Jim Nichols
Librarian for Information Literacy, Distance and Online Learning, and History
Penfield Library, SUNY Oswego, jim.nichols@oswego.edu , 315-312-3549
Information Literacy
What is information literacy? The use of informative sources.
A First Year Experience in Information Literacy: The Lake Effect Research Challenge
Infusion of Information Literacy Throughout the Curriculum: Collaborations in the Disciplines
Infusion: The Matrix of Learning Outcomes
The 3 Directions: Key Conceptual Tools for Higher Learning
Distance/ Online Learning
Using the Penfield Library LOR: A Learning Object Repository in ANGEL
History and Philosophy
New Books and Media for History
Librarians and Libraries: Communities of Practice and Social Instrtutions
"Books are for use" is Ranganathan's First Law of Library Science. I continue to try to work out what that means for librarians in the age of the internet.
"The 3 Directions" is my model for information literacy situated in undergraduate learning. This blog will help me develop and apply the model.
Publications
Nichols, James T. "The 3 Directions: Situated Information Literacy." College and Research Libraries 70, no. 6 (November 2009): 515-530.
Bosch, William, Jessica Hester, Virginia MacEntee, James MacKenzie, T. Morey, James Nichols, Patricia Pacitti, et al. "Beyond Lip-service: An Operational Definition of "Learning-centered College". Innovative Higher Education 33, no. 2 (2008): 83-98.
Nichols, James T. "Monthly check-up: Using a monthly survey to monitor and assess library and information services for distance learners." Journal of Library Administration 45, no. 3-4 (November 2006): 387-395.
Nichols, James, Barbara Shaffer, and Karen Shockey. "Changing the Face of Instruction: Is Online or In-class More Effective?." College and Research Libraries 64, no. 5 (2003): 378-388.
Biography
Jim Nichols is Assistant Coordinator of Instruction and Distance Learning Librarian at Penfield Library, SUNY Oswego. He has worked in reference and instruction services at Liverpool Public Library, Indiana University Bloomington, Walden University, Wilmington College (Ohio), Indiana University East, and the University of Denver. Other academic work experience includes media services; teaching English; and teaching library and information science. His education includes a BA at Oklahoma City University, an MA in English at the University of Oklahoma, an MLS at the University of Denver, and doctoral studies at IU Bloomington in library and information science.
Other Virtual Locales and Personas
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