Carla Lillvik,
the best research librarian in the world.
Not exact matches
Again, talk with the
librarian before starting your
research s / he could tell you the
best place to start.
The focus of the site is to create a space that is a one - stop for educators, parents,
librarians research scholars and students of children's literature and children's publishing to get an overview of Indian children's literature and to find
good children's books through reviews.
Districts that slashed jobs for teacher
librarians in recent years may soon regret that decision - especially as schools in California transition to the Common Core standards, which put new emphasis on students developing
good research skills.
Well, if you think that professional
librarians are a dying breed you really haven't done your
research at all have you.
Not only do
librarians match students with
good books, they lead instruction in
research skills (so important with today's Common Core curriculum), support teachers with books, materials, technology and so much more.
One
librarian who was trying to find
good self - published titles on a popular e-book website told us she
researched the most downloaded books on that site.
This article criticizes the decision made by site - based management teams at Michigan elementary schools to cut school
librarian positions and cites an impact study conducted by the Library
Research Service, as
well as a report authored by the National Center for Education Statistics.
A retired high school
librarian comments on the school
librarian's role in encouraging students to find books they love and develop important
research skills: «Not only do
librarians match students with
good books, they lead instruction in
research skills (so important with today's Common Core curriculum), support teachers with books, materials, technology and so much more.»
An author of books for young adults points to
research showing that strong school library programs led by a certified school librarian help ALL students do better in school, including students whose parents can't afford to provide all the resources kids need to do well in school: «[Research] tells us that even after adjusting for factors such as parental education, father's occupation, and social class, the impact of having books available in the home is as strong a predictor of school success as socioeconomic status
research showing that strong school library programs led by a certified school
librarian help ALL students do
better in school, including students whose parents can't afford to provide all the resources kids need to do
well in school: «[
Research] tells us that even after adjusting for factors such as parental education, father's occupation, and social class, the impact of having books available in the home is as strong a predictor of school success as socioeconomic status
Research] tells us that even after adjusting for factors such as parental education, father's occupation, and social class, the impact of having books available in the home is as strong a predictor of school success as socioeconomic status.»
In my experience as a school
librarian I found that students who interfaced with the school library media specialist via integration of library instruction were
better equipped to connect lessons learned in the classroom with everyday life, by exploring information that interested them through the lens of academic
research.
The focus of the site is to create a space that is a one - stop for educators, parents,
librarians research scholars and students of children's literature and children's publishing to get an overview of Indian children's literature and to find
good children's books through reviews.
The auction catalog was as fascinating as the sale itself, featuring rigorously
researched lot descriptions, as
well as essays about the LA artists and Miriam Matthews (1905 - 2003), the first professionally trained African American
librarian in California.
And the
librarian, after four or five times of this kid hanging around, pulling all the various books related to Stein... Cone family... Stein family... Alice B. Toklas... says to me, «
Well, I mentioned your interest to one of our associate curators, who's doing
research on an upcoming exhibition of the Stein and Cone Families.»
Launched 15 years ago in 1998, the
Best Guide to Canadian Legal
Research quickly became a favourite of law students, legal researchers and
librarians across Canada and internationally.
By
better understanding the
research process, law
librarians can
better identify possible «zones of intervention» to get involved in helping researchers at the peak of those moments when anxiety arises.
The
good legal
research checklist is probably one tool of many that a law
librarian could bring to the legal researcher early in the game.
Good piece in law.com on The Many Hats of a Law
Librarian by Tricia Kasting, who I only knew because of her federal statutory
research pathfinder, and her piece on how the Millennial generation of law students does legal
research differently... [more]
I'm a devoted reader of the Law
Librarian Blog, a source of useful insight on new publications, trends, tips and tricks in
research / instruction / tools, and
best of all, pointers to great cases like this one... [more]
Who knows
better than
librarians which lawyer has done
research on certain topics, maintains the how - to databases of firm
research and precedents, and has the skills to stay on top of current developments?
I tend to believe
librarians view
research as a much deeper process than many lawyers, and that many lawyers reach a satisfactory
research plateau earlier than perhaps they could if they were doing really
good research.
Each week their team of experts, led by founding editors Stacy Konkiel and Nicky Agate, work to «liberate
research» by recruiting the «very
best scholarly communication literature from across the Web, working with authors to make their
research available, ensuring that
librarians are connected to... [more]
And to the extent that our legal arguments rest upon such foundations,...
well let's say that the need for remedial
research instruction is a constant with all
research lawyers and law firm
librarians.
If ROSS is
good and keeps getting
better, could it be that
librarians»
research skills will no longer be enough to keep them as partners in or supports to legal practice?
As a legal
research educator and a
librarian who has worked with law students and attorneys as
well as judges, I can tell you that there are users who won't know a product like ALR is gone from an online service until they really need it.
In defence of LRW instruction in law schools, at least from the point of view of law
librarians, I should point out that we work at universities, and as such we have to make sure our students know how to do academic
research and writing, as
well as how to do practical legal
research and writing — something colleagues in the rest of the university libraries do not have to contend with, unless they also work in professional schools.
# 4:
Research / Precedents: To be more efficient and effective on large deals or lawsuits, law librarians are well poised to «imbed» research and precedents within the various resources needed on a particular deal or
Research / Precedents: To be more efficient and effective on large deals or lawsuits, law
librarians are
well poised to «imbed»
research and precedents within the various resources needed on a particular deal or
research and precedents within the various resources needed on a particular deal or lawsuit.
She mentioned future guides including one on fair use
best practices for
research librarians.
To be on hand, to offer guidance, to observe and occasionally join the students in discussing
research strategies and resources, was gratifying and meaningful for the law
librarians too, and a Saturday
well spent.
The subsequent nine weeks will be taught by Sara, four legal writing instructors (doctoral students — Gail Henderson, Hélène Maynard, Mike Nesbitt and Mike Pal) and three
librarians (myself, Susan Barker and John Bolan), thereby exposing our students to experts in writing and analysis as
well as in the process and tools of legal
research.
And if you can't get enough of law
librarians» legal
research blogs, Justia still has the
best round - up, at their blawgsearch website.
So, make sure the
librarian you consult for legal
research advice is Keeping Up With the Legal Research Joneses or, more to the point, Keeping Up With Opposing Counsel, whose access to legal research resources might be funded a whole lot better tha
research advice is Keeping Up With the Legal
Research Joneses or, more to the point, Keeping Up With Opposing Counsel, whose access to legal research resources might be funded a whole lot better tha
Research Joneses or, more to the point, Keeping Up With Opposing Counsel, whose access to legal
research resources might be funded a whole lot better tha
research resources might be funded a whole lot
better than yours:
Please join the Law
Librarians of New England and the Association of Boston Law
Librarians for a fall meeting focused on established and emerging
best practices in legal
research training and resource management.
It might be fair to say that law
librarians, in general, fit this description
better than does the average lawyer who does not focus on legal
research.
The
Librarian Speaks: Promoting a Technology Agenda — will feature Margaret Bartlett, Information Resources
Librarian @ Locke Lord; Mark Gediman, Director of
Research Services @
Best Best & Krieger; Gina Lynch, Director of Knowledge Management and Business Intelligence @ Paul Weiss; Nancy Rine, Director of
Research Services & Conflicts @ Fried Frank.
1:15 - 2:30 pm — The
Librarian Speaks: Promoting a Technology Agenda — Panel session featuring Margaret Bartlett, Information Resources
Librarian @ Locke Lord; Mark Gediman, Director of
Research Services @
Best Best & Krieger; Gina Lynch, Director of Knowledge Management and Business Intelligence @ Paul Weiss; Nancy Rine, Director of
Research Services & Conflicts @ Fried Frank
The focus of the site is to create a space that is a one - stop for educators, parents,
librarians research scholars and students of children's literature and children's publishing to get an overview of Indian children's literature and to find
good children's books through reviews.
Typically, senior
librarians possess a combination of
well - honed
research skills, a solid background in library science technologies, and excellent problem - solving abilities along with some team management responsibilities.
We focus on bringing the
best research and resources on integrating technology in early childhood to early childhood classroom, home daycare,
librarian, museum and out - of - school - time educators through our robust website, publications and speaking engagements across the globe.