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18 décembre 2015

10 Best University Libraries In Canada

By UniversityHub.ca. It's that time of the year again where students are date nights with the library. Yes, it is exam time, and everyone is looking to find that perfect spot where they can get their heads into their books and start to study / cram for the impending barrage of exams that are about to come their way. Being comfortable and settled in your surroundings is the key way to get some successful studying done. More...

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7 décembre 2015

Tips for becoming an academic librarian

By Catherine McGoveran and Laura Thorne. As recent graduates, we know that a library and information studies program, or equivalent, can pass in a whirlwind. Exploring immensely diverse career paths, selecting courses to fit a myriad of future possibilities, and gaining practical experience are all essential and challenging in their own right. More...

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22 novembre 2015

Branching out with solar to charge devices

By Lauren Williams. North Carolina State University has installed near its library a 16-foot-tall solar tree where students and others can charge laptops, phones and tablets. More...

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22 novembre 2015

Library resources meet Google Apps for Education

By Stefanie Botelho. Putting research technology directly into user workflow, Gale, a part of Cengage Learning, has expanded the integration of Google Apps for Education – Gmail, Classroom, Drive, Docs, and more – into its most-popular product lines. More...

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18 novembre 2015

Whose Journal is This, Anyway?

By Barbara Fister. Last week, the editors and editorial board of Lingua, a long-established linguistics journal, resigned to found a new open access journal, Glossa. One of the questions raised in the ensuing conversation is “wait, who really owns this thing?” Read more...

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10 novembre 2015

The UOC Virtual Library leads a group of experts within the EADTU EMPOWER project

The UOC Library participates in the European EMPOWER project, leading one of the experience groups, the one dedicated to "Knowledge Resources". The aim of EMPOWER is to implement new ways of teaching and learning to improve the quality of the learning experience. More...

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4 novembre 2015

Faculty: Why should we collaborate with campus librarians?

By Ronald Bethke. More than 20 percent of surveyed faculty say there is no need for campus librarians and faculty to consult each other on course resources. More...

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3 novembre 2015

Naming What We Know About Writing

By Barbara Fister. Academic librarians have been kicking around the idea of threshold concepts ever since a revision of the familiar information literacy standards proposed that we could rethink our approach to instruction in the art and craft of inquiry. Read more...

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25 octobre 2015

Bau-Panne an Freiburger Uni-Bibliothek: Blendend

Es ist erst wenige Tage her, dass die neue Uni-Bibliothek in Freiburg eröffnet wurde. Ein neues hypermodernes Gebäude mit Eigenstromversorgung durch eine Photovoltaikanlage auf dem Dach. Die Deckenbeleuchtung ist tageslichtabhängig, die Leselampen erlöschen automatisch, wenn der Student seinen Tisch verlässt. "Ein spektakuläres architektonisches Ausrufungszeichen", schwärmt die Uni-Leitung. Mehr...

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24 octobre 2015

Checking Our Library Privilege

By Barbara Fister. So, let’s say I’m doing research on issues related to privilege and inequality. Google Scholar tells me there’s a an article on stratification in higher education that’s looks interesting. Here’ another one on how postcolonial theory can inform resistance to neoliberalism in universities. Read more...

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