Thanks to everyone who contributed thoughts about the most commonly held myths regarding libraries. Some of them were really new to me and I think some of them really illustrate the differences between academic and public libraries. Others were more universal! I will summarize the postings on my blog as soon as I’m sure they’re [...]
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Here’s a new white paper published by Educause that is right on the money in describing students’ habits and attitudes and the need for information literacy. I haven’t had time to read the entire paper yet, but just the quote below looks highly promising. Thanks Diana Oblinger! Sorry you couldn’t make it to our CALC [...]
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The second annual National Freshmen Attitudes report, linked below, reports that, “Only half of entering students enjoy reading and bring strong study habits. Although their desire to attend college was strong, only about half of respondents indicated enthusiasm for reading and appeared to have strong study habits, as shown below.”
07FRESHMANATTITUDES_report.pdf (application/pdf Object)
I am [...]
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StevenB poses a thoughtful question in the blog posting below. In effect, he says that the ubiquitousness of search engines and the ease of finding general information have resulted in students’ willingness to settle for the first resources they find. This is not a new complaint. However, he goes on to propose a solution [...]
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I love the philosophy of this Professor, Laurence Musgrove from Saint Xavier University in Chicago.
Jobs, News and Views for All of Higher Education – Inside Higher Ed :: Just Ask the Students
“But I would also say that it’s important for us to understand that we get the students we get, and they come with a [...]
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Here’s a great idea (imho!) Perhaps we could lure more students on campus and create more community if we constructed a “multiuse” dormitory such as the one described below. While it is a space that might be considered more appropriate in the urban setting of NYC, I think it has components that would be very [...]
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