Studying students: the Undergraduate Research Project at the University of Rochester

Studying students: the Undergraduate Research Project at the University of Rochester, edited by Nancy Fried Foster, Susan Gibbons. Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries, 2007.

This publication "provides a view into the groundbreaking application of ethnographic tools and techniques to the understanding of undergraduate students and their use of information. The publication describes findings of the work at the University of Rochester River Campus Libraries and provides insight into how academic librarians might use these techniques on their own campuses." [from the ALA site]

Table of Contents:

Introduction to the Undergraduate Research Project
Nancy Fried Foster and Susan Gibbons

1. Faculty Expectations of Student Research
Barbara Alvarez and Nora Dimmock

2. Asking Students about Their Research
Vicki Burns and Kenn Harper

3. Night Owl Librarians: Shifting the Reference Clock
Suzanne Bell and Alan Unsworth

4. Library Design and Ethnography
Susan Gibbons and Nancy Fried Foster

5. Dream Catcher: Capturing Student-Inspired Ideas for the Libraries’ Website
Jane McCleneghan Smith and Katie Clark

6. Photo Surveys: Eliciting More Than You Knew to Ask For
Judi Briden

7. Mapping Diaries, or Where Do They Go All Day?
Katie Clark

8. What an Experience: Library Staff Participation in Ethnographic Research
Helen Anderson and Ann Marshall

9. Then and Now: How Today’s Students Differ
Sarada George

10. The Mommy Model of Service
Nancy Fried Foster

11. Conclusion: Creating Student-Centered Academic Libraries
Susan Gibbons and Nancy Fried Foster

ALA-APA Salary Survey

ALA-APA Salary Survey: Non-MLS -- Public and Academic, [Chicago, Ill.] : American Library Association/Allied Proffessional Association, 2007

From the ALA website:

Useful for non-MLS Accredited professionals seeking employment in academic and public libraries, this national survey covers 62 positions in all departments: clerks, ibrary technical assistants, copy catalogers and interlibrary loan assistants, information technology managers, human resource managers, administrative assistants, and accountants. It also includes salaries for 6 positions staff employed as librarians but who do not have an ALA-accredited MLS.

The ALA-Allied Professional Association is a nonprofit organization chartered in the State of Illinois and established “to promote the mutual professional interests of librarians and other library workers.”

The mission of the Office for Research and Statistics (ORS) is to provide leadership and expert advice to ALA staff, members, and public on all matters related to research and statistics about libraries, librarians, and other library stuff; represent the Association to Federal agencies on these issues; and initiate projects needed to expand the knowledge base of the field through research and the collection of useful statistics.

"How Teacher/Librarian Collaboration Can Support Student Learning." Focus On: Research-based practices for the classroom teacher Jan. 2007:

Great resource! Several copies are available for checkout. This publication clearly defines the role of Today’s Library Media Specialist, describes how to collaborate with classroom teachers and provides some sample Collaborative Projects. Every K-12 teacher librarian should have a copy!

Partners in Literacy: Schools and Libraries Building Communities Through Technology. New York, NY: Teachers College Press, 2007. by Cuban, Sondra, an

Chapters include Social Forces Affecting Public Libraries and Schools, Explaining Libraries’ and Schools’ Different Strategies Toward Technology, Libraries, Literacy, and Instructional Technology, Technology in Public Schools and Schools and Libraries as Partners in Community Technologies.

University Press Books: Selected for Public and Secondary School Libraries. New York, NY: AAUP, 2007.

2006 published books reviewed by a committee from AASL and the Small and Medium Sized Library Committee of PLA. Listed in Dewey order this publication should give you an idea about books to consider purchasing