Teaching Matters: An Integrative Lesson on Searching, Tracking Citations, and Evaluating a Scholarly Article

This column describes a lesson in a credit-bearing information literacy course, focusing on evaluation of a scholarly article and finding citing references

A New Way to Manage Uncataloged Materials: A Case Study from Moving the University of Nevada, Reno’s Federal Depository Collection

In 2008, the University of Nevada, Reno Library moved into a new building, the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center. As part of this move, approximately half of the library’s print collections were moved into the building’s automated storage and retrieval system; a substantial portion of these materials were federal depository materials. This case study describes how cataloging and government documents staff at the University of Nevada, Reno collaborated to achieve intellectual and physical control over a huge, largely uncataloged government documents collection destined for automated storage. More than 9,000 linear feet of uncataloged government documents had to be placed into an automated storage system that requires catalog records for all stored items. To accommodate uncataloged documents, staff devised a way to create bulk catalog records, store these materials efficiently, and provide user access. The authors explain how this project was planned and executed as part of the library move, and then assess the success of the project and its impact on public and technical services operations after a year of working with the new system. The impact on public access in moving this collection is particularly significant in light of the library’s service mandate as a regional federal depository

Teaching Matters: The Necessity and Challenge of Teaching Information Ethics

This issue\u27s column provides an overview of issues related to academic integrity in higher eduction

Teaching Matters: A Panel Critique of Budd\u27s Framing Library Instruction and the Author\u27s Rejoinder

A detailed examination of John Budd\u27s book, Framing Library Instruction, including discussion of cognitive theories and the state of information literacy instruction

Teaching Matters: The Interplay of Information Literacy Instruction and Professional Statements

This column examines the Association of College & Research Libraries\u27 new Framework for information literacy for higher education and Information literacy competency standards for higher education in the context of professional practice

Teaching Matters: Reshaping the Role of Information Literacy Instructional Services

This column provides an overview of emerging trends in information literacy instruction

Teaching Matters: Developing as a Teacher/Librarian. Budding Researchers and the Process of Framing Research Questions

This column stresses the importance of questioning in research. Librarians must keep this in mind when in order to help students who may have framed their topic or thesis statement prematurely