Library Staff Training Blogs

Training Student Employees for Success

I have an old photo of myself taken during my college orientation a few weeks before classes started. Instead of attending social events, I was…in the...

Library Education information literacy Blogs

Ask an Expert: Unpacking Information Literacy with Laura Saunders

The most important thing is for librarians to keep an eye on the larger trends and environment and what is happening on their own campuses to identify...

Niche Academy Team

Meet Jeremy Tuttle - Niche Academy Director of Learning Design

Here at Niche Academy, we strive to help people solve big problems together—and each member of our team plays a vital role in meeting our goals. Today...

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Preparing for Censorship & Other Book Challenges

In late 2022, Publisher’s Weekly named their People of the Year—The Defenders. This extraordinary group of librarians, booksellers, authors, publisher...

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Making Library Staff Training & Development Matter

One of the best parts of my job is finding and scheduling great webinars. When people ask how I choose topics or develop new ideas, I answer honestly:...

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Improving Library Reference Services

In their research, Christina Holm and Sarah Kantor point out that, if you’re an academic librarian, you’ve probably heard some version of the phrase “...

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Information Literacy & Fighting Fake News

The first time I read the Stanford History Education Group’s 2016 article on evaluating information, I was shocked. The digital evaluation skills of s...