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New Blog Series! Library Matters / Libraries Matter
“What do you think of when you hear the word library?” I ask a group of new students, prompting them to think about how the library can support them during their college careers. “Books!” is the...
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Library Matters / Libraries Matter: Textbooks and Interlibrary Loan
As part of the Library Matters / Libraries Matter blog series, we’re covering some of the pressing issues and concerns we consider on a regular basis. Today’s topic is borrowing and lending course...
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Library Matters / Libraries Matter: #MeToo
As major allegations of sexual assault and harassment conducted by politicians, entertainers, CEOs and others have unfolded over the past weeks, the #MeToo movement has spread across social media....
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Library Matters / Libraries Matter: IMLS
Like many professional organizations, libraries are famous (notorious?) for their use of acronyms: ILS, RDA, OCLC, ACRL, ALA….The list goes on and on. (No, seriously, it does!) One of the most...
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Library Matters / Libraries Matter: Day of Facts Reflection
Last year, the Gustavus Library participated in the #DayofFacts campaign via our blog and social media. Some of our tweets even went viral! (Well, viral for us.) On the anniversary of the event, we are...
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Library Matters / Libraries Matter: A Teaching Library
Asking questions and seeking help is the mark of a good researcher. When you start your research – or even midway through – you won’t know everything about your topic or how information is organized in...
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Library Matters / Libraries Matter: #WeNeedDiverseBooks
Think back to the books you loved as a kid, the ones you loved to read (or have read to you) over and over again. Now ask yourself how many featured brown or black characters as the main character? How...
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Library Matters / Libraries Matter: Net Neutrality
Update: Net Neutrality is back in the news. Democrats in the US Senate just forced a vote on a resolution to reverse Chairman Ajit Pai’s change in internet regulations, a change that some internet...
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Library Matters / Libraries Matter: A Beautiful Mess
A few weeks ago, I stood in front of the newest group of POL 200: Analyzing Politics students, who were joining me in the library classroom for a semester-long library lab. “Research is conversation,”...
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Library Matters / Libraries Matter: Open Access
Welcome back to our Library Matters / Libraries Matter blog series, where we share insights into the issues, questions and opportunities libraries consider on a regular basis. This week, we’re...
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Library Matters / Libraries Matter: Infrastructure Part One
During a recent instruction session for an FTS course, I asked students what they think of when they think of libraries. I do this in most of my introductory courses and responses are always...
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Library Matters / Libraries Matter: Infrastructure Part Two
A few weeks ago, I wrote that the Library provides the infrastructure that supports most undergraduate and a big chunk of faculty research across campus. Today I’m going to unpack what that means. When...
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