Teaching, research, and service: The academic library's role

Stoffle, Carla J.; Guskin, Alan E.; Boissé, Joseph A.

doi:10.1002/tl.37219841803

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“…Too often, stakeholders fail to see the merit of academic libraries beyond "underutilized, expensive storehouses." 4 As colleges and universities viewed other academic units as more impactful, they began shifting their resources. As a result, libraries experienced reduced brick-and-mortar real estate, declining budgets, and a shrinking workforce.…”

Section: Literature Review the Value Of Academic Librariesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Academic Librarians’ Contribution to Information Literacy Instruction and Learning

Mullins,

Boyd-Byrnes

2024

CRL

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Using data from a learning module embedded in all first-year seminars, researchers found evidence suggesting that librarians are uniquely qualified to deliver information literacy instruction compared to campus faculty. The study analyzes writing assignments from first-year modules taught by either librarians or campus faculty for two academic years. The data indicate that students met the learning objectives more often in modules taught by librarians. The outcome demonstrates the centrality of the librarian's role in information literacy instruction and student learning and helps substantiate the value of academic libraries.

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Section: Literature Review the Value Of Academic Librariesmentioning

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Academic Librarians’ Contribution to Information Literacy Instruction and Learning

Mullins,

Boyd-Byrnes

2024

CRL

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“…Even before the rise of the Internet and the transformation of collections from print to digital, librarians were reflecting on their roles on campus. Stoffle, Guskin, and Boisse note how underutilized librarians are as potential partners in the teaching, learning and research missions of their institutions (Stoffle and Others 1984). They believe that campus administrators view the traditional library roles of collecting, organizing and preserving materials to be passive endeavors and that librarians are considered to be "warehouse managers" of an "underutilized, expensive storehouse" rather than active contributors to the larger campus.…”

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Connector, Catalyst and Common Good: Defining the Academic Library of the 21st Century

Jaguszewski

McGuire

2018

LLM

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Clearly articulating how an academic library inspires and transforms teaching, learning and research is critical for library leadership. Conveying the library’s deep expertise throughout the knowledge lifecycle (discovery, use, creation, and sharing) and demonstrating its ability to provide solutions to information problems are core to what an academic library brings to campus collaborations. At the University of Minnesota, the Health Sciences Libraries have developed a “Space as a Service” model of collaboration that positions them as a vital component of a larger Interprofessional Learning and Education Center within the University’s Academic Health Center. We describe and discuss six fundamental principles that guide our vision of an academic library as a Connector, Catalyst, Common Good and Service-Rich Environment, and offer a template for applying this model to a range of disciplines.

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“…Because primary source materials often come without the “contextual packaging” provided by secondary sources, students are actually required to make meaning from these texts, not simply read and summarize the meanings stated by others[11]. Further, teaching history from primary sources means less reliance upon history textbooks and more reliance upon library resources, meeting the desire that many librarians have long expressed of “curing” the “lecture/textbook syndrome” (Pois, 1974) by transforming the entire library into a classroom for students' explorations (Stoffle et al , 1984, pp. 5‐6).…”

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National History Day: an opportunity for K‐16 collaboration

Manuel

2005

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PurposeFor more than 25 years, the National History Day (NHD) program has a number of distinctive features that make it a uniquely powerful collaborative vehicle for information literacy instruction. By requiring that student participants do in‐depth research using primary source materials, NHD strongly encourages integrated learning of historical content and information‐seeking processes, and thus partnerships between history teachers and librarians. Because few middle and high schools have extensive collections of primary source materials, NHD also promotes partnerships between K‐12 schools and academic libraries, public libraries, and museums in making primary source materials available to students. This case study aims to draw on one academic library's three‐year experience of partnering in NHD events in its community.Design/methodology/approachDescribes the NHD program, highlighting the commonalities between NHD learning goals; the National Standards for History: Historical Thinking Standards (Grades 5‐12); the American Association of School Libraries' Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning; and the Association of College and Research Libraries' Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education.FindingsShows how one academic library was able to successfully implement NHD programming, especially in the area of library instruction, to engage students in their own learning.Originality/valueNHD participation by higher education librarians, collaborating with their K‐12 counterparts, can be a powerful learning vehicle for elementary and secondary students to learn historical content knowledge, historical thinking skills, and information literacy skills.

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Teaching, research, and service: The academic library's role

Abstract: Bibliographic instruction is a significant service offered by the teaching library.

Cited by 6 publications

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Academic Librarians’ Contribution to Information Literacy Instruction and Learning

Academic Librarians’ Contribution to Information Literacy Instruction and Learning

Connector, Catalyst and Common Good: Defining the Academic Library of the 21st Century

National History Day: an opportunity for K‐16 collaboration

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