Since the emergence of bibliographic instruction, and later, information literacy (IL) instruction, librarians have generously proffered anecdotal evidence of students’ gaps in information and library research skills; their perceptions emanate from in . . .

Teaching librarians are always seeking opportunities to improve their professional practice. Traditional forms of professional and personal development -- attending workshops and conferences and reading the scholarly and practitioner literature -- are . . .

Library faculty at CSUSM teach a two-week research module as part of the GEL 101 course. This spring, two library faculty piloted three team-taught sections, in order to enhance student learning and develop their teaching skills.

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Reference service via instant messaging (IM) has significant potential to benefit distance learners. There has been wide experimentation with IM to expand reference services in libraries across the US, with mixed results. Concern has been expressed th . . .