Friday, September 28, 2012

Suggested Readings on Change

From Jennifer Paustenbaugh 

Harvard Business Review blog on why people resist change

From Karen Neurohr 

Young Librarians, Talkin’ ‘Bout Their Generation, (from The Chronicle of Higher Education)

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Redeploying Staff-Q12

To what extent are research faculty provided with support for data management, storage and curation? Should we?

What are we already doing related to the question?

If we wanted to consider starting this initiative or expanding what we are already doing, what do we want to learn about it from our future speakers? What questions do we want to ask during our upcoming speaker series?

Monday, September 24, 2012

Redeploying Staff-Q11

To what extent does the library participate in shared reference services with other institutions? Should we?

What are we already doing related to the question?

If we wanted to consider starting this initiative or expanding what we are already doing, what do we want to learn about it from our future speakers? What questions do we want to ask during our upcoming speaker series?

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Redeploying Staff-Q10

To what extent have library staff created resource guides for specific courses to push relevant research tools and resources to students? Should we?

What are we already doing related to the question?

If we wanted to consider starting this initiative or expanding what we are already doing, what do we want to learn about it from our future speakers? What questions do we want to ask during our upcoming speaker series?

Monday, September 17, 2012

Redeploying Staff-Q9

To what extent are librarians embedded in and available through course management systems and online course portals? Should we?

What are we already doing related to the question?

If we wanted to consider starting this initiative or expanding what we are already doing, what do we want to learn about it from our future speakers? What questions do we want to ask during our upcoming speaker series?

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Redeploying Staff-Q8

To what extent does information literacy instruction go beyond library-specific resources, emphasizing awareness and understanding of common research tools such as Google and Wikipedia? Should we?

What are we already doing related to the question?

If we wanted to consider starting this initiative or expanding what we are already doing, what do we want to learn about it from our future speakers? What questions do we want to ask during our upcoming speaker series?

Monday, September 10, 2012

Redeploying Staff-Q7

To what extent are students required to demonstrate information literacy as a component of general undergraduate learning outcomes? Should we?

What are we already doing related to the question?

If we wanted to consider starting this initiative or expanding what we are already doing, what do we want to learn about it from our future speakers? What questions do we want to ask during our upcoming speaker series?

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Redeploying Staff-Q6

To what extent are students able to access library information and resources on their mobile devices? Should we?

What are we already doing related to the question?

If we wanted to consider starting this initiative or expanding what we are already doing, what do we want to learn about it from our future speakers? What questions do we want to ask during our upcoming speaker series?

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Redeploying Staff-Q5

To what extent does the library provide adequate multimedia hardware and support for students and faculty? Should we?

What are we already doing related to the question?

If we wanted to consider starting this initiative or expanding what we are already doing, what do we want to learn about it from our future speakers? What questions do we want to ask during our upcoming speaker series?