The Adventures of Library Girl Life in the Library | by Denise Borck, William James Middle School Media Specialist Value of Cataloging Librarians | Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) by the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services Cataloging & Classification Section Executive Committee, 13 June 2006 The CCS Executive Committee is charged with encouraging and promoting cataloging and classification of library materials in all types of institutions. Although not explicitly stated, this support extends to the professionals who do the work. Cataloging librarians comprise a small but valuable subset of the library profession that provides critical but sometimes hidden services to their libraries. With this document, the committee hopes to provide catalogers and cataloging managers a tool for describing the critical importance of cataloging librarians. Cataloging librarianship is, at its heart, about service. Further, cataloging librarians: Lead Envision bibliographic control of collections of the world’s knowledge and implement this vision to create local, regional, and international catalogs and digital access systems. Collaborate Create & Improve Access
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15 Lesson Plans For Making Students Better Online Researchers Your students are probably Internet authorities. When it comes to Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube, they might know far more than you. All of that time spent tweeting and chatting doesn’t necessarily translate to deep learning though. Both college professors and employers will expect young people to know their way around the academic side of the Internet; a skill that for many students, needs to be taught. Image via Flickr by Brad Flickinger For many students, doing research means typing a word or two into a Google search and using information from the first link that pops up. Common Sense Media You will find lesson plans to teach strategic searches to middle school and high school students. Google Of course Google will be a go-to source both for doing searches and for finding related lessons. Do you have a complicated relationship with Wikipedia? Teaching Channel Here, you will find a short video of a lesson on assessing websites. Read Write Think Kathy Schrock’s Guide to Everything
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