Reference Services Review: Volume 34 Issue 4

Search and discovery: news that matters

The purpose of this paper is to reflect on two announcements from The Library of Congress and OCLC, the Online Library Computer Center, with immediate, long‐lasting and profound…

Island time

The purpose of this guest editorial is to provide an overview of the LOEX‐of‐the‐West 2006 Conference.

The futures of information, literacy and lifetime learning: a symphonic meditation

The purpose of this LOEX‐of‐the‐West keynote is to discuss ways to think about the future and the future of libraries.

The real world: developing information age issues forums

The purpose of the paper is to describe the development of a series of forums on issues of the information age, created to address ACRL Information Literacy Competency Standard…

Information Competencies Checklist: a resource for inter‐segmental collaboration

The purpose of this paper is to provide a model checklist of information competencies for two‐ and four‐year colleges and universities.

Using interactive technology to teach information literacy concepts to undergraduate students

The purpose of the paper is to measure the effectiveness of a highly interactive animated tutorial that aims to teach basic information literacy concepts to undergraduates and to…

Encouraging students' lifelong learning through graded information literacy assignments

The paper seeks to argue that one of the ways librarians and library information literacy sessions can have a positive impact on students’ lifelong learning is to create and mark…

Collaborations for success: high school to college transitions

The paper seeks to provide an overview of innovative high school to college collaborations and initiatives at Kent State University Library. These collaborations and initiatives…

Nothing to lose: “fluency” in information literacy theory and practice

The purpose of this paper is to critique the current wave of naming cultures in information literacy practice, the relationship between information literacy, literacy theory, and…

Collaborating to connect global citizenship, information literacy, and lifelong learning in the global studies classroom

The purpose of this paper is to critically examine the concepts of lifelong learning, information literacy, and global citizenship, making explicit connections among them via…

Teaching with Tiffany's: A “go‐lightly” approach to information literacy instruction for adult and senior learners

The purpose of this paper is to present the lessons learned and alternative methods used in teaching library and internet searching skills to adult learners, especially senior…

Letting the grass grow: grassroots information on blogs and wikis

The purpose of this paper is to illustrate some of the major uses and limiting factors of blogs and wikis, as well as the ways that these resources can be used by librarians and…

Creating collaborative partnerships: building the framework

The paper seeks to explore the nature of a collaborative relationship among school and academic librarians in order to enhance the information literacy skills of students as they…

Footholds and foundations: setting freshmen on the path to lifelong learning

The paper seeks to provide an empirical study demonstrating the value of one‐shot instruction assessment, and student learning, with the software, LISA.

The benefits of buy‐in: integrating information literacy into each year of an academic program

The purpose of this paper is to describe the integration of information literacy into each year of a Bachelor of Arts and Science (BAS) program at the University of Guelph…

‘Ike loa: a list of influential books shaping the instruction librarian's teaching and learning philosophy

The paper sets out to provide a selected bibliography of books influential to the librarian's teaching and learning philosophy.

Conference program

2006 Awards for Excellence