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Month: November 2014

Gigi ends her public service

Just 3 days short of turning 13 months old (or 383 years old in people years), Gigi the stapler must finally give up her unprecedented tenure as a public servant in our library. She exploded some parts last night, hitting an unsuspecting bystander, and now her casing has come separated from her guts.

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She will be sent to a quiet shelf to retire in peace and think back over her incredibly long career. We wish her well in her retirement.

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ACRL Framework for Information Literacy: 3rd draft released

This is planned to be the last draft for comment on this Framework before it gets presented to the Powers That Be at ALA Midwinter, and the committee really has been good about listening to feedback and making changes. So get out your red pens and mark up this, the 3rd and possibly final draft of the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy.

From their announcement:

The Association of College and Research Libraries’ (ACRL) Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education Task Force seeks feedback on the third draft of the association’s proposed Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education, released today, November 12, 2014. Read the document and welcome message highlighting major changes since the June second draft then provide your feedback via an online form by 5pm Central on Friday, December 12, 2014.

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