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Reviews

This One’s for the Librarians: SpringShare LibWizard Reviewed!

Librarians have unique needs as information literacy instructors. They teach users to browse book catalogs and search databases, they work with faculty to teach their students information literacy, and they have a growing need to offer asynchronous online tutorials. But they also have to keep track of how much instruction they conduct and prefer to […]

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"How To" Guides

Online Learning in Academic Libraries: Showcase of Library Tutorials

When I was a new Instructional Design Librarian in 2014 I sought out examples of great online tutorials from other academic libraries to get ideas for what our own library should have. Our library at the time was seriously lacking in online learning. When I joined the library, the newest YouTube videos were four years […]

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Library Instruction

Dear Academic Librarians: Get to know your LMS!

Faculty on any given college or university campus are neck deep in their local learning management system (LMS). Even if they only meet with their students face-to-face, they’re likely still using the LMS to store the syllabus, course readings, or for the gradebook. On our campus, every course has its own dedicated “course” in our […]