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This month's poll: Statewide/consortial resources
Take our quick survey about statewide/consortial resources, and enter to win a $15 coffee card!
Last month: Retired titles
Last month we asked how your library responds to vendor title retirements. There was no universal action reported, but nearly half of respondents remove the retired records from their catalog and LibGuides. 28% take no action because the updates are automatic in their Discovery service. The process ranked about a 2 on a scale of 1 - 5, where 1 was “easy/quick." Credo anticipates some title retirements in December, and we removed one title this month from Academic Core with Backfile; please see the “New titles in your account” links below for more information.
Set your library instruction up for success with the Credo IL Strategy Handbook
This month’s IL Strategy Handbook section release walks you through everything you need to know about meeting your institution’s needs while still adhering to established information literacy standards. Author Henrietta Verma also shares tips and best practices for creating a dynamic, interactive curriculum across disciplines. The full handbook will come out next month, but you can sign up to receive preview chapter releases, including November’s upcoming section on continuous improvement through assessment!
Instruction Tip of the Month: Increasing usage through social media
Your students already rely on your library’s social media for information about updated hours, special events, and funny book memes. Have you considered using it to promote valuable and interesting e-resources students might not otherwise encounter? For example, The DISCUS consortiumused Biography in Context to celebrate Marie Curie, and Anderson University’s Thrift Library used a Credo Topic Page to invite students to learn more about horror films. On the Credo Blog you’ll finda fresh post every month with daily trivia, history, and humor you can use for inspiration or copy and paste into your account with ease!
Real Time Reference Spotlight: Poll positions Real-time Reference is the featured search category that helps your users gather unbiased background information on the topics unfolding in the headlines.
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Each month we release new Add-on Content for purchase. Check out this month's 25 new titles on learning technology, ISIS, climate history, queer America, and other hot topics.
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Dr. Nicole A. Cooke, Associate Professor at The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, and Raymond Pun, Instruction/Research Librarian at the Alder Graduate School of Education, will share best practices, ideas, and approaches to proactively support learning initiatives through innovative programming.
Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe of the University of Illinois–Urbana Champaign, Laura Saunders of Simmons College, and Anna Kassinger of Washington, D.C.’s NewseumED will discuss efforts to bring together librarians, educators, and journalists to investigate the current epidemic of misinformation and explore potential solutions.
Deadline approaching for our FYE Guide Activity Contest
Since publishing The Credo FYE Guide: Practices for Enhancing Instruction this summer, we’ve heard a lot of great stories about librarians implementing fun and effective activities in their instruction. Tell us about any activities you’ve incorporated for a chance to win $1,000 towards travel/registration to ACRL 2019 in Cleveland. The more activities you submit, the more chances to win!
