ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


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About W .E.B .B .: W orking 
Educator’s Bulletin Board

By Patricia O’B rien Libutti and K im berly Kelley

EBSS develops its annual program 
on the Web

A CRL’s Education and Behavioral Sciences Section (EBSS) has initiated an outreach 
com p onent as part o f program planning: 
W.E.B.B., the Working Educator’s Bulletin Board 
(http://www.umuc.edu/~kelley). W .E .B .B .’s 
purpose is to link the many interested librar­
ians who will not be able to attend the EBSS 
program in New York at the ALA Annual Con­
ference, and to provide a preprogram resource 
to prepare for the actual event. The EBSS Pro­
gram Planning Committee, chaired by Kim 
Kelley, developed the site using regional re­
sources selected for connection to the program 
topic, as well as for perspectives on diverse 
library leadership applications. The site’s com­
ponents and contents are described below.

EBSS program  description
S tra tegic A ca d em ic P a rtn e r s h ip s : L ea d in g  

th e D ev elo p m en t 
o f  I n t e r a c t i v e  
L e a r n i n g  E n v i ­
ronm ents. July 7, 
1996, 9 :0 0  a.m .– 
12:00 p.m. The pro­
gram is intended to 
provide the partici­
pant with ways to 
see leadership ap­
plications regard­

less of their position in the library. Breakout 
sessions will follow four speakers, each link­

ing to the topic with specific partnership sce­
narios.

Biographies: Program  presenters and 
facilitators
Speakers include: Susan Blandy, Hudson Val­
ley Community College (faculty link), David 
Carr, SCILS, Rutgers University (mentoring link), 
Ree DeDonato, (interactive environment link), 
and Tom McFadden, University o f Northern 
Arizona (reality links).

Bibliographies: Topic background
Carr, D. “A Short List of Favorites.” Course. 
Cherepon, L. “Creating Strategic Alliances in 

Higher Education.” ACRI/NY Symposium, 1994. 
“Finding Common Ground: Creating a Library 

of the Future Without Diminishing the Li­
brary of the Past.” Harvard College Library, 
March 30– 31, 1996: listing of papers, forth­
coming in P roceedings.

Hicks, M. “Librarians As Forces in Instructional 
Design/Learning Environments.” Prepared 
for W.E.B.B.

Kaplan, A. “Librarians As Leaders in C&RL News: 
An Annotated Bibliography.” Prepared for 
W.E.B.B.

Libutti, P., and V. Spain. “Educating Educators 
As Leaders: Implications for Librarians.” Pre­
pared for W.E.B.B.; available at program.

Lopatin, L., and P. Libutti. “Libraries in Transition: 
Learning & Communication in an Electronic 
Environment.” ACRL/NY Symposium, 1995.

Ostrow, R. “Library Culture & Technology.” 
Dissertation bibliography.

Spain, V. “Internet and Instruction: An Anno­
tated Bibliography.” ACRL/NY event.

P atricia O’Brien Libutti is edu cation subject specialist a t Fordham  University a n d  c h a ir o f  EBSS, Libutti@ 
m ary.fordham .edu; Kimberly Kelley is director o f  the Office o f  Library Services a t the University o f  M aryland 
University College a n d  c h a ir o f  the EBSS A nnual C onference Program Committee, Kelley@nova.umuc.edu. 
Kelley designed W.E.B.B.

http://www.umuc.edu/~kelley
mailto:Kelley@nova.umuc.edu


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Course an d  instructional m aterials
This section includes course syllabi, instructional
sheets, assignment construction tips, and visu­
als. The materials were selected in recognition
of exemplary instructional design.

Blandy, S. “Research and Bibliography: A Sylla­
bus.” State University o f New York: HVCC.

Carr, D. “Information Resources in the Humani­
ties: A Syllabus.” Rutgers.

Carroll-Mathes, P. “Collaborative Information
Literacy: A Syllabus.” State University of New
York: Ulster Community College. Awarded
ACRL/IS Innovation in Instruction Award.

Jacobson, T. “User Education: A Syllabus.” State
University of New York at Albany: Library
Studies.

Wasserman, R. “The Study of Literature: A
Syllabus.” Fordham University at Lincoln
Center.

Lib rarian lore: Anecdotes from the 
field

This segm ent invites
you to b e a partici­
pant— add your ideas
and experience to the
collection. This “story”
approach is seen in the
ACRL/EBSS 1995 pub­
lication T eaching In for­
m a t i o n  & R e t r ie v a l
Skills to E d u cators: A
C a s e b o o k  o f  A p p lic a ­

tions (Patricia Libutti and Bonnie Gratch, eds.).

Blandy, S. “Overheard at the Kitchen Table: The
Librarian’s Image.” Reprinted with permis­
sion. New York: ALSL Newsletter, 1995.

Gratch, B. “California Association of Research
Libraries: Notes: Ideas & Stories from the
Field.” Conference literature, 1996.

Elkins, E. “New Year’s Resolutions.” Reprint. 
New York: ALSL Newsletter, 1996.

G uide to product assessm e n t at ALA 
ven d o r’s exhibit
We are in a high-stimuli, rapid-paced informa­
tion environment at the exhibition, designed
to get our attention. Information retrieval and
evaluation skills are essential as a basis for re­
sponsible product assessment. Included here
are some points to consider as you prepare to
be a conduit o f “New Product News” to your
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Karen, L. “Tip Sheet: What to Ask and What to 
Try at the Vendor’s Booth.” Westchester 
Community College, Valhalla, New York.

Libbey, G. “Tip Sheet: At the Exhibit: Getting the 
Most Out of It.” University of Detroit, Michi­
gan.

LoSchiavo, L. “Report to Library Staff: Matching 
Products to Library Needs.” Quinn Library, 
Fordham University at Lincoln Center, New 
York.

Debate an d  discussion
Included here are provoking points o f view for 
reality-based planning.

McFadden. T. “Just Say No to the Internet.” Text 
of speech given.

Carr, D. “Questions of the Course.” Student 
questions collated from spring 1995.

N e w  Y o rk , N e w  Y o rk : Cool spots in a 
hot town
Since ALA Annual occurs over a hot holiday 
weekend, this section provides sites to tour New 
York ahead of time (virtually). Both commer­
cial and education sites give links to a Hot 
Town. Also included is David Carr’s recipe for 
iced tea, which can be brewed by anyone 
browsing W.E.B.B.

Notes on underlying issues
W.E.B.B. is representative of the synergy among 
many librarians, whose ideas, in concert, com­

p o se  a V irtual 
L earning E nvi­
ronm ent. EBSS 
committee mem­
bers were co n ­
cerned with both 
making informa­
tion a cce ss ib le  
and a c k n o w l­
edging intellec­
tual origins. You 
will see “Repro­
duction with this 
footnote of attri­
bution included 

permitted by the author(s)” on many of the 
contributions.

We expect that the EBSS Program at the ALA 
Annual Conference in New York will extend 
W.E.B.B., and we encourage you to contact 
either of the authors with your suggestions or 
comments. ■