Current Projects

Research I am currently conducting, publications & presentations I’m writing, and ideas I’m kicking around. (My publication status table is on my wiki.)

Connectivism as a Theoretical Framework for Information Literacy

Illustrate the technologically-based learning theory of connectivism as a good grounding theory for information literacy, particularly library instruction that takes place in an online or blended environment.

Getting Back to the “Public Good” in Public Colleges & Universities: the Key Role of Academic Libraries

The “public good” inherent in public higher education institutions, especially in their academic libraries (federal/state depository materials, publicly-funded institutional research, local digital collections, etc.) are not being widely used or celebrated by the public. Is it any wonder, then, that state funding for public HE institutions is dwindling?

This paper will address:

• importance of the general public / local community as an important stakeholder in HE institutions
• reduce barriers to public access (online/physical access) to these library services/resources
• depository collections & OA repositories (as well as other library resources) can be great tools for increasing public good and thereby increasing public opinion of and support for higher education