Accessibility for Justice: Accessibility as a Tool for Promoting Justice in Librarianship
In Brief Recent critiques of diversity in higher education and librarianship by Stewart (2017), Hudson (2017), and Hathcock (2015) have encouraged a critical shift away... Read More
Patron-Driven Subject Access: How Librarians Can Mitigate That “Power to Name”
In Brief Information organization and access is one of the core goals of librarianship. However, as librarians, we have the power to control what language... Read More
Socratic Questioning: A Teaching Philosophy for the Student Research Consultation
In Brief Socratic questioning, the act of asking questions in order to prompt critical thinking and reflection, expands the boundaries of librarianship by borrowing from... Read More
The Innovation Fetish and Slow Librarianship: What Librarians Can Learn From the Juicero
In Brief This essay reflects on the effects of capitalism and corporatization on the work habits of librarians, and critiques the profession’s emphasis on innovation... Read More
Modular Short Form Videos for Library Instruction
In Brief Expensive software isn’t necessary to create effective tutorials. Quick, unedited tutorials created on social media, such as on Instagram or Snapchat, may be... Read More
Creating Connections: How Libraries Can Use Exhibits to Welcome New Students
In Brief: Feelings of loneliness are common among first-year college students during the start of the academic year. Academic and social integration into the campus... Read More
From AASL Standards to the ACRL Framework: Higher Education Shifts in Pedagogical Strategies
In Brief How does the Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education function in relation to the information literacy standards used with students in K-12... Read More
Finding foundations: A model for information literacy assessment of first-year students
In Brief This article presents a case study in establishing an information literacy instruction and assessment program for first-year university students at the University of... Read More
We Used Problem-Based Learning in Library Instruction and Came to Question Its Treatment of Students
In Brief: Two instruction librarians at a medium-sized liberal-arts college on the East Coast of the United States replaced their lecture-style teaching with Problem-Based Learning... Read More
Editorial: Recent Reads
It’s summer in the northern hemisphere, and your editors at In the Library with the Lead Pipe are busy keeping up with the influx of patrons,... Read More