elise blas AND librar*

This project has been in the works for a long time. Spring 2012′s class was Multimedia instruction, in which we had to create a project to teach something. I saw this as the perfect opportunity to finish my Learning Narrative project. Learning Narratives are akin to Choose Your Own Adventures, in which the learner has control over the story. The …Continue reading →

For finals week this year, one of my student workers suggested holding a contest to see who spends the most time in the library over finals week. It seemed like a fun idea so I ran with it. I created a sign in sheet with very subtle advertising, relying on the student workers and other students to tell their friends. …Continue reading →

Well, it’s obvious I’m not going to be updating as much as I had intended. I will tell you about some current projects at work, though. I’m using Adobe Captivate to create online video tutorials, walking users through the website, searching skills, evaluating sources skills, and whatever else my users happen to need. I find Captivate frustrating at times when …Continue reading →

As my glorious return to blogging, I present a murder mystery. In the summer of 2009, my director asked me to run a murder mystery in the library. The library staff agreed this would be a great way to get students into the library. In September 2009, I ran a murder mystery based on this example. This is a great …Continue reading →

I WISH we had the money for this! Not that my library would warrant such advertising, we’d be fine with one or two trucks.

Since I’m doing so well at keeping this blog updated, I’ve taken on my library’s blog as well! See what I do what I do at work at SC Deets Library. I should be back on a regular basis now. Since the last time I posted, I’ve finished my MLIS, accepted a library job in Kansas, bought a house in …Continue reading →

This article makes me angry. If we can’t trust a well-respected, well-known, well-established database to give us proper, true information, we’re screwed. Suddenly we can’t get angry at students/patrons for having the wrong information–we’re the ones handing it out by telling them this is a reliable resource! At some point, we will find out that journals are giving misinformation. Where …Continue reading →

Apparently, you shouldn’t swear no matter how upset you are. I hope this dispatcher got reprimanded severely. By a supervisor who swears.

The hierarchy of presentations A presentation is a precious opportunity. It’s a powerful arrangement… one speaker, an attentive audience, all in their seats, all paying attention (at least at first). Don’t waste it. The purpose of a presentation is to change minds. That’s the only reason I can think of to spend the time and resources. If your goal isn’t …Continue reading →

Yesterday I had the privilege of judging Wyoming History Day. Students from all over the state gathered to show off their knowledge about important people in history. Some of the entries were amazing and I couldn’t believe those kids were in 7th grade! Others needed some work, but what is a project but an on-going learning process? I know the …Continue reading →