“The library exists as a means: to support the members of the classroom, the students and faculty. “  But, how far do you go when the library becomes more of a lounge and less of a repository of research and learning?  Is the library going askew with its changing  mission? Not really, just adjusting itself  and providing support in ways more applicable to today’s users.  The library, despite changes, continues to support the curriculum and students by ”providing the space … the computers to do their research, and the librarians to help guide them to resources.”  Source:  Inside Higher Ed, “Reviving the Academic Library,” November 19, 2009,  By Johann Neem

Educational Technology Wiki
Created by the Educational Technology staff at UConn to offer tips on training on a variety of techie tools.

Chronicle of Higher Ed article focusing on misconception that “Students don’t need to be taught anything about working online, because they were practically born digital…”

Source:  Chronicle of Higher Edu, May 14, 2009, By Todd Gilman

“I knew …the book’s migration to the digital realm would not be a simple matter of trading ink for pixels“– From author Steven Johnson’s view of  a future with “more books, more distractions — and the end of reading alone.”

Guess what? Despite faculty warnings, students will still go to Wikipedia anyway.  Not much of a surprise and this video shows students’ perspective  on this very tempting resource.

Short video summarizing some of the most important characteristics of students today – how they learn, what they need to learn, their goals, hopes, dreams, what their lives will be like, and what kinds of changes they will experience in their lifetime. Created by Michael Wesch in collaboration with 200 students at Kansas State University.

Have you created an account with RefWorks to organize citations and create bibliographies?  RefWorks exports entries directly from most of the Libraries’ databases.

Refer your students to the Assignment Calculator, a handy tool that breaks the research process into 12 steps and assigns deadlines.

LibGuides guide your students through the research process.  They can be customized to your specific assignment and linked to HuskyCT.  Let us know if you’d like to create a LibGuide for your class this semester.

View the library’s  workshops for OLLI members.

• Tracking Down the Best of the Web
• Exploring iconn.org
• Beyond the Basic Search Box: Google Search Tips
• Browser Tips & Plugins: With a Focus on Firefox