Info Lit lesson ideas

I let this blog go dormant for a while – partly because I was busy, partly because I just didn’t have any good ideas to write about. But, Eamon Tewell recently tweeted a request for ideas for info lit lessons that don’t need students to have computers available: I responded with a 2-tweet description of … Read more

Seeking a diverse candidate pool

Professional librarianship is still overwhelmingly white, even when the communities we work with are not. We talk a good game about wanting to become more diverse, we post ads that say we value diversity, and then we lament that all of the really qualified applicants look just like us. What are you going to do? … Read more

Back to school

Tomorrow is the first day of fall semester at my university. I’m looking forward to the first day of class on Thursday! Yes, it will be the “syllabus day“, but it’s also a time to set the tone for the semester. With this in mind, I thought I’d share one of the ways I try … Read more