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
Following the Yik Yak: Using Social Media Observations to Understand Student Needs on College Campuses
In Brief: What can social media tell us about our patrons? We look at Yik Yak through the lens of library ethnography, suggesting that anonymous... Read More
Neurodiversity in the Library: One Librarian’s Experience
In Brief: The literature about neurodiversity and libraries is heavily skewed toward libraries accommodating neurodivergent patrons. There is little written about librarians who are neurodivergent... Read More
Librarians Leading Short-Term Study Abroad
In Brief: Study abroad is a well-established method for transformative learning, recognized by the American Association of Colleges and Universities as a high-impact practice. Over the... Read More
From Accidental to Intentional Library Management: The RISWS Approach
In Brief: Considering that just one of the two ALA-accredited MLIS programs in Illinois requires completion of even a single management course, good management practice... Read More
Preservation in Practice: A Survey of New York City Digital Humanities Researchers
In Brief Digital Humanities (DH) describes the emerging practice of interpreting humanities content through computing methods to enhance data gathering, analysis, and visualization. Due to... Read More
The Innovation in Libraries Awesome Foundation Chapter
In Brief: This article discusses the creation, philosophy, and future directions of the Innovation in Libraries Awesome Foundation Chapter, a grassroots crowdfunding initiative incubated within Library... Read More