"Learning at the Reference Desk: A Pilot Project to Align Reference Transactions with University Learning Outcomes" by Rick A Stoddart

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Learning at the Reference Desk: A Pilot Project to Align Reference Transactions with University Learning Outcomes

Journal of Academic Librarianship (2017)

Rick A Stoddart
Beth Hendrix, University of Idaho

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Abstract

In re-imagining libraries, their value and impact with stakeholders, librarians are challenged to conjure up new, innovative ways to convey what is important, relevant, and meaningful. In some instances, this innovation results in developing new services such a learning commons or a technology petting zoo. In other situations, innovative thinking requires re-examining what libraries already do through a different lens or perspective. In essence, librarians need to experiment with different perspectives, metaphors, or narratives in order to discover new opportunities to value, market, or convey meaning about library services. These new perspectives can create fresh and engaging ways of describing the library....

Keywords

reference,
assessment,
learning outcomes

Disciplines

Library and Information Science

Publication Date

January, 2017

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2016.11.004

Citation Information

Rick A Stoddart and Beth Hendrix. "Learning at the Reference Desk: A Pilot Project to Align Reference Transactions with University Learning Outcomes" Journal of Academic Librarianship Vol. 43 Iss. 1 (2017) p. 3 - 7 ISSN: 0099-1333
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/richard_stoddart/62/