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A Cloud of Witnesses: External Mediation in Frodo’s Journey to Rivendell and Beyond
(The Mythopoeic Society, 2018)Applies Rene Girard’s mimetic theory to a study of Frodo’s motivations and role models in the early phases of The Lord of the Rings. Tolkien’s incorporation of extensive background material deepens our understanding of his ... -
Change is Hard: Using Conceptual Change Theory to Promote "Research as Inquiry"
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The poetic mode of resistance: advancing social awareness through Gibson's spoken-word poetry
(2017-05-12)The text of a talk analyzing Andrea Gibson's poetry, given during the "Resisting Psychologies" panel of the 2017 Shadows Symposium. -
7 dwarfs in the snow
(2017-05-12)The text of a talk on the topic of 7 dwarfs in the snow, given during the "Resisting Psychologies" panel of the 2017 Shadows Symposium. -
The good, the bad, and the media: distinguishing Islam from Islamic terrorism and the role media plays in spreading Islamophobia
(2017-05-12)The text of a talk on the topic of educating against Islamophobia, given during the "Advocacy and Resistance in Education" panel of the 2017 Shadows Symposium. -
Love is the strongest form of resistance
(2017-05-12)The text of a talk on the topic of self-love in African American communities as a form of resistance, given during the "Resisting Psychologies" panel of the the 2017 Shadows Symposium. -
Transitioning youth policy: marginalizing adolescents with intellectual disabilities
(2017-05-12)The text of a talk on the topic of the marginalization of youth with intellectual disabilities, given during the "Advocacy and Resistance in Education panel of the 2017 Shadows Symposium. -
Baltimore City schools and issues of equity
(2017-05-12)The text of a talk on the topic of Baltimore City schools and the issues of equity, given during the "Advocacy and Resistance in Education" panel of the 2017 Shadows Symposium. -
The Role of the Flipped Classroom in Information Literacy Programs
(Rowman & Littlefield, 2016)This chapter describes the information literacy opportunities and context at Towson University, including observations about implementing the flipped classroom for library instruction at this institution. This classroom ... -
The Library as Leadership Incubator: A Case Study of Towson University’s A-LIST Program
This chapter explores a program at Towson University’s Albert S. Cook Library that gives students leadership opportunities while helping the library enhance visibility and promote academic success. The chapter describes ... -
From Idea to Instagram: How an Academic Library Marketing Committee Created a Character for the YouTube Generation
(Rowman & Littlefield, 2016-05)After observing low usage statistics for a handful of library services, Albert S. Cook Library’s Marketing Committee decided to create videos to promote underutilized resources. In past videos, the library relied on student ... -
Putting history in their hands: White Gloves Sessions as a user outreach tool
(2017)This poster is from a poster session describing a program designed to highlight specific library collections through community outreach. Librarians at Towson University have been using White Gloves Sessions to showcase ... -
Recruiting and Retaining Library IT People - What We Learned
(2016-10-25)Power Point presentation delivered to the 2016 edUi Conference, a program of the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, providing analysis of survey results on the topic of recruitment and retention of library information ... -
Making the Cut: Do Faculty Want to Be Involved in Library Database Cancellations?
(SLA Academic Division, 2011)Because of the recent economic crisis, a number of academic libraries have faced the possibility of having to cancel database subscriptions. As a major user group of academic libraries, faculty have a history of ... -
#Donate: the role of social media in academic library fundraising
(Emerald, 2016)Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the extent to which academic libraries are using social media to fundraise, what tactics they are using to fundraise on social media and how academic libraries’ social ... -
More of the same? Understanding transformation in tablet-based academic library instruction.
(Taylor & Francis, 2015)Academic librarians have shared their experiences with tablet computers, but few examine how librarians use tablets in their instruction design. While the education literature provides technology integration models, the ... -
Rediscovering Renaissance Research: Information Literacy Strategies for Success
(Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016-01)While remaining cognizant of several aspects of current information literacy (IL) instruction methods, including threshold concepts, the author re-created experiences shared by students as she searched for, analyzed, and ... -
More than Money: Recruiting and Retaining Library IT Staff
(Library and Information Technology Association, 2015-11-14)Power Point presentation delivered to the 2015 LITA Forum providing an overview of preliminary survey results on the topic of recruitment and retention of library information technology staff in the United States and Canada. ... -
Enhancing Information Literacy Instruction with Google Drive
(Rowman & Littlefield, 2015)By using the various tools available through Google Drive (forms, spreadsheets, presentations), librarians can increase student participation and provide more interactive instruction sessions. This chapter will profile how ... -
A Review of Open Access Self-Archiving Mandate Policies
(portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2012)This article reviews the history of open access (OA) policies and examines the current status of mandate policy implementations. It finds that hundreds of policies have been proposed and adopted at various organizational ...
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