Week Eight: Scheduling, Implementing, LOEX Preparing, and Curriculum Library Touring

Here's an easy-to-digest list of last week's happenings:

• Info lit observation/teaching scheduling
• Reference desk manning (including an instance when a student used the library to woo a girl--we go the extra mile for our patrons!)
• LOEX presentation preparing/collaborating
• Preparing for Web Sub-committee meeting'
• Institutional repository informal discussions
• Concept map transcribing/digitization (for several classes)
• Curriculum library tour (collection policies, transitioning to a new space, what to keep/what to deselect, how it supports education program)
• CIS 101 Plagiarism assignment run through (done by Mary Anne and Jon to fill the rest of the staff in on what they have planned for the classes)
• A little bit of everything (because that's what librarians do)

 I have had several conversations about the future of education and the impact many proposed legislative changes may have on all levels of learning (from public elementary schools to college, and beyond with life-long learning being supported by public libraries).  As I am sure is the case in many areas of the country, librarians here have been following legislative news closely, particularly HF 45, HF 103, SF 163, HF 9 and the Iowa Work Force Development office closings.  There are lots of changes (or proposed) happening which would impact library users.