Companies are looking to harness the power of data, both big and small, to take their business to new levels. One major hurdle for companies seeking to become data-centric is facing a lack of data literate talent for hire in the current market of recent college graduates. This article establishes a conversation about data literacy in business education, discusses the role of the librarian in this work, and proposes a set of data literacy competencies that librarians could help incorporate int...| University of New Hampshire Scholars Repository
The introduction of the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy in Higher Education in 2015 inspired many librarians to rethink how they offer information literacy instruction. This multi-method study, using data from a survey and five focus groups, explores the use of the Framework in business information literacy (BIL). The study research questions focus on how librarians engage with the Framework in supporting the information needs of business students. Participants indicate that they make...| Belmont Digital Repository
Last summer, our provost attended a library faculty meeting to discuss the rewrite of our evaluation guidelines for tenure and promotion and also our new proposal to offer librarians “research days…| This Liaison Life
The Invisible Industry: Resources for Supporting Cannabis Entrepreneurs Online – Thursday, May 27, 2021 from 1:00-4:30pm EDT. Thanks to our generous sponsors EveryLibrary, Mintel, and PrivCo the 2021 ELC Spring Workshop is FREE to attend. Questions? Email the Co-Chairs! Workshop Collaborative Resource Guide Pun Contest Submissions & Winner(s) Schedule Time (EST) | Event 1-1:10pm – Introduction […]| entrelib.org
Studies have shown that introducing additional information without context leads to worse decision making. Informed leadership is the purposeful integration of information into decision management. This article reframes information literacy as decision management using elements of evidence-based management. It highlights strategies such as decision awareness, process creation, and decision practice and approaches for purposeful application in the information literacy classroom.| Purdue e-Pubs
Home stretch of the spring semester — getting into the peak weeks of research consultations, as the student teams prepare their final reports and presentations. Good luck to all the academic …| This Liaison Life
UNC Greensboro is now closed for Hurricane Florence. It’s getting a little breezy this morning but the storm is still far from this part of the state. We are of course concerned about the students …| This Liaison Life
