Calling Out
I love call-outs, but I guess you can tell that from this flyer. I find that the mix of screenshots, graphics, and step-by-step text works well with students for database instruction. For the Word...
View ArticleVisualizing Collections
We’re nearing the end of the fiscal year at my library, which means we’re in a mad dash to spend our acquisitions budget. As a result we have a number of different databases on trial at the moment....
View ArticlePromoting eResources in the Stacks
If your stacks are anything like ours then unused advertising space abounds. Our shelf end-caps have small signs with call number ranges on them and not much else. Theresa Mudrock and her colleagues...
View ArticleMaking Sense of Databases in Libguides
We are, without a doubt, a Springshare library. Libguides? Check! Libanswers? Yes! Libchat? Yup! LibCal? You bet! Although we’ve embraced Libguides as a platform for creating subject (and...
View ArticleNo Original Ideas
I’m pretty sure that there are no original ideas out there anymore. I regularly apply this philosophy to designs I create. When I start a new project, I find something that is inspiring, and then try...
View ArticleA Point-and-Click Guide
Some of my least favorite teaching moments are those focused on mechanics: Click here; scroll there; point at this; type on that space. Jenica Ibarra, Reference & Instruction Librarian at St....
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