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On Instruction

Knowing the Difference Between Digital Skills and Digital Literacies, and Teaching Both
Designing for the One-Shot: Building Consensus on Design Processes for Academic Librarians
Intimacy and Interruption in Remote Library Instruction
A Measure of Success? Utilizing Citation Analysis to Evaluate Consultation Strategies in Oral Communication Courses
A Mindfulness-Based Information Literacy Framework for the Current Information Environment
Chaos Creator: Misinformation Inoculation in Information Literacy Instruction
Building on Strengths: A Collaborative, Asset-Focused Approach to Teaching Critical Information Literacy Skills
Enhanced Bloom's Educational Taxonomy for Fostering Information Literacy in the Era of Large Language Models
Assessing Information, Media, and Data Literacy in Academic Libraries: A Systematic Review

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On Value

On Reference

Why Students Can't Google Their Way to the Truth
Reference Librarians and Keeping Up-to-Date: A Question of Priorities
Best Free Reference Websites
The article presents information on the Best Free Reference Websites List entries of the Reference & User Services Association (RUSA). It highlights the criterias for the nominations including quality and usefulness of content, authority of producer and the appropriate use of the web as a medium. It also features several website winners including American FactFinder, AnnualReports.com and Ballot Measures Da.
What's in a Name? Toward a New Definition of Reference
The article deals with the changing definition of reference work as of 2016. Topics covered include the results of a survey conducted by the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) on whether RUSA's name clearly describes its scope, the opinion of 25% of respondents that a name change should be considered, and the skills that are becoming essential to reference librarians such as consulting/advising, teaching and interpreting. Also mentioned is the need for professional development.

Conducting the Reference Interview by Catherine Sheldrick Ross; Kirsti Nilsen; Marie L. Radford
ISBN: 9781555706555

Publication Date: 2009-06-01

Find your bearings in this rapidly evolving hybrid reference environment through proven strategies, advice, exercises and research from three experts in the field. The revised second edition of this practical how-to for all types of librarians will teach you to understand the needs of public, academic and special library users across any virtual setting - email, text messaging, social networking websites - as well as in traditional and face-to-face models of communication.

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