LOUD in the LIBRARY

Andrew Maresca & Maggie Schnurr are two of the wonderful folks at the Main Library's Service Desk. Learn what they like about the UI Libraries, unexpected benefits of the job and why you should stop by and ask questions.

Disinformation, misinformation & bias...How can you trust what you learn online? 

Information Literacy Librarian Tim Arnold talks about publishing, information law and how social media affect the sources and quality of the information we have access to. We will define mis-information, dis-information and bias and look at strategies to to overcome bad information in our lives. Learn how lateral reading can help you recognize and avoid bad info. 

Academic scholarship can sound dry and boring and removed from the lives of undergraduates. "Think of it as party," says Sara Scheib, UI Libraries' Head of Scholarly Impact, "where there are multiple conversations happening." Learn how scholars use articles to discuss their research, refine each others' ideas and add to the world's knowledge. We can all be part of the scholarly conversation at the academic party. Understanding how the conversation works and how scholars develop ideas allows undergraduates to process information more efficiently, save time by focusing on the important stuff and make their own contributions. 

The University of Iowa's Main Library is five stories high, stuffed with great resources. With miles of shelving, it's worth finding out how to locate what you need. In this podcast, you'll hear from a student employee whose job it is to shelve books. She'll let you in on the secrets on the way the Main Library is organized, along with some great information on call numbers from the Libraries' head of cataloguing. 

Janalyn Moss is a subject specialist librarian at the University of Iowa Libraries who helps students, faculty, and researchers with in a number of fields. In this episode, she talks about the ways in which she partners with faculty to craft curricula by consulting on research resources the UI Libraries either has on hand or can acquire. She also discusses the ways in which librarians can aid students.

Jenay Solomon specializes in helping undergraduates use the Libraries to enhance their studies. Jenay talks about the resources and services at the UI Libraries designed specifically for undergrads to help them navigate the process of researching a topic for a course assignment. She says her role as a librarian is to meet with students and engage in conversation that can guide them through the research process. Jenay's easy-going, conversant manner includes asking clarifying questions to help students find the essential idea upon which to base their research.