Without Foundations, We Can’t Build: Information Literacy and the Need for Strong School Library Programs
In Brief Information literacy is an essential life skill, and learning information literacy starts when students begin their schooling in the K-12 years. However, a... Read More
Archives Alive!: librarian-faculty collaboration and an alternative to the five-page paper
In brief: The short research paper is ubiquitous in undergraduate liberal arts education. But is this assignment type an effective way to assess student learning... Read More
Ice Ice Baby: Are Librarian Stereotypes Freezing Us out of Instruction?
In Brief: Why do librarians struggle so much with instruction? Part of the problem is that we have so many facets to consider: pedagogy, campus culture,... Read More
Two-way libraries, open catalogues and the future of sharing culture
In brief by Phil Minchin For various reasons, libraries have largely ignored the volume of new content whose creation has been enabled by the internet. We... Read More
Editorial: Have We Changed the World Yet? (Oh, Just Wait)
In brief: It’s our birthday! As In the Library with the Lead Pipe turns four, the editors reflect on its evolution into an award-winning publication.... Read More
Collaborating with Faculty Part 2: What Our Partnerships Look Like
This is the second in a two-part series on librarian collaboration with faculty. Part 1, published on April 7, 2011, presents a five-step program for... Read More
Collaborating with Faculty Part 1: A Five-Step Program
This is the first in a two-part series on librarian collaboration with faculty. Part 1 presents a five-step program for building collaborative relationships, while Part... Read More
Welcoming the Homeless into Libraries
Photo by Flickr user Alex Barth (CC BY 2.0) by Kim Leeder I hope those reading this post had a warm, happy Thanksgiving, surrounded by... Read More
A View From the Neutral Zone
In the Library with the Lead Pipe is pleased to welcome another guest author, Markus Wust! Markus is the Digital Collections and Preservation Librarian at... Read More
What water?
by Sara Seely Recently I was lucky enough to come across the publication of a commencement speech given by David Foster Wallace in 2005 to... Read More