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Chan, Tina; Hebblethwaite, Chris – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2014
Penfield Library at the State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego) has a gallery exhibit space near the front entrance that is used to showcase student-faculty research and art class projects. This article features the library's outreach efforts to science faculty and students through research exhibitions. The library held an exhibition…
Descriptors: Exhibits, Outreach Programs, Science Teachers, College Students
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Coates, Linda L.; Tierney, Kaitlyn Rose – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2010
The conservation and well-being of exotic animals is core to the mission of zoos, aquariums and many small nonprofit wildlife groups. Increasingly, these organizations are committed to scientific research, both basic and applied. To ascertain the current state of the libraries that support their efforts, librarians at the San Diego Zoo conducted…
Descriptors: Scientific Research, Recreational Facilities, Wildlife, Librarians
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Bogucka, Roxanne; Wood, Emily – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2009
Undergraduate students are generally unfamiliar with scientific literature. Further, students experience frustration when they read research articles the way they read textbooks, from beginning to end. Using a team-based active learning exercise, an instruction librarian and colleagues at University of Texas at Austin introduce nutritional…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Scientific Research, Reading Strategies, Teamwork