Expanding Our Boundaries With Information Literacy

Years ago I had a calling to a special ministry, but I didn\u27t think of it that way. At the time it seemed more a desire, whereas callings had to do with going into overseas missionary work or into a full time Christian ministry. My calling came a few years after the birth of my son when I was working with a capital campaign for the United Presbyterian Church. The $50 million dollar campaign was coming to an end, and that meant my job would soon be over. Although I was offered a higher-level position with the Foundation - one I might add, which had only been held by men up until then, I kept thinking back to a black and white photograph and knew I had to become a librarian

Working Together for a Better Tomorrow

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Information literacy and lifelong learning : the magical partnership

Within today's information society, the most important learning outcome for all students is their being able to function as independent lifelong learners. The essential enabler to reaching that goal is information literacy

New directions for higher education

Publ. comme no 56, winter 1986 de la revue New directions for higher educationBibliogr. à la fin des textesIndex: p. 97-10

Managing Programs for Learning Outside the Classroom

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Positioning libraries to support the goals of higher education institutions: The Peabody Academic Library Leadership Institute

This article describes the genesis of Vanderbilt University\u27s Peabody Academic Library Leadership Institute as an outcome of a particular philosophy. That philosophy is based on the concept that to fulfill their potential contributions, academic libraries need to direct their planning, resources, and services to support the priorities of their parent institutions. This article addresses the need for campus-focused leadership training; higher education leadership training for academic librarians; and the higher education context for libraries. It describes why Vanderbilt\u27s Peabody College of Education and Human Development initiated a professional development institute for librarians. It describes the institute\u27s history, curriculum, and assessment and explores future directions