to Textbooks and Alternatives
Though it is barely spring, it’s not too early to think about summer and fall classes. In particular it’s not too early to think about textbooks and alternatives. Sometimes a traditional textbook is still the best option. The USM Bookstore lists used copies when available. Open textbooks are ones which you can freely adapt and share Read More…
Information after graduation: The workplace
Soon our graduating students will be embarking on or advancing in their careers. As they prepare for job interviews, I’ll share some resources for dealing with tough interview questions: The most difficult interview questions (and answers)–monster.com Ten toughest interview questions answered–Forbes.com Three notoriously tough interview questions (and how to answer them)–USA Today I’ll put in Read More…
Welcome Back Spring 2018
We librarians welcome you back to the new semester. We hope you had a safe, pleasant winter session. As always we’re ready to visit your classes. The visit can be at time of greatest need. We can still create customized research guides as well. Please remind your students to make sure that their USM cards Read More…
Welcome Back Fall 2017
Welcome back, everyone! I hope the summer has treated you well. I welcome our new faculty as well. As always we librarians are happy to visit your classes. The visit need not be lengthy or during the first week of class: It need not be singular. We can tailor a visit or set of visits Read More…
Reflections on embedded librarianship
Two weeks ago I mentioned an embedded librarianship (EL) course. It had me thinking more deeply about certain issues. Assessment We can gain important insights from data we already collect. We can look, for instance, at students’ sources or their search strategies. We can use pretests and posttests. Depending on the desired outcomes possibilities abound. Read More…
Embedded Librarianship Defined
I’m taking an online course on embedded librarianship. Though I’m still in the course, it is already helping me better articulate what embedded librarianship means. Definitions vary, but Shumaker and Talley (2009) describe how embedded librarianship involves “building relationships with these groups, developing a deep understanding of their work, and providing information services . . Read More…
Mid-semester reminders
Can we be at the midpoint of the semester already?! Remember that we librarians can help students throughout the research process. If a student still needs additional sources for a paper, we can brainstorm search terms and resources he has not yet tried. If a learner needs help citing a source, we can work with Read More…