Reference Services Review: Volume 35 Issue 1

Further thoughts about putting the user at the center

Eleanor Mitchell, Sarah Barbara Watstein

The purpose of this paper is to articulate questions about one of the critical challenges facing librarians at all levels and in all types of libraries today – putting the user at…

Toward large scale assessment of information and communication technology literacy: Implementation considerations for the ETS ICT literacy instrument

Mary M. Somerville, Lynn D. Lampert, Katherine S. Dabbour, Sallie Harlan, Barbara Schader

The purpose of this paper is to provide guidance to those contemplating or preparing to administer a large scale information literacy assessment such as the ETS ICT assessment…

Using reflective journals to assess the research process

Claire McGuinness, Michelle Brien

The purpose of this paper is to show how the use of reflective research journals to assess students on a Stage One information literacy (IL) module can offer unparalleled insight…

Information literacy assessment by portfolio: a case study

Valerie Sonley, Denise Turner, Sue Myer, Yvonne Cotton

The purpose of this paper is to report the results of a case study evaluating the revision of the assessment methods of an information literacy module. The revised assessment…

Harnessing the Deep Web: a practical plan for locating free specialty databases on the web

Brett Spencer

The purpose of this paper is to propose a practical plan for finding free specialty databases and search engines that access the Deep Web, the hidden part of the internet that…

Stumbling, bumbling, teleporting and flying … librarian avatars in Second Life

Esther Grassian, Rhonda B. Trueman

The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of issues related to library involvement in a popular virtual world, the massively multiplayer online role‐playing game (MMORG…

Stumbling, bumbling, teleporting and flying… librarian avatars in Second Life: selected bibliography

Esther Grassian, Rhonda B. Trueman, Patrice Clemson

The purpose of this paper is to provide a selective bibliography for librarians and adminstrators in all types of libraries, with sources that can help them understand virtual…

Stop IAKT syndrome with student live search demos

Steven J. Bell

The purpose of this paper is to share a classroom teaching technique and pedagogical style that can alleviate difficulties encountered during information literacy instruction…

Libraries and student affairs: partners for student success

Pauline S. Swartz, Brian A. Carlisle, E. Chisato Uyeki

The purpose of this paper is to provide strategies that libraries and other campus organizations, especially student affairs offices, can employ to overcome common barriers to…

Instruction design collaborations with government information specialists: Opening the conversation

Judith A. Downie

The purpose of this paper is to foster discussion of the role of government information librarians in the design and implementation of information literacy instruction. Increased…

Library instruction and information literacy – 2005

Anna Marie Johnson, Sarah Jent

The purpose of this paper is to set out to provide a selected bibliography or recent resources on library instruction and information literacy.

Emerald at 40

Rebecca Marsh