Category Archives: Academic Libraries

SciFi Authors talk about Information Technology – ALA 2011

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Theresa

One of the great things about large library conferences is the author events. I was able attend the LITA (Library & Information Technology Association) panel, Science Fiction and Information Technology at ALA this year. Organizers gathered many heavy hitters in … Continue reading →

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Bibliographic Instruction: More important than you may think…

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Theresa

Last week I had the opportunity to sit in and observe a few bibliographic instruction sessions at the CofC library. One was for a freshman English class, one for Cognitive Psychology and the other for a business course on Managing … Continue reading →

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Thoughts from the Reference Desk…

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Theresa

Part of my internship is working on the reference desk at the CofC library. I have been doing this mostly in the evenings and not seen much reference activity. However, this week my reference skills were tested. I have worked … Continue reading →

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Internship: Week 2 Thoughts on PASCAL and ILL

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Theresa

Part of my internship at the Addlestone Library is working in the Interlibrary Loan office. A large function of that office involves circulating books through the PASCAL network (a cooperating network of SC academic libraries for resource sharing). I have … Continue reading →

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