Char Booth

Our bestselling Reflective Teaching, Effective Learning is a practical approach to developing personal "instructional literacy," a series of ideas that empower library professionals at any level of experience to become better and more confident educators. This second edition of RTEL will revisit and modernize dated technology and pedagogical content and will feature several chapters of new content in a new Part 3, such as more comprehensive treatments of assessment, collaboration, and leadership.Revised content:Each existing chapter in the first edition will be reviewed for comprehensiveness and currency but will not undergo major content overhauls.Additional content:Addition to Part I: Chapter *: Meaningful Assessment (more focused content on learner and self-assessment).New content:Part III: Strategy and Scaffolding14 Collaboration That Matters (teaching collaborations/institutional IL partnerships/working with faculty)15 Developing a Program, Reflecting a Curriculum (IL program development, curriculum mapping, identifying institutional priorities)16 Outreach and Advocacy (demonstration of value, more assessment)17 Thoughts on Leadership (management strategies, personal career development, etc.)

Instructional Literacy for Library Educators

Reflective Teaching, Effective Learning

Tracking Student Interest in Emerging Library Technologies at Ohio University

Informing Innovation

In the July 2010 issue of Library Technology Reports, Char Booth examines the long-term adoption of one established tool, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) in order to gain insight into the library innovation process. In addition to providing a wealth of guidance and information on how librarians can use this specific technology to enhance service, Booth also examines how various facets of this technology were examined, adopted, adapted and rejected. Hope, Hype and VoIP: Riding the Library Technology Cycle provides guidelines for how librarians looking at new technologies can evaluate them critically, creatively and with an eye toward sustainability.

Riding the Library Technology Cycle

Hope, Hype, and VoIP

As a provider of public space and digital content, your library is duty-bound to promote equitable access to all users, regardless of whether they use assistive technology. In this issue of Library Technology Reports, editor Booth makes the case that that attention to the core principles of consistency, flexibility, and simplicity go hand in hand with libraries’ commitments to open information and accessibility. Even when staffing levels or resources aren't ideal, libraries can substantially improve the experience of people with disabilities. In this issue, expert contributors address standards, spaces and services, devices, websites, and collections, offering advice on Assistive technology products, including screen readers, literacy software, and speech input E-books and e-readers for users with print disabilities, with charts comparing accessibility features of the most common e-readers The nuts and bolts of using HTML, CSS, Javascript, or JQUERY for accessibility Best practices for evaluating vendor database compliance

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