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I taught my first LIB 100 class the first half of Fall Semester 2009. I got lots of help from Roz Tedford and Lauren Pressley and my assistant, Megan Mulder. I decided the class would do an exhibit as a final project for the course. ZSR was participating in the Big Read which focused on... Continue reading “LIB 100 Exhibits- Harlem Renaissance” ›
I figure since we’re about halfway through Teaching Teaching, it might be time for a Gaz update! This semester we’ve taken a different approach. Instead of Roz or me organizing the topics, lectures for each class, and activities, we’re acting as a community of learners. As a group we came up with topics that we... Continue reading “Teaching Teaching” ›
I teamed up again with Dr. Lynn Neal and her Religion class to design exhibits this fall. I met with the class in September and broke out my traveling exhibits box to show various projects students have done in the past. I also gave the class several handouts and described the process of designing a... Continue reading “Religion Class on Cults exhibits” ›
The Fun Run/Walk Participants start their journey! After months of preparation by a group of dedicated ZSR Library faculty and staff, the 2nd Annual WTL5K/Fun Run was held yesterday morning, October 10, 2009. The final count is not yet tallied but we estimate that there were close to 270 registrations between the fun run/walk and... Continue reading “2nd Annual Wake the Library 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run: A Success!” ›
The long months of planning and scheduling is all done tomorrow but right now things are getting busy! Many thanks to Carolyn and Tim who spearheaded the T-shirt brigade – they look great! Pre-registration pick-up begins at 2pm in the all night study room. There is still plenty of time to come pay your $$... Continue reading “Wake the library 5k prep!” ›
Lauren Corbett first responded to a request for help from Trinity Center’s Director, Ann Dixon-Coppage. Prior to moving to the current location, Trinity Center’s books had been loosely organized, but after the move, workers were having trouble locating titles they knew were in the collection. Lauren realized that LibraryThing would help the workers at the... Continue reading “Resource Services Members Use LibraryThing to Help Trinity Center” ›
Erik on his Dissertation Research Big six s literacy standards Shapiro Hughs’ Information Literacy as a Liberal Art The model you adopt shows how to approach information literacy skills Cognitive process matrix diagram (very useful! See Erik for it!) Start with procedural and move to critical thinking (al la Bloom’s Taxonomy) Bloom’s helps you see... Continue reading “October 6: A Pedagogical Approach to Teaching Critical Thinking” ›
Later this fall, help for your WFU laptop will be much more convenient. The Information Systems Service Desk will move to the former Information Technology Center on the main floor of the Z. Smith Reynolds Library. The combined ZSR/IS service center will be known as “The Bridge.” To accommodate the IS staff, the desktop computer... Continue reading “Library and IS Service Desk Meet at “The Bridge”” ›
On Saturday, October 10, the library will host the second annual Wake the Library 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run. This Homecoming Weekend event, which is open to members of the WFU and greater Winston-Salem communities, will start at ZSR at 8 a.m. with the Fun Run. The 5K will begin at 8:30 a.m. The... Continue reading “Wake the Library 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run, October 10” ›
This semester, the ZSR Library has implemented a new catalog interface. The system, developed initially by Villanova University, utilizes innovative indexing and searching techniques to help patrons find and interact with library resources. Users may discover new relationships between resources through the use of faceted browsing, a feature commonly used on e-commerce sites. Faceted browsing... Continue reading “New Interface for Library Catalog” ›