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by Melissa Mclimans

I signed up for the Bibliographic Instruction practicum in order to get real world experience in planning and participating in the creation of instruction programs. I wanted to push my limits, learn a new skill, become familiar with a new topic (information literacy), become comfortable with public speaking and of course to become as marketable as possible as I complete my final year in the master’s program in the School of Library and Information Studies. My placement at CIMC has met my every expectation and in many cases exceeded them.

My time at CIMC has been primarily spent creating a course integrated session on primary sources on the web. I was able to contact a professor, pitch the idea, write the seventy-five minute workshop and present the information to the C & I 559 class. It is my firm belief that more and more primary source documents will make their way onto the web (Google is busily scanning millions of pages at major universities). Often, libraries (Wisconsin Historical Society, Library of Congress) and other cultural institutions, particularly universities, are responsible for the web content. As the materials become more available, librarians will need to be able to suggest the best, most dependable websites and be able to instruct patrons on the use of the sites. In this way, my experience with digital collections at the Wisconsin Historical Society intersects nicely with my interest with information literacy and instruction. And, my placement at CIMC has allowed me to explore this intersection fully.

It has been my good fortune to work with the instruction staff at CIMC and with their help I have met my own personal goals and have hopefully been able to illustrate the benefits of reliable and specific online resources as well as promote the instruction possibilities offered by CIMC.

Posted by Catherine Stephens on December 1, 2005

Jo Sin, Project Assistant for Technical Services & Information Services, presented at the Annual Meeting for the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIST) in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Jo had analyzed 20 journals in the field of library and information science, to examine whether or not these journals were or are becoming more international in the last two decades. Congratulations Jo!

Posted by Anna Lewis on December 1, 2005

In December the CIMC highlights movies about school, new physical education resources, and children's titles about rather large animals.

"School" in the Movies
These DVD are available for 14-day loan.

Back to School (Rodney Dangerfield and Sally Kellerman, 1986)
Children of a Lesser God (William Hurt and Marlee Matlin, 1986)
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (Sean Penn and Jennifer Jason Leigh, 1982)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (Matthew Broderick, Mia Sara, Alan Ruck, 1986)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (Robert Donat and Greer Garson, 1939)
Lean on Me (Morgan Freeman, 1989)
Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Maggie Smith, 1968)
School of Rock (Jack Black and Joan Cusack, 2003)

Recent Titles in Physical Education

Elementary Physical Education Teaching & Assessment: A Practical Guide by Christine J. Hopple. 2nd ed. (Human Kinetics, 2005)
Professional Collection GV 443 .H66 2005

Dynamic Physical Education for Secondary School Students by Paul W. Darst and Robert P. Pangrazi. 5th ed. (Pearson, 2006)
Professional Collection GV 365 .P36 2006

The Physical Education Curriculum by Jim L. Stillwell and Carl E. Willgoose. 6th ed. (Waveland Press, 2006)
Professional Collection GV 365 .S75 2006

New Children's Books

Elephant Rescue: Changing the Future for Endangered Wildlife by Jody Morgan. (Firefly Books, 2004).
PreK-12 Collection LTy QL 737 P98 M665 2004

Big Little Elephant by Valeri Gorbachev. (Gulliver Books/Harcourt, 2005)
PreK-12 Collection LTy PZ 3 .G6475 Big 2005

Dinosaur Discoveries by Gail Gibbons. (Holiday House, 2005)
PreK-12 Collection LTy QE 861.5 G53 2005

T is for Terrible (DVD; Weston Wood Studios, 2005)
A Tyrannosaurus Rex wonders why, as a "terrible lizard," he can't be a vegetarian.
PreK-12 Collection LTy PZ 3 .M47399 Ta 2005 vid

Posted by Vince Jenkins on December 1, 2005

Electronic resources added for December include sites for children's storytelling, an Islamic primer, and a science education portal developed by the American Museum of Natural History.

AwesomeStories.com

A teaching/learning/reading tool with links to approx. 100,000 hand-selected primary pictures, documents, maps, and audio/visual clips from the world's leading libraries, national archives and governmental web sites.

Islam: A Primer

Short descriptions of the historical background, tenets, jihad, the status of women, and other aspects of Islam.

OLogy

Age-appropriate content in archaeology, astronomy, biodiversity, genetics, marine biology, paleontology, and physical science for kids ages 7-12, with games, features, and polls for kids, and curriculum materials, activity plans, and reference lists for educators.

Posted by Vince Jenkins on December 1, 2005

Visit the CIMC in December to check out displays on winter, holidays, computer games, and classroom management. Soon you will find books, audio, video, and other items to highlight these topics.

More about December's displays.

Winter:
With December comes cold, mittens, hats, and snow days. Winter will be here before you know it. Make a cut-out snowflake to add to our display of winter-themed children’s books at the CIMC.

Holidays:
Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa.... Celebrate them all at the CIMC. In December, we will highlight these holidays in a display of books and videos.

Computer games:
Sure libraries have books and even DVDs, but did you know the CIMC has computer software for check-out? Stop by the CIMC in December to see our selection of gaming software. Titles range from “I Spy” to “Civilization III.”

Classroom management:
As some of you graduate and begin your own classrooms, be sure to check out our selection of books about managing your classroom. Get ideas for discipline, conflict resolution, and more.

Posted by Kelly Haferman on December 1, 2005

CIMC instruction staff are pleased to announce the following Spring workshops topics:

Building a My WebSpace Site (Chris Dowling)
Creating Online Instruction with Captivate (Catherine Stephens)
Dreamweaver and Cascading Style Sheets (Chris Dowling)
Dreamweaver and Web Site Management (Chris Dowling)
A HandsOn Introduction to NVivo (Chris Thorn)
Introduction to Dreamweaver (Lisa Teyema, Chris Dowling)
Introduction to RefWorks (Jim Jonas)
Introduction to EndNote (Jim Jonas)
Introduction to SPSS (Chris Dowling)
Using Google for Academic Research (Lisa Teyema, Jim Jonas)

If there are other specific topics you would like to see offered, please contact Catherine Stephens at cstephens@education.wisc.edu . The Spring workshop schedule will be posted by December 21st.

Posted by Catherine Stephens on December 1, 2005

The CIMC now has more portable storage options for School of Education students, staff and faculty. We have 5 32MB USB thumb drives that allow patrons to save and edit their documents. Keep in mind that we also have large external firewire hard drives (some that hold up to 120GB). Call the Circulation Desk to reserve one today 608-263-4750.

Posted by Anna Lewis on December 1, 2005

Starting Saturday, Dec 24 and going through Monday, Jan 16th – CIMC Winter Break Hours are as follows: Monday – Friday we will be open from 9am to 5pm. On weekends, the CIMC will be closed. We will also be closed on December 26th, January 2nd and January 16th. If our hours don’t meet your needs, feel free to email us at askcimc@education.wisc.edu with questions.

Posted by Anna Lewis on December 1, 2005

In addition to the frenzied atmosphere typical for this time of the semester, the CIMC and its patrons with be faced with additional commotion in the coming weeks. To better serve our users, the library will be undergoing some renovations that will run through the beginning of next year. While the CIMC has done what it can to minimize interference with library activities, library patrons may experience noise and other inconveniences during this time.

Posted by Jim Jonas on December 1, 2005

Here is a reminder that according to our space scheduling guidelines, CIMC staff begin processing requests for teaching lab space for Spring 2007 for classes that where the primary location is the CIMC teaching lab on or after January 22, 2006.

To best track requests, we ask that you submit information via our web form. If you have questions about scheduling teaching space at the CIMC, please feel free to contact Catherine Stephens at cstephens@education.wisc.edu

Posted by Catherine Stephens on December 1, 2005

Please note that if you would like your reserves available at the start of the spring semester you will need to submit your request by January 3rd, 2006.

You may print the Reserve List request form at http://cimc.education.wisc.edu/e_reserves/PDF_form/reserve_list.pdf
Please fill it out and return to Donna Meicher at 368 Teacher Education Building. Or, you may submit your request electronically to CIMC Reserves (cimcres@education.wisc.edu)

For guidelines on placing items on reserve at the CIMC, go to http://cimc.education.wisc.edu/e_reserves/index.html

An email with further details will be sent to all instructors in early December.

Posted by Donna Meicher on December 1, 2005