University Libraries welcomed Anne Symonds in September as Reference Services Assistant in the Research, Outreach and Instruction department. In her new role, Symonds will staff the reference desk, answer questions and help patrons with research. Other duties include mentoring reference interns, providing instructional support and working on special projects. Symonds began her library career in…
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Information Literacy Course Development Awards Announced for Fall 2018
The UNC Greensboro University Libraries will offer four $1,000 awards for courses to be taught in fall 2018 to support restructuring a course in order to more intentionally integrate information literacy and research. This award is open to anyone who teaches a course at the undergraduate or graduate level and has the authority to make…
Rachel Sanders Joins University Libraries as First-Year Instructional Librarian for the Social Sciences
Rachel Sanders is a 2014 alum of UNCG (B.A. in History) who is returning after earning her Master of Library Science degree at UNC Chapel Hill (class of 2016). She serves as the First-Year Instruction and Social Sciences Librarian. Her primary responsibilities include working with Communication Studies 105 students and being the liaison to the…
Information Literacy Course Development Workshop and Awards
Information Literacy Course Development Workshop: The UNCG University Libraries will offer five $1,000 awards for courses to be taught in spring 2018 to support restructuring a course in order to more intentionally integrate information literacy and research. The Libraries will hold a workshop on November 8 at 4 p.m. in the CITI lab in Jackson…
Jenny Dale Selected as Presenter for “Engaging with the ACRL Framework” Workshop
Jenny Dale The ACRL Student Learning and Information Literacy Committee has announced the selection of Jenny Dale as one of its newest presenters for the one-day workshop, Engaging with the ACRL Framework: A Catalyst for Exploring and Expanding Our Teaching Practices. She will join the current presenter team as a partner in shaping the curriculum…