Browsing by Author "Atwater-Singer, Meg"

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    Googlewhacking: Exploiting Google in an Instruction Classroom
    (H.W. Wilson Company, 2006) Atwater-Singer, Meg
    Most students already use Google, so why not exploit its teaching and learning potential in a library instruction classroom? University of Evansville Libraries (UEL) introduces concepts such as keyword selection, search construction and techniques, invisible/visible web, Google as a business and more by having students use Google. This article will describe how to incorporate a critical review of Google by employing a Googlewhacking exercise into an instruction session and generating questions to get students thinking critically about information.
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    Social Software, Web 2.0, Library 2.0, & You: A Practical Guide for Using Technology @ Your Library
    (H.W. Wilson Company, 2007) Atwater-Singer, Meg; Sherrill, Kate
    In September 2005, the Reference Division of the Indiana Library Federation held a one-day conference called “How to Use Hot Technologies and Not Get Burned." Jessamyn West, Michael Stephens, Scott Pfitzinger, and others talked about instant messaging, weblogs, wikis, photo sharing, and other technologies. The focus of the program was to demonstrate how libraries could use these tools for outreach.