Decode academy: Barbara Fister

Excellent full text keynote paper from Barbara Fister (given at the LOEX conference on 3 May) Decode academy - at http://homepages.gac.edu/~fister/loex13.pdf She discusses what she frames as "outrageous" (to some) ideas for changing the way librarians approach information literacy and teaching information literacy. Well worth reading and discussing (I think I will suggest this for a future blog-post Infolit Journal Club - BTW we had a good discussion on teachmeets last night: scroll down to see the 100+ threaded comments)
Photo by Sheila Webber: Bluebell wood, Sussex, May 2013

Latest issue of College and Undergraduate Libraries

Volume 20, Issue 1, 2013 of College and Undergraduate Libraries has been published. This is a priced publication. Articles include:
- Contextualizing Information Literacy Enrichment Through a Common Reader in a First-Year Experience Seminar by Sarah Fay Philips & Emerson Case (pages 1-24)
- Adjunct Faculty and the Library: A Challenge for Change by Susan Avery (pages 25-39)
- Developing a Topic-Centered First-Year Seminar with an Emphasis on Information Literacy at a Large Regional University by Wendy L. Chambers, Lisa P. Smith, Jessica N. Orvis & Christopher Caplinger (pages 52-71)
- Health Literacy: A National Responsibility—Our Brothers’ Keeper by Lana W. Jackman (pages 95-106)
Details at http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/wcul20/current#.UZZAyFLT7TQ
Photo by Sheila Webber: White blossom in the dusk, Lund, Sweden, May 2013

Infolit journal club: TeachMeets: discussion on 21st May #ilread

The next online blog-comments journal club will be on 8pm UK time (see here for times elsewhere in the world) on Tuesday 21 May. It will take place on the Infolit Journsal Club blog http://infolitjournalclub.blogspot.com/, as a discussion in blog comments.

The topic will be TeachMeets - originating in the schools sector, a TeachMeet is an ‘unconference’, organised by teachers for teachers. The TeachMeet has been adapted into the LibTeachMeet, with the first Library TeachMeet taking place in Cambridge in 2010.

The following article gives the background and provides the starting point for discussion:
Chapter:
Tumelty, N., Kuhn, I., and Birkwood, K. (2012). TeachMeet: Librarians, learning from each other. In P. Godwin and J. Parker (Eds.), Information,Literacy Beyond Library 2.0 (pp. 191-201). London: Facet Publishing. http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/244069

More information at http://infolitjournalclub.blogspot.com/2013/05/teachmeets-discussion-on-21st-may.html
Photo by Sheila Webber: Dandelion clocks, Lund, May 2013

Research Summer School (and my Twitter restored)

The University of Northampton Department of Library and Learning Services, UK, runs a Research Summer School 17 - 18 June 2013. "Designed to provide practitioners with the motivation, knowledge and tools to conduct effective research projects, the two day event is aimed at staff in libraries and learning services who are new to research or would like to brush up on their research skills. One day costs £50, two days cost £80. More information at http://www.northampton.ac.uk/info/20394/postgraduate-research-students/552/researchers-in-the-library/17

By the way, my Twitter account @sheilayoshikawa got suspended for a couple of days (I don't know why!) but it is now back to normal.
Photo by Sheila Webber: White blossoms in the dusk, Lund, May 2013

New articles: Information Literacy and Lifelong Learning

There is a new issue of the open access journal Library and Information Research,(volume 37, no 114) focusing on Information Literacy and Lifelong Learning. It includes:
- Information literacy in adult returners to Higher Education: student experiences in a university pre-entry course in a UK university by Tony Anderson, Bill Johnston, Alexandra McDonald
- The learning continuum: economical best practices for implementing and achieving a community’s information literacy goals by Shiva Darbandi, Carolyn Waite, Rose Medlock
- Welsh Information Literacy Project by Andrew Eynon
- Dundee College’s Literacy Information Skills Project by Abigail Gourlay Mawhirt
- BILI: Building Information Literacy in Ireland by Amy Connolly, Lorraine Curran, Áine Lynch, Sile O’Shea
- What information competencies matter in today’s workplace? by Alison J. Head, Michele Van Hoeck, Jordan Eschler, Sean Fullerton
- iKnow: Information skills in the 21st Century workplace by Katharine Reedy, Elizabeth Mallett, Natasha Soma
http://www.lirgjournal.org.uk/lir/ojs/index.php/lir/issue/view/65
Photo by Sheila Webber: Copper beech, Lund University, May 2013

TeachMeet in Norwich, 15 June, Talking teaching: tips, tools and technology

There is a teachmeet in Norwich, UK, on 15 June, organised by ARLG Eastern Librarian TeachMeet - Talking teaching: tips, tools and technology. "Join us for this launch event of the Eastern Division of CILIP's Academic and Research Libraries Group. Bookings will go live at http://arlgeasternlibtm.eventbrite.co.uk/ at 9:00 on Monday 13 May. ... It's open to anyone interested in teaching and technology in libraries and is completely free, including light refreshments. You don't have to be a member of CILIP or ARLG to attend."

Information Literacy: the Teaching Takeaway: 7 & 21 June

CoLRiC (Council for Learning Resources in Colleges) is running two events on Information Literacy: in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK, on 7 June 2013 (where I will be running a workshop on the 'Profile of the Information Professional') and on 21 June 2013 in Northampton, UK (where Chris Powis and Georgina Dimmock from the University of Northampton will talk about teaching skills for information literacy). At both events there will also be practical sessions with people from the Further Education sector. Further details and a booking form at: http://www.colric.org.uk/events.php.
Photo by Sheila Webber: cherry blossom in the grass, Lund, May 2013

iDocQ 2013 Doctoral Colloquium #idocq2013

The iDocQ 2013 Information Science Doctoral Colloquium will be held on 24 June 2012 at the Scottish Graduate School of Social Science, Aberdeen, UK (this is immediately before the i3 conference). All doctoral students in the information and library field are welcome. Ther eis no fee for UK-based students, and a small fee for students outside the UK. More information and registration at http://idocq2013.eventbrite.co.uk/#
Photo by Sheila Webber: Lund University, a rabbit had just passed through, May 2013

>Re-defining and Refining Information Literacy and Reference Services in the Digital Age

Registration is open for the Satellite Meeting – IFLA World Library and Information Congress Information Literacy Section and Reference and Information Services Section: Re-defining and Refining Information Literacy and Reference Services in the Digital Age: August 15-16, 2013, National Library Building, Singapore. I am giving a keynote: Question and enquire: taking a critical pathway to understand our users and the other keynote speaker is Ismail Serageldin. There are parallel sessions and an evening reception at Singapore Art Museum. More information at http://ifla2013satellite.nlb.sg/infolitref/

Connecticut Information Literacy Conference, 7 June

The 3rd Annual Connecticut Information Literacy Conference, Enlightened Hunters and Gatherers: Teaching Information Literacy Skills for Life, will be held at Capital Community College in Hartford, CT on June 7, 2013. Registration is open. The keynote is Sharon Weiner. More information at http://ctinfolit.wix.com/conference#!2013-conference/cjg9

Free Spanish-language webinar: Alfabetización Informacional y Bibliotecas

Today (7 May) at 8pm Argentinian time (see here for times elsewhere) a free webinar Alfabetización Informacional y Bibliotecas [Information Literacy and Libraries] from Ana Povolo. More info (in Spanish) http://www.socialbiblio.com/alfabetizacion-informacional-y-bibliotecas/ and joining instructions here http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/1221319-alfabetizaci%C3%B3n-informacional-y-bibliotecas (where it says the date is 8th May, but that is because it IS 8th May in some countries, e.g. Spain, by then (for people in Spain, France etc. the seminar is at 1am)
Photo by Sheila Webber: This ginger cat likes this tree in May (see here in 2011): May 2013

Webinars on digital literacy etc.

Jisc Advance and the Jisc e-Learning programme have been running webinars on topics such as assessment, digital literacies etc. The webinars are free (so check for anything upcoming), but the main point was to highlight the fact that there are recordings and material from previous ones e.g.from Supporting the development of staff digital literacies; Changing student practices and digital literacies
Go to http://jiscdesignstudio.pbworks.com/w/page/55268839/e-Learning%20Webinars
Photo by Sheila Webber: Pink cherry blossom in a natural bouquet, Blckheath, May 2013

Lire et écrire la littérature scientifique

A new book (in French) about finding and using information, with advice on academic writing for publication.
Pochet, B. (2012) Lire et écrire la littérature scientifique. Presses agronomiques de Gembloux. ISBN : 978-2-87016-118-0
"Basé sur plus de vingt ans d'expérience et rédigé dans un style simple et direct, cet ouvrage aborde les différents aspects de la recherche d'informations scientifiques et de l'utilisation de cette information ainsi que ceux de la production d'articles publiés dans des revues à comité de lecture." http://orbi.ulg.ac.be/handle/2268/109540
Photo by Sheila Webber: Showing off, Thessaloniki, April 2013

Exploring the Educational Potential of Open Educational Resources

The journal E-Learning and Digital Media (Vol 10, no. 2) has Open Educational Resources as its theme. The articles look thoughtful and interesting, but unfortunately it's a priced publication that my university doesn't subscribe to. The introduction (by Markus Deimann and Norm Friesen, giving a preview of the articles) is free, though, and worth reading.
http://www.wwwords.co.uk/elea/content/maincontents.asp
Photo by Sheila Webber: Wood anemone, April 2013