Current Issue: September 2018
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Branstiter et al.
Pizzagate and a slice of free speech
Media literacy outside of the classroom
Since 2016, the public eye has turned to the problems of mis- and disinformation. As a result, many librarians sprang into action to spread the good news about information and media literacies. ...
The Way I See It
Michael Epstein
That thing is so annoying
How proactive chat helps us reach more users
The comment came from a fellow librarian when I asked if she had noticed our new proactive chat widget. Yes, she said, “that thing is so annoying.” When I mentioned the percentage our chat requests were up by her eyes got wide...
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Shivley, Jarrell, and Denton
Ready, set, make!
Exploring library resources in a residential hall makerspace
Increasingly, the maker movement has spread across the nation in various contexts. Emerging from this movement are sites called makerspaces, which bring individuals together to create and learn collaboratively via engagement ...
Conference Circuit
Association of College & Research Libraries
ACRL in New Orleans
ACRL programs at the ALA Annual Conference
ALA’s 137th Annual Conference was held June 21–26, 2018, in New Orleans. More than 17,500 librarians, library support staff,exhibitors, writers, educators, publishers, and special guests attended the conference. ...
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Lotts and Maharjan
Outreach, engagement, learning, and fun in 60 seconds
Button making at the Rutgers University Libraries
In the fall of 2016, the Rutgers University Libraries (RUL)-New Brunswick Learning and Engagement team spent $580 to purchase a button maker and ...