I have been reading a few books about library instruction and information literacy over the winter break. I have a few initial reactions to them, and I would like to share them over the coming weeks. Title: Framing Library Instruction … Continue reading →

If you follow your nose far enough into citations, you inevitably come across something from the past that recontextualizes things you think about everyday. Most information literacy/library instruction program coordinators (parse that phrasing as you will) have assessment on the … Continue reading →

I am now returning to this blog after a summer that seemed to go by way too fast. I am now getting back into the swing of things and making plans for the upcoming semester. I really want to open … Continue reading →

The Canadian Broadcasting Company (CBC) program Ideas just posted a five part radio series/podcast of interviews with the philosopher Charles Taylor. So far I have only listened to the first three episodes, all of which have been excellent. There is … Continue reading →

On Friday, April 22 the LACUNY Instruction Committee had an event at the Grad Center with James Elmborg from the University of Iowa. I have posted an mp3 of the audio here. Elmborg’s talk reminded me of how important it … Continue reading →

Reading this review in the London Review of Books of Nicholas Carr’s criticism of web culture in his book The Shallows lead me to consider how the act of teaching information literacy has changed as a result of the ubiquity … Continue reading →

For those interested in several recent monographs which have stirred up a lot of discussion about universities in the United States, this article in the New York Review of Books summarizes the key terms of these debates succinctly. Peter Brooks … Continue reading →

I encountered this discussion over at Inside Higher Education and it got me thinking the about ambiguity that I frequently find in the library instruction classroom. I think that the tension that Einsinger explores is one that is particularly pronounced … Continue reading →

2011 LACUNY Instruction Committee Spring Event Critical Information Literacy: The Challenge of Practice James Elmborg Associate Professor/Program Director – School of Library and Information Science, University of Iowa April 22 10:00am-1:00pm CUNY Graduate Center – Skylight Room (9100) James Elmborg … Continue reading →