February 2012 RodCast Articles
The quarter is drawing to a close so quickly, and we still have a lot of work left to do for Project READ.
Any readers out there from Michigan? If so - mark your calendars for the upcoming Academic Libraries 2012: Advancing Value Michigan Library Association Academic Libraries Annual Conference May 10-11, 2012 in Ann Arbor. I recently received confirmation that I will be co-presenting along with Suzanne Gray, Information Literacy Librarian at Eastern Michigan University, and Shannon Zoet, Assistant Director of Campus Partnerships at Michigan Campus Compact, about service-learning and information literacy.
During Week 4, we covered searching the catalog for books. We sent the students to the stacks. Many hadn't realized there would actually be books written about the topic we're researching. We also focused on how to cite in APA style so they could complete their homework for class 5 - to find and cite three books (or at least chapters).
I just put this new report released by the National Task Force on Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement on my reading list (which is growing ever-longer!): A Crucible Moment: College Learning & Democracy's Future. Get more information here.