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Episode 28: She Got Data

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Lynda Kellam, Data Services and Government Information Librarian at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro’s University Libraries, joins Rachel, Jason, and Anna to discuss data, data literacy, and instruction.  Kellam recently published, Numeric data services and sources for the general reference librarian, which includes a chapter about incorporating statistics and numeric data sources into instruction sessions. Kellam blogs about data sources at http://uncgdataland.blogspot.com/, as well as about her library experiences at http://lyndamk.com/

Show Notes:

•  Kellam, L. M., & Peter, K. (2011). Numeric data services and sources for the general reference librarian. Oxford: Chandos Publishing. 
• A handful of data sources:
• American Community Survey
• Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)
• The Association of Religion Data Archive (ARDA)
• Cultural Policy and the Arts National Archive (CPANDA)
• American National Election Studies (ANES)
• Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD)
  
• World Development Indicators
• Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
• Statistical Software
• SPSS
• SAS
• Professional Organizations
• International Association for Social Science Information Services & Technology (IASSIST)
• Numeric and Geospatial Data Services in Academic Libraries Interest Group (via ACRL)
• Junk Charts

Teaching Zotero: it's not rocket surgery

Jason's Zotero book is out, and we talk about teaching Zotero and other reference manager programs.

(MP3 link: circa 1 hour)

Links and notes:

• Char Booth’s Reflective Teaching, Effective Learning: Instructional Literacy for Library Educators
• Circulating Ideas podcast by Steve Thomas
  
• Jason's book Zotero: A Guide for Librarians, Researchers and Educators (DRM-free ebook editions available from ALA Store)
• Example of a bibliography auto-generated by the Zotero API on Jason's website
• Justin Bieber
  

Episode 26: Training Sherpas

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Rachel, Jason, and Anna discuss Lori Reed and Paul Signorelli's book, Workplace Learning & Leadership: A Handbook for Library and Nonprofit Trainers, specifically how the content and resources relate to instruction librarians.

Show Notes:

• Reed, L., & Signorelli, P. (2011). Workplace learning & leadership: A handbook for library and nonprofit trainers. Chicago: American Library Association.
• T is for Training
• State Library of North Carolina's Master Trainer Program
• New Jersey State Library's Train the Trainer Program
• InfoPeople via the California State Library
• ALA Learning Round Table
• Jason's Zotero book, Zotero: A Guide for Librarians, Teachers and Researchers, from ACRL Publications will be available at ALA Annual in New Orleans

Episode 25: Class Reunion

Our former colleague Erin Mooney from Emory University Library joins us this month. We talk about first-year student orientation, library videos, assessment, LibGuides, Immersion, merging the reference and circulation desk, and pizza parties.

• Emory Library videos
  
• Dooley (Emory's skeletal mascot) on Facebook
  
• ACRL Immersion
  
• GSU Library

MP3 (51 minutes, 46 MB)

Episode 24: Geeking Out & Speaking Up

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Things we talk about:

• Conference debriefings (THATCamp and Computers in Libraries);
• Crazy ideas regarding technology's role in "next generation" professional development, scholarly communication, and professional contributions;"
• Rachel's officially blogging her quest for programmatic information literacy;
• Jason's progress with his all online, asynchronous Zotero course for GSLIS' Continuing Education at Simmons College; and
• We respond to a listener email from Kate the Hoosier Librarian

Show Notes:

• Lawson, S. (2010). Library camps and unconferences. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers. 
• Borchardt, R., Coleman, M., Puckett, J. & Van Scoyoc, A. (2011, March). Podcasting for professional development [PowerPoint Slides]. Presentation at Computers in Libraries: Strategic Focus & Value for Library Communities, Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://www.slideshare.net/jasonpuckett/podcasting-for-professional-development.
• Rachel's blog, My Quest for Programmatic Information Literacy Check. it. out.
• Jason's CE Zotero course at Simmons College

Jason and Rachel at CiL 2011

Jason and Rachel will be presenting on "Podcasting for professional development" at Computers in Libraries 2011 in Washington DC next week, with our counterpart Maurice Coleman from the T is for Training podcast.

We're presenting on the Training and Learning track, session E303 at 1:30 pm on Wednesday, March 23 (we have the second half of the hour).