Teaching the Teachers: Developing a Teaching Improvement Program for Academic Librarians

"This case study will examine the programs and workshops of the University Library of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as it attempts to orient approximately 100 librarians to their instructional roles and to meet the continuing education needs of the University Library’s instructional staff, which includes librarians as well as support staff and a contingent of approximately 60 graduate assistants enrolled in the Graduate School of Library and Information Science working in preprofessional public services positions."Ope

The Teaching Philosophy Framework: Learning, Leading, and Growing

A teaching philosophy statement is a powerful framework for exploring one\u27s beliefs about student learning, classroom leadership, assessment, teaching and learning styles, and programmatic development. Unfortunately, developing a teaching philosophy statement can be a daunting task. Librarians may find though that having a statement is necessary (e.g., promotion dossier) and/or desirable (e.g., personal reflection). The workshop will offer a structured and scaffolded approach to drafting a philosophy statement and identifying evidence from one\u27s teaching practice as the framework for a teaching portfolio. Participants will have the beginning of a draft personal statement at the conclusion of the workshop

Strategies for providing public service with an online catalog

In light of the viewpoint that the online catalog is not simply a card catalog on wheels, but a significantly different tool utilizing alternative approaches to providing the patron with not only the traditional card catalog information but also additional information, what strategies can librarians take to enhance service to their patrons both in answering specific questions and in providing instruction in catalog use?published or submitted for publicatio

The Effectiveness of an Information Desk Staffed by Graduate Students and Nonprofessionals

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Internet Use in Uzbekistan: Developing a Methodology for Tracking Information Technology Implementation Success

This article reports on an ongoing investigation of Internet development in Central Asia. Begun in 2000, the research currently focuses on recent developments in Uzbekistan, including changes in legislation governing telecommunications. The results of two surveys conducted in November and December 2002 in Tashkent and Bukhara, Uzbekistan, are presented. These surveys of managers at Internet access points and information technology professionals provide a detailed picture of the current state of Internet infrastructure in Uzbekistan, particularly in contrast to official government figures. The article argues that effective survey research must incorporate an understanding of how culture, policy, and infrastructure affect patterns of Internet development. (c) 2004 The Massachusetts Institute of Technology.