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Read by: 05.07.18. Reference Services (Required):
Post to Sakai answering one (or more) of these questions.
Readings for April, 2018
Read by these by April 2, 2018.
Public Libraries (Required):
Question: Jennifer Brannen will talk to us about RA. Prepare one question for Jennifer based on the readings for Public Libraries.
Outreach (Required):
Question: Is outreach necessary? Why or why not?
Serving the Homeless (Required):
Question: what surprised you about these readings?
Serving the Military
Be prepared to explain the services provided to military members & veterans in the academic / public library articles to your classmates.
Read by: 04.09.18. Comparing Sources (Required):
Questions & Activity
After you read the above articles, search the FIVE databases on the Comparing Databases tab
Search each of these databases for:
Consider:
Readings & Resources for Topic Guides
Read by: 04.16.18. Assessment (Required):
Required - Academic (Courtney, Jesse, Lauren, Meg, Rachel, Kate):
Required - Archives (Ayla, Daniel, Teddy, Hannah, Hayley, Katie, Morgan):
Questions
Read / watch by: 04.16.18. Serving People with Disabilities (Required):
Questions
Read by: 04.23.18. Ethics (Required):
Questions:
Read by: 04.23.18. Government Documents (Required):
Questions:
Readings for January, 2018
Read by: 01.22.18. Finding Books in Libraries (Required):
Questions:
Read by: 01.22.18. Reference Services (Required):
How do these readings relate to your ...
Read by: 01.29.18. Evaluating Sources (Required):
Questions:
Readings for February, 2018
Read by: 02.05.18. Providing Reference (Required):
Questions:
(Useful but not required):
Read by: 02.05.18. How to Search (Required):
Questions:
Read by: 02.12.18. Newspapers (Required):
Questions
Read by: 02.12.18. Searching Newspapers (Required):
Read by: 02.19.18. Chat Reference (Required):
Questions:
Read at least one of the following, based on your interest.
Academic (Teddy, Hannah, Hayley, Jesse):
Archives (Morgan, Ayla, Daniel, Lauren, Courtney):
Public (Kate, Kathryn, Meg, Rachel):
Questions:
Read by: 02.19.18. Advanced Searching (Required):
Questions:
Read by: 02.26.18. Instruction:
Required, all
Questions:
Academic Libraries. Teddy, Hannah, Hayley, Jesse,Morgan, Ayla, Daniel:
Public Libraries. Kate, Kathryn, Meg, Rachel, Lauren, Courtney:
Questions:
Read by: 02.26.18. Database Review (required):
Questions:
Readings for March, 2018
Read by: 03.05.18. Serving People of Color (All (Required)):
Ayla & Morgan:
Courtney & Katie Herring:
Daniel & Meg:
Lauren, Hayley, & Kate Hermann:
Rachel & Jesse:
Teddy & Hannah:
Questions for all. In the Aaronberg article AND in your assigned article:
Read by: 03.05.18. Print Sources (Required). All in Reference and Information Services : An Introduction, on reserve Z711 .C355 2013.
Read by: 03.19.18. Consultations (Required):
Questions:
Read by: 03.19.18. Creating Guides (see above):
Questions:
Read by: 03.26.18. Challenging Situations (Required):
NOTE: these articles describe challenging situations, some of which might be difficult to read.
Public Libraries. Kate, Kathryn, Meg, Rachel, Lauren, Courtney:
Academic Libraries. Teddy, Hannah, Hayley, Jesse, Morgan, Ayla, Daniel:
Questions
Scott Bonner, library director of the Ferguson, MO Public Library “opened its branches to the district’s teachers, allowing them to set up activities and instruction for students in the library” shortly after the shooting death of Michael Brown, saying that’s what libraries do. It’s become a hashtag, #WhatLibrariesDo. (cite: Peet, Lisa. Ferguson Library Provides Calm Refuge for a Torn Community, Library Journal November 25, 2014)
Read by: 03.26.18. LibGuides Training (Required)