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View article: On the Lookout for Lizards: Online Tools for Informed Democratic Citizenship
On the Lookout for Lizards: Online Tools for Informed Democratic Citizenship Open
In her recent essay,“Lizard People in the Library,” Barbara Fister argues that “systems designed to share information virally pose a serious threat to democracy.” As librarians and educators, we have an obligation to help students understa…
View article: A Seat at the Table: Information Literacy Assessment and Professional Legitimacy
A Seat at the Table: Information Literacy Assessment and Professional Legitimacy Open
This qualitative study explores academic librarians’ perceptions of and experiences with information literacy assessment, focusing primarily on issues of professional identity, agency, and power. Findings from in-depth interviews reveal th…
View article: Dissertation to Book? A Snapshot of Dissertations Published As Books in 2014 and 2015, Available in Open Access Institutional Repositories
Dissertation to Book? A Snapshot of Dissertations Published As Books in 2014 and 2015, Available in Open Access Institutional Repositories Open
INTRODUCTION Graduate students sometimes express consternation about whether the presence of their dissertation in an open access institutional repository (IR) will harm their chances of being able to publish the manuscript as a book. Seve…
View article: Working Information Literacy: The Instruction Librarian Specialty in Job Advertisements, 1973-2013
Working Information Literacy: The Instruction Librarian Specialty in Job Advertisements, 1973-2013 Open
As information literacy has developed into one of the library profession‟s most important guiding principles, library instruction programs have increased in complexity and academic librarian job duties have expanded. This paper broadly tra…