Episode 23: Google Scholar and Subversion

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Anna, Jason and Rachel talk with Iris Jastram from Pegasus Librarian. We discuss how integrate Google Scholar into instruction, how to create and use subversive handouts, and how to "explode" an article while searching.

Show Notes:
Iris's blog: Pegasus Librarian

Google Scholar: Why would undergraduates need those clunky databases anyway?

Reading Instrumentally

Subversive Handouts

Exploding an Article

Update: Further comment from Iris

Episode 22: Kicking off 2011 with Catherine Pellegrino

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Rachel, Jason, and Anna have the great privilege to speak with guest, Catherine Pellegrino, Reference Librarian and Instruction Coordinator at the St. Mary's College in Notre Dame, Indiana. 

Show Notes: 

• Spurious Tuples, Catherine's Blog
• Library Society of the World
• LSW FriendFeed Thread re: End of Session Feedback/Evaluation/Value Meaurement
• LSW on FriendFeed
• Quickie overview of the assessment tool, "One-Minute Paper" [not just for the large, lecture-type class]

Episode 21: Winging it

Steve Lawson joins us to discuss winging it: low- and no-prep instruction sessions.

Links we mentioned:

• Steve’s blog: See Also…
• Pegasus Librarian by Iris Jastram
  
• The Improbable Source by Wayne Bivens-Tatum

(Apologies if some of the audio is slightly rough: in keeping with the theme of the show, Rachel and Jason had to improvise some of their podcasting equipment this month.)

MP3 link

Episode 20: The End of Tax Season (for Instruction Librarians)

Listen to Episode 20 (mp3, ~55 minutes)

Rachel, Jason, and Anna are ecstatic to have guest, Mary MacDonald, Associate Professor and Head of Instructional Services and Information Literacy Librarian at the University of Rhode Island. 

Show Notes:

• University of Rhode Island's Plan for Information Literacy
• URI 101: Traditions and Transformations -- Library Experience Session (LibGuide), used in conjunction with the Cephalonian Method
• Innovative library induction: Introducing the 'Cephalonian Method'
• LIB 120: Introduction to Information Literacy at URI
• Burkhardt, J. M., MacDonald, M. C., & Rathemacher, A. J. (2010). Teaching information literacy: 50 standards-based exercises for college students. Chicago: American Library Association.   

Instruction materials Mary recommends: 

• Association of College and Research Libraries Instruction Section. Analysis of instructional environments. American Library Association (Last accessed: 2010 November 23);
• Bain, K. (2004). What the best college teachers do. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press;
• Grassian, E. S., & Kaplowitz, J. R. (2001). Information literacy instruction: Theory and practice. Information literacy sourcebooks. New York: Neal-Schuman;
• Proceedings from LOEX Conference;
• List-Handley, C. J. (2008). Information literacy & technology. Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt (and all her earlier works!!!); and
• Check out resources reviewed by ACRL Instruction Section's Teaching Methods Committee.

Episode 19: This Time It's A Reunion

Listen to Episode 19 (mp3, ~56 minutes)

Rachel, Jason, and Anna invited past guests back to chat, and it was not only informative and educational, but great fun!  Joining us for this episode:

• Chad Mairn, Librarian and Part-time Faculty Member at St. Petersburg College
• Twitter: cmairn

• Peter Larsen, Physical Sciences & Engineering Librarian & Associate Professor at the University of Rhode Island

• Stephen Francoeur, Information Services Librarian at Baruch College
• Twitter: s_francoeur
• Blog: Digital Reference
• Blog: Beating the Bounds

Show Notes:

• Database Troubleshooting Guide at St. Petersburg College
• PollEverywhere
• Yuuguu -- screen sharing software 
• California Open Source Textbook Project (COSTP) 
• Google Docs -- shared workspace for students
• LIB 120: Introduction to Information Literacy at URI
• A Better System for Classifying Sources
• Bizup, J. (2008). BEAM: A rhetorical vocabulary for teaching research-based writing. Rhetoric Review, 27 (1), 72-86.
• New Podcast Alert: The WGIL Room Issues in library instruction, information literacy, and emerging technology. Give it a listen!

Episode 18: This Really Is September's Episode

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Rachel, Jason, and Anna talk about expanding their teaching repertoires:

• transliteracy endeavors,
• upperclass/advanced student teaching methods, and
• guiding from the side

Show Notes:

• Swiss Army Librarian;
  
• Libraries and Transliteracy;
• Jason at Georgia COMO; and
• Rachel's biggest tip when creating active learning exercises [paraphrased].

Episode 17: Collab-o-rama

Listen to Episode 17 (mp3, ~54 minutes)

Rachel, Jason, and Anna talk collaboration -- with faculty, with graduate students, with community organizations, with other librarians, etc.

Show Notes:

• Brad Sucks via Magnatune;
• Jason's excellent collaboration: History of New Media LibGuide;
  
• New Orleans Research Collaborative
  
• Jason's writing a Zotero book