Category Archives: Information Literacy
Build Citations Directly from Google Scholar
A few years ago, I took two quick polls. First, I asked the 50+ students in our preservice teacher program how many had used Google Scholar: 50 of 52. About a week later, I asked a group of librarians, and … Continue reading
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A Post I Wish I’d Written: Joyce Valenza on Sandy and media literacy
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1918 Influenza Encyclopedia
Congratulations to the University of Michigan Center for the History of Medicine and MPublishing at the University of Michigan Library for their launch of the Influenza Encyclopedia, a digital encyclopedia capturing primary sources and information related to the 1918-1919 flu … Continue reading
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Join Me: Booklist Webinar on Common Core State Standards
Hi, y’all — on Tuesday, I’ll be giving a free webinar on the Common Core State Standards and research for K-8 students. The webinar will be geared toward K-8 educators and public librarians and sponsored by Cherry Lake Publishing. Their … Continue reading
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The Two Kinds of Commencement
I’ve always wondered how “commencement” got to mean “leaving familiar ground” (commencement as graduation) and “starting new things” (commencing the journey). Today is definitely one of those dual-definition days. This morning, on the SLM blog, I posted my last post. … Continue reading
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LIRT 20 Top Library Instruction Articles
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Information Literacy in the Wild :: free eBook
On behalf of the University of Michigan’s SI 641 / EDCURINS 575 : Information Literacy for Teaching and Learning class, I invite you to download a copy of our 170+ page book, Information Literacy in the Wild. In this book, we share … Continue reading
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Regardless of your political and social beliefs, information literacy matters in the real world
This post isn’t about politics or social beliefs, even though it is set in a Congressional hearing. And it’s not about a U.S. Senator who built his comedy reputation on poking at others with a, well, poker face. It’s about … Continue reading
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