2012
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Apr
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Answering questions about library impact on student learning
Photo by Flickr user WordShore (CC BY-NC 2.0) By Derek Rodriguez This essay reports on a project which evaluated the Understanding Library Impacts (ULI) protocol, a suite of instruments for detecting and communicating library impact on student learning. The project was a dissertation study conducted with undergraduates enrolled in upper-level and capstone history classes at six U.S.... Read More
By Lana Mariko Wood Librarians and library school students have a lot to gain by sharing their skills with groups outside of the library, such as community organizations, social justice groups, and non-profits. By building coalitions and offering support to different groups, librarians help lend their particular expertise while simultaneously advancing the roles of these groups.... Read More
2012
7
Mar
From the Frying Pan Into the Fire (and Back Again): Adventures in Subject-Based, Credit Instruction
By Natalie Tagge My best experience as a teacher-librarian was leading a credit, semester-long course while a librarian at the University of Illinois Springfield (UIS) during which my students came to care deeply about the topical content and used their developing research skills to further their engagement. For librarians, though, this is the exception rather... Read More
2012
22
Feb
Snooki, Whale Sperm, and Google: The Unfortunate Extinction Of Librarians When They Are Needed Most
“Google can bring you back 100,000 answers. A librarian can bring you back the right one.” — Neil Gaiman By Margaux DelGuidice The night before I was scheduled to return to work after summer vacation I was lying in bed, staring at the ceiling trying to quiet my thoughts and reset my body into work mode.... Read More
By Editorial Board This week, In the Library with Lead Pipe fields professional development and career questions from library school students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The questions they asked ranged from committee work to composing cover letters to conference attendance. Here is the complete list (so you can jump around if... Read More
By Emily Ford Introduction Since Occupy Wall Street finally started getting mainstream media coverage, the idea of consensus decision-making seems to have permeated our American psyche. For me, it was waking up to a story on NPR’s Morning Edition that I couldn’t shake. The story featured a discussion of the group meetings and decision-making process occurring... Read More
2012
11
Jan
Perspective and Doing Good Work
This post is adapted from a speech I gave at Drexel University’s Beta Phi Mu initiation on December 6, 2011. The text of the original is available on Scribd, and a video of my speech, which includes a brief introduction by Helen Snowden is available on Vimeo. By Brett Bonfield Greek Picnic is a reunion and... Read More
2011
28
Dec
Editorial: Favorite Gift Books
by Editorial Board, Brett Bonfield and Erin Dorney With the holidays among us, email on a short hiatus, and a few new books on our bedside tables, several of us from the Lead Pipe would like to share some thoughts about what makes for a great gift book to give or to receive. Our favorite... Read More
2011
14
Dec
CSI(L) Carleton: Forensic Librarians and Reflective Practices
In the Library with the Lead Pipe is pleased to welcome guest authors Iris Jastram, Danya Leebaw, and Heather Tompkins. They are reference and instruction librarians at Carleton College, a small liberal arts college in Minnesota. by Danya Leebaw, Heather Tompkins and Iris Jastram Becoming forensic librarians “Wait, this is information literacy?” a rhetorician at... Read More
2011
30
Nov
Stories of 2011: One Person’s (My) Adventures in Growing a New Academic Library
by Kim Leeder It’s official: we’ve entered the holiday season. Thanksgiving (and Black Friday) are safely behind us and the party invitations are beginning to roll in. It’s the time of year when we work perhaps a little less hard, reconnect with friends and family, indulge in good food and drink, and wait for the... Read More