Information Tyrannosaur

The Information Literacy Librarian suggested that we make READ posters from the ALA website and I immediately hopped on board.  In about twenty minutes after the e-mail was sent out I had already found my books, staged my picture and created the poster.  I think goofy things like this are fun.  But our director also [...]

There has been a lot of discussion lately about the effects of the interweb on reading.  Nicholas Carr and his fascinating article, “Is Google Making us Stoopid?,” brought up the idea that Google and the nature of the internet in general is making it more and more difficult to thoughtfully read books and longer texts.  [...]

I am close to being done with my first week of work at Champlain College.  From people that I have talked to, this is going to be a very busy year.  The incoming class is far bigger than any before it, and the new Core starts which includes information literacy as a strong component.  This [...]