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  • Episode 29: Balancing and Prioritizing the Instruction Load
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    Rachel, Jason, and Anna share possible strategies instructors can take to relieve instruction-related stress, especially stress revolving around instruction load and setting priorities. The Adventures in Library Instruction trio also discuss programmatic, department-wide strategies to help keep library instructors energized.

    Show Notes:
    • Jason's [with Sarah Steiner] Simmons College SLIS continuing education course, Instruction Librarian Boot Camp, coming in November;
    • Pellergino, Catherine. "Why it matters how faculty view librarians." Spurious Tuples (Personal Blog). August 26, 2011).
    • What Students Don't Know - 2-year anthropological study of Illinois libraries studying students' research habits and library interactivity;
    • Library Society of the World FriendFeed discussion about managing instruction loads;
    • Farkas, Meredith. “Tutorials that matter. (Technology in Practice).” American Libraries. (August 10, 2011). [re: integrating learning objects strategically in the discipline curricula] 
    • The Instruction Balance, coordinated by ACRL’s Instruction Section’s Teaching Methods Committee and Education Committee, January 22, 2006, San Antonio, TX [check out the accompanying bibliography -- a bit dated, but some good resources]
    • Picture of Rachel's monkey costume (sans makeup):



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    • Episode 28: She Got Data
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      Lynda Kellam, Data Services and Government Information Librarian at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro’s University Libraries, joins Rachel, Jason, and Anna to discuss data, data literacy, and instruction.  Kellam recently published, Numeric data services and sources for the general reference librarian, which includes a chapter about incorporating statistics and numeric data sources into instruction sessions. Kellam blogs about data sources at http://uncgdataland.blogspot.com/, as well as about her library experiences at http://lyndamk.com/

      Show Notes:
      •  Kellam, L. M., & Peter, K. (2011). Numeric data services and sources for the general reference librarian. Oxford: Chandos Publishing. 
    • A handful of data sources:
      • American Community Survey
    • Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)
    • The Association of Religion Data Archive (ARDA)
    • Cultural Policy and the Arts National Archive (CPANDA)
    • American National Election Studies (ANES)
    • Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD)
    • World Development Indicators
    • Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
    • Statistical Software
      • SPSS
    • SAS
    • Professional Organizations
      • International Association for Social Science Information Services & Technology (IASSIST)
    • Numeric and Geospatial Data Services in Academic Libraries Interest Group (via ACRL)
    • Junk Charts
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    • Teaching Zotero: it's not rocket surgery
      Jason's Zotero book is out, and we talk about teaching Zotero and other reference manager programs.

      (MP3 link: circa 1 hour)

      Links and notes:

      • Char Booth’s Reflective Teaching, Effective Learning: Instructional Literacy for Library Educators
      • Circulating Ideas podcast by Steve Thomas
      • Jason's book Zotero: A Guide for Librarians, Researchers and Educators (DRM-free ebook editions available from ALA Store)
      • Example of a bibliography auto-generated by the Zotero API on Jason's website
      • Justin Bieber
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    • Episode 26: Training Sherpas
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      Rachel, Jason, and Anna discuss Lori Reed and Paul Signorelli's book, Workplace Learning & Leadership: A Handbook for Library and Nonprofit Trainers, specifically how the content and resources relate to instruction librarians.

      Show Notes:
      • Reed, L., & Signorelli, P. (2011). Workplace learning & leadership: A handbook for library and nonprofit trainers. Chicago: American Library Association.
    • T is for Training
    • State Library of North Carolina's Master Trainer Program
    • New Jersey State Library's Train the Trainer Program
    • InfoPeople via the California State Library
    • ALA Learning Round Table
    • Jason's Zotero book, Zotero: A Guide for Librarians, Teachers and Researchers, from ACRL Publications will be available at ALA Annual in New Orleans
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    • Episode 25: Class Reunion
      Our former colleague Erin Mooney from Emory University Library joins us this month. We talk about first-year student orientation, library videos, assessment, LibGuides, Immersion, merging the reference and circulation desk, and pizza parties.

      • Emory Library videos
      • Dooley (Emory's skeletal mascot) on Facebook
      • ACRL Immersion
      • GSU Library
      MP3 (51 minutes, 46 MB)
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    • Episode 24: Geeking Out & Speaking Up
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      Things we talk about:
      • Conference debriefings (THATCamp and Computers in Libraries);
    • Crazy ideas regarding technology's role in "next generation" professional development, scholarly communication, and professional contributions;"
    • Rachel's officially blogging her quest for programmatic information literacy;
    • Jason's progress with his all online, asynchronous Zotero course for GSLIS' Continuing Education at Simmons College; and
    • We respond to a listener email from Kate the Hoosier Librarian
      • Show Notes:
      • Lawson, S. (2010). Library camps and unconferences. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers. 
    • Borchardt, R., Coleman, M., Puckett, J. & Van Scoyoc, A. (2011, March). Podcasting for professional development [PowerPoint Slides]. Presentation at Computers in Libraries: Strategic Focus & Value for Library Communities, Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://www.slideshare.net/jasonpuckett/podcasting-for-professional-development.
    • Rachel's blog, My Quest for Programmatic Information Literacy Check. it. out.
    • Jason's CE Zotero course at Simmons College
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    • Episode 23: Google Scholar and Subversion
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      Anna, Jason and Rachel talk with Iris Jastram from Pegasus Librarian. We discuss how integrate Google Scholar into instruction, how to create and use subversive handouts, and how to "explode" an article while searching.

      Show Notes:
      Iris's blog: Pegasus Librarian

      Google Scholar: Why would undergraduates need those clunky databases anyway?

      Reading Instrumentally

      Subversive Handouts

      Exploding an Article

      Update: Further comment from Iris
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    • Episode 22: Kicking off 2011 with Catherine Pellegrino
      Listen to Episode 22 (mp3, ~49 minutes)
      Rachel, Jason, and Anna have the great privilege to speak with guest, Catherine Pellegrino, Reference Librarian and Instruction Coordinator at the St. Mary's College in Notre Dame, Indiana. 

      Show Notes: 
      • Spurious Tuples, Catherine's Blog
    • Library Society of the World
    • LSW FriendFeed Thread re: End of Session Feedback/Evaluation/Value Meaurement
    • LSW on FriendFeed
    • Quickie overview of the assessment tool, "One-Minute Paper" [not just for the large, lecture-type class]
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    • Episode 21: Winging it
      Steve Lawson joins us to discuss winging it: low- and no-prep instruction sessions.

      Links we mentioned:
      • Steve’s blog: See Also…
    • Pegasus Librarian by Iris Jastram
    • The Improbable Source by Wayne Bivens-Tatum
      • (Apologies if some of the audio is slightly rough: in keeping with the theme of the show, Rachel and Jason had to improvise some of their podcasting equipment this month.)

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    • Episode 20: The End of Tax Season (for Instruction Librarians)
      Listen to Episode 20 (mp3, ~55 minutes)
      Rachel, Jason, and Anna are ecstatic to have guest, Mary MacDonald, Associate Professor and Head of Instructional Services and Information Literacy Librarian at the University of Rhode Island. 

      Show Notes:
      • University of Rhode Island's Plan for Information Literacy
    • URI 101: Traditions and Transformations -- Library Experience Session (LibGuide), used in conjunction with the Cephalonian Method
    • Innovative library induction: Introducing the 'Cephalonian Method'
    • LIB 120: Introduction to Information Literacy at URI
    • Burkhardt, J. M., MacDonald, M. C., & Rathemacher, A. J. (2010). Teaching information literacy: 50 standards-based exercises for college students. Chicago: American Library Association.   
      • Instruction materials Mary recommends: 
      • Association of College and Research Libraries Instruction Section. Analysis of instructional environments. American Library Association (Last accessed: 2010 November 23);
    • Bain, K. (2004). What the best college teachers do. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press;
    • Grassian, E. S., & Kaplowitz, J. R. (2001). Information literacy instruction: Theory and practice. Information literacy sourcebooks. New York: Neal-Schuman;
    • Proceedings from LOEX Conference;
    • List-Handley, C. J. (2008). Information literacy & technology. Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt (and all her earlier works!!!); and
    • Check out resources reviewed by ACRL Instruction Section's Teaching Methods Committee.
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      A monthly podcast by and for library information literacy instructors. The show includes features, interviews and discussion about teaching in libraries.