Online reference service Credo Reference has announced the launch of a new online community, Libraries Thriving, a space dedicated to communicating the value of libraries and their ability to impact the learning moment.
Libraries Thriving facilitates collaboration on the innovative use of e-resources and is free to all members of the educational community - librarians, educators, researchers, publishers and library vendors.
To address challenges in the current climate, Libraries Thriving offers an Editor-led Discussion Forum, which covers diverse topics such as 'Marketing your Library,' 'Information Literacy for First-Year Students,' 'Libguides and Subject Guides' and others. An international group of librarians, faculty and IT staff engage on key educational technology issues and share their case studies. The online community also provides an Online Seminar series which will highlight educational discussions covering key technical issues limiting progress in libraries.
The next Libraries Thriving online seminar, 'Information Literacy and the Oprah Effect,' is scheduled for April 7 and 21. Pete Ciuffetti, Credo Reference Director of Library Innovation, will share ideas for promotion of authoritative e-resources.
The online community is one piece of a larger Libraries Thriving initiative at Credo Reference which aims to help librarians share a positive vision of their future role in information discovery and delivery and to provide the tools, resources and support for the collective achievement of this vision.
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