by Larry McKinney | Mar 8, 2021 | 2021, Academics, Board, Library, Presidents, Spring
Who should Christian college leaders ask for book recommendations? Larry McKinney’s broad range of experience in Christian academia makes him an ideal candidate. He has served as president of Simpson University, Providence University College and Seminary, and the...
by Marlene Hines | Oct 21, 2020 | 2020, Fall, Library
How do I start an academic library? you might be wondering. If you are helping to raise up a new, small Christian college, you know that you need to establish a library that meets your students’ academic needs as well as the mission and vision of your institution. But...
by Jennifer Ewing | May 21, 2019 | 2019, Academics, Library, Spring
Students experience many barriers to producing quality research. Library anxiety is one. They mistakenly believe that they should be able to navigate a library by the time they reach college, and they feel shame that they cannot. Alex Nunes suggests that this current...
by Steve Jung | May 3, 2016 | 2016, General, Library, Spring
Information Literacy Instruction (ILI) is a requirement for most accrediting agencies (ABHE, ATS, TRACS, and most regional agencies). That means that each school must offer Information Literacy instruction to its students—all its students. Depending on the agency, the...
by David Patterson | Jun 6, 2015 | 2015, Library, Summer
You probably remember a time when a distant education student was a rare occurrence and academic reference services happened in the library while looking across the reference desk at the student before you. This is no longer the case. Many – if not most — higher...
by Quinn - VanPutten - Mazelin | Jan 21, 2015 | Library, Winter
In the current economic climate when administrators are under pressure to reduce expenses and still increase productivity, they may be tempted to limit professional memberships to one staff member per organization, or they might cut the budget for joining any...