Resources
Article by Stephen J. Bell and John Shanks in College and Research Libraries News (July/August 2004). Provides an overview of the concept of the blended librarian and provides six principles of blended librarianship.
Article in Diskus: The Journal of the British Association for the Study of Religions (2013) by Stefanie Sinclair. Considers issues of digital literacy in the context of religious studies. Suggests ways in which technology can contribute to teaching and learning religious studies.
Blog post by Char Booth in American Libraries Magazine (April 2010). Claims that librarians can ease transition to teaching roles by building their instructional literacy. Offers USER method (Understand, Structure, Engage, and Reflect) for good teaching practice.
Dec 2013 blog post from The Unquiet Librarian. Offers four steps for successful collaborative partnerships between librarians and faculty.
PDF of report from the Association of College and Research Libraries of the American Library Association (2000). Defines information literacy and provides standards, performance indicators, and outcomes.
PDF of report from the Association of College and Research Libraries of the American Library Association (2008). Outlines proficiencies for instruction librarians and for information literacy instruction coordinators.
PDF of article by William Badke. Highlights some of the difficulties in establishing successful faculty-librarian collaborations. Proposes information literacy credit courses within departments.
By Brian Matthies at Butler University (2004). Focuses on experience in teaching information literacy skills to students. Highlights potential problems and benefits of collaboration between faculty and librarians.
Blog post by Joyce Valenza (January 2011). Describes experiences mentoring pre-service teacher librarians. Addresses missing competencies beyond credentials with list of must-have skills, strategies and tools.
Manifesto by Joyce Kasman Valenza (October 2010) originally appeared at http://www.voyamagazine.com/. Discusses emerging practices of librarians including reading, information landscape, communication, collection development, facilities, access, audience, copyright, technology, and professional development, teaching, and the future. Lists 23 practices that librarians should unlearn.