Posted by communitycollegelibraries on February 23, 2009
Hot Topics in Community College Librarianship
ALA Midwinter Conference, Denver, CO January 24, 2009
More than 40 librarians gathered for the Saturday afternoon discussion group. In addition to librarians in attendance, 2 representatives from a library vendor were also present. State budget issues were on everyone’s minds, but other “hot” topics came to the forefront for discussion in small groups. Topics included:
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Posted by communitycollegelibraries on January 20, 2009
Notes from ALA Annual Community College Hot Topics Discussion about Assessment
Thanks to David Wright for this summary!
Assessment
Ideas-1. Short pre- and post-tests. 2. Offer prizes to students at the end of each semester for filling out a survey (using Survey Monkey) on basic Information Competencies. Prizes include: Flash drives, books, t-shirts. www.racc.edu> Library> Take a survey. Look at this library’s website.
Has anyone out there created a survey based on competencies for Information Literacy?
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