Archive for February, 2017
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Sparking Curiosity – Librarians’ Role in Encouraging Exploration
February 22, 2017 | 2 commentsIn Brief Students often struggle to approach research in an open-minded, exploratory way and instead rely on safe topics and strategies. Traditional research assignments often emphasize and reward information-seeking behaviors that are highly prescribed and grounded in disciplinary practices new college students don’t yet have the skills to navigate. Librarians understand that the barriers to…
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Updated Submission Guidelines for What We Publish
February 1, 2017 | No commentsTags:It’s been about a year since we updated our publication schedule, and we thought it a good time to revisit our submission guidelines and clarify the description of the types of articles we publish, too. If you’ve been thinking about submitting to In the Library with the Lead Pipe, take a look at these updates (also…