Browsing Library Staff Research, Publications and Presentations by Author "McNiff, Lindsay"
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Academic Librarians as Successful Researchers: Discussion with Kristin Hoffmann
McNiff, Lindsay (Atlantic Provinces Library Association, 2015-10-25) -
Creating a “new normal”: Transforming instruction for MLIS students
McNiff, Lindsay (2015-06)Over the past few years, the Dalhousie Libraries and the School of Information Management (SIM) have made concerted efforts to forge a stronger connection with one another. This presentation will outline the process of ... -
Good things come in small packages: Re-imagining IL in the first-year seminar
McNiff, Lindsay (2014-05)This presentation will explore the literature on librarian roles and embeddedness in first year seminars. Two of Dalhousie's first year humanities seminars will be used as case studies to demonstrate the innovative integration ... -
Inquiry, strategy, context: Information literacy threshold concepts and the curriculum
McNiff, Lindsay; Helwig, Melissa (2016-06)Threshold concepts have recently ignited the discussion around information literacy, and have provided a context for librarians to re-evaluate how we contribute to student success. Last year, the Association of College & ... -
Making the familiar strange: Exploring Wikipedia in edit mode
McNiff, Lindsay (2017-05)This session will outline a Wikipedia editing exercise that adds depth to a one-shot IL session. Participants will gain ideas for creating a workable Wikipedia editing assignment that targets students’ searching, evaluation, ... -
The thing about failing: Exploring a research assignment for re-admitted students
McNiff, Lindsay (2016-01)Two librarians at Dalhousie have partnered with an existing learning skills summer program for re-admitted students. We aimed to help students develop better research practices, and my role was to design an IL session and ... -
Waking up the library tour: Keeping it interesting with Instagram
McNiff, Lindsay; Helwig, Melissa (Atlantic Provinces Library Association, 2014-11)