The Mastodon is the CURE: Library Partnership in a Chemistry Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience
Our author today is SLL blog facilitator Anne Marie Gruber, Liaison & Textbook Equity Librarian, University of Northern Iowa
Partnership with the community
Integrating service-learning in the new Information and Society course at Seattle Pacific University
Today's guest post is co-authored by Kristen Hoffman and Liz Gruchala-Gilbert. Kristen is the Psychology and Scholarly Communications Librarian, and Liz is the College of Arts and Sciences Librarian.
An Interview with Taffany Lim, Executive Director for Cal State LA Center for Engagement
Today's post is by guest author Dr. Ray Pun, Education and Outreach Manager at The Hoover Institution, Stanford University.
Service Learning with Dance Students in Panama
Today's post is by guest author Lorelei Rutledge, Associate Librarian, Faculty Services at University of Utah Marriott Library
SLL blog purpose
As the editorial team prepares to relaunch the Service-learning Librarian blog, we reviewed the blog's purpose. We envision this blog as the hub of a wheel, connecting those in academic libraries supporting service-learning efforts on their campuses. Our work may look different in our various settings, but we can learn from each other. To use another metaphor, a tree as the blog's new graphic shows, library workers can and do support the growth and vitality of community engagement and impact.
Community reference work
This morning, I read an article posted in the online American Libraries, called Community Reference: Making libraries indispensible in a new way by Colbe Galston, Elizabeth Kelsen Huber, Katherine Johnson, and Amy Long. It reminded me a lot of why I chose to explore service-learning as an option for my information literacy course 5 years ago. They highlight many of the same concepts in their endeavors to get out into the community that are vital to a successful academic service-learning relationships. The authors stress the importance of working as a partner, building relations
2012 Friends of Service-Learning Breakfast
The Friends of Service-Learning & Civic Engagement breakfast is one of my favorite days at Wright State. Students, staff, faculty and community partners celebrate come together to celebrate service-learning and raise money for our Citizen Scholar certificate program. There are awards, a silent auction, a celebration of our community partnerships and impact statements from our campus AmeriCORPS VISTA members. The best part about this morning, for me, was that four friends from Athens County with whom we partnered on the alternative spring break trip made the trek to Dayton to celebrat
Alternative spring break, part IV, OR the "ethic of inefficiency"
The ethic of inefficiency is a phrase that we discussed on our spring break trip quite a bit. It's hard to define in concrete terms.
Alternative spring break, part II
It's hard to believe it's our last night in Hannah House, our home for the week. I'm pretty sure that I can speak for everyone that we learned a TON this week - about social, environmental and economic sustainability and ourselves.
Alternative spring break
I am very fortunate to have the opportunity this week to travel with the Social and Environmental Sustainability in Appalachia (UH 202-203) course to southeastern Ohio (Athens County). We are learning a ton and making lots of new friends as we complete social and environmental projects in the community.