Tag Archives: Outreach

Working More Closely with Faculty

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Stephen Francoeur

John Dupuis, the head of the science and engineering library at York University, published a provocative item in his blog in which he argues that we academic librarians need to consistently venture outside of libraryland if we want to ensure our abilities and efforts remain relevant in academia. Read all of  Dupuis’ “stealth librarianship manifesto” on his blog.

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Rogue Assignments

Posted on June 19, 2009 by Stephen Francoeur

Last year, Nina McHale offered in College and Research Libraries News some interesting advice about how to handle the rogue assignment, which she defines as one that “is a faculty-created, library-related assignment that, having been developed with the best possible intentions, is in some way out of sync with a library’s resources or does not provide students with a thorough introduction to them.” The article by McHale and an interview of her can be freely found online.

McHale, Nina. “Eradicating the Rogue Assignment: Intervention and Prevention.” College and Research Libraries News 69.5 (2008): n. pag. Web. 19 June 2009.

McHale, Nina. Interview by David Free. ACRL insider. Association of College and Research Libraries, 9 May 2008. Web. 19 June 2009.

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