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A review of Information Literacy and Social Media by Santamaría and Pfannenstiel
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A review of Information Literacy and Social Media by Santamaría and Pfannenstiel

Santamaria, M., & Pfannenstiel, N. (2024). Information literacy and social media : empowered student engagement with the ACRL framework. Association of College and Research Libraries. When I started writing my book…
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Out of sight, out of mind? prioritizing support of online learners

It’s been eighteen years and I can’t believe this is still an issue. In 2005, I started my first professional library job as a distance learning librarian. At the time,…
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The power of shame and belonging

In my last post, I wrote about the absolutely monstrous difficulty I was having getting off the migraine prevention medication (that wasn't actually preventing migraines) I had been taking for…
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Posted incommunity college libraries instruction librarianship mid-career slow librarianship Work Work-life balance

Stop normalizing overwork

In the years that I have been trying my best to avoid overwork, I've become more attuned to the signs that I am indeed overworking. I usually notice one of…
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Making Customizable Interactive Tutorials with Google Forms
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Making Customizable Interactive Tutorials with Google Forms

Please note that the copies of these tutorials have not been updated since 2020 and Google Forms has many new features that have come out since then. In September, I…
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The ballad of the sad instruction librarian

It's been a busy Fall term so far and I haven't had much time to spend on Twitter, but I usually check it first thing every morning. When I did…
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Framework Freakout presentation and Questions Answered
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Framework Freakout presentation and Questions Answered

Last week, I gave an online presentation about the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for the ACRL Student Learning & Information Literacy Committee. It was entitled Framework Freakout: How to Stop…
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Is the Framework Elitist? Is ACRL?
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Is the Framework Elitist? Is ACRL?

Many of you who read my blog already know that I came to librarianship from social work, where I was a child and family psychotherapist. As a therapist, one of…
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You could learn a lot from us: community college librarians at ACRL
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You could learn a lot from us: community college librarians at ACRL

ACRL was ridiculously amazing this year. I feel energized, affirmed, and hopeful (and completely exhausted and sick since it ended). The programming was so high-quality and relevant that, in most…
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Framework? Standards? I’m keeping it local.
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Framework? Standards? I’m keeping it local.

I'm sure most of you have already heard that the ACRL Board has decided to adopt the Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education. What I think is more interesting…
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LibGuides, you’re not “Web 2.0” without an open API
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LibGuides, you’re not “Web 2.0” without an open API

Update: I've been in touch with a Springshare representative who tells me that things like the contextually aware D2L widget from Portland State University will work in LibGuides 2.0 and…
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Peer learning in library instruction
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Peer learning in library instruction

Teaching is such a solitary thing. Sure, you're up in front of a bunch of students, and maybe an instructor if you're doing course-integrated instruction, but the act still feels…
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A weight off my shoulders
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A weight off my shoulders

I know it's been a while since I last posted. I've almost written a few posts on the vitriol I've been seeing from librarians on social media over the past couple…
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Free and Cheap Technologies to Supercharge Your Teaching
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Free and Cheap Technologies to Supercharge Your Teaching

Just gave a fun whirlwind instructional technology talk and I wanted to provide the slides and links below for the attendees (and anyone else who's interested). Slides: Links: Tools for…
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Reflections on library assessment and the Library Assessment Conference
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Reflections on library assessment and the Library Assessment Conference

I wanted to write about the Library Assessment Conference as soon as I returned, but unfortunately, life got in the way. I got barely a week and a half before…
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Getting into the gray areas with the draft Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education
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Getting into the gray areas with the draft Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education

This semester, I'm teaching I new course I developed for San Jose State's MLIS program entitled "Embedded Librarians/Embedded Libraries: Embedding the Library into the Fabric of Higher Education." It's been…
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Don’t go it alone. On the benefits of collaboration.
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Don’t go it alone. On the benefits of collaboration.

I don't have all the answers. There, I said it! I'm a pretty smart person who did well in school and has been relatively successful in her career, but I…
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Why I Teach Freshman
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Why I Teach Freshman

In September, I went to a lecture given by Allison Head of Project Information Literacy fame at a local university. During the lecture, she offered a preview of the research…
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Library DIY has been released!
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Library DIY has been released!

This is just a quick note to say that Library DIY (which I wrote about in a previous post) has been released! I am so very proud of this project.…
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Understanding why errors happen is more important than spotting them
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Understanding why errors happen is more important than spotting them

People incorrectly using "big words" has always been one of my pet peeves. When I see a fancy word used incorrectly in a cover letter (and I have seen way…
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