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How to Fix Reference


At the ACRL-NEC conference I attended recently there was a fair amount of talk about decreasing reference usage. I suppose I have heard rumblings about this, but I didn’t realize how serious a problem in many places. At Champlain College where I work, our reference usage stats are increasing, and I think some of the [...]

Wolfram Alpha


There is a new search engine that has just launched called Wolfram Alpha. As opposed to being a “Google killer” it creates its own niche. Google serves up webpages relevant to your query. Wolfram Alpha seeks to “to make all systematic knowledge immediately computable and accessible to everyone.” In other words it is good for [...]

Reference for Dublin Students?


I recently had an excellent summer scheming meeting with my amazing colleague Sarah Cohen. I like when we put our heads together. It gets me energized and excited about new ideas and initiatives that we could try. Sarah had just gotten back from a trip to the UK and while there she visited Champlain College’s [...]