In a recent Liberal Education article, Jon D. Miller, Director of the International Center for the Advancement of Scientific Literacy at the University of Michigan, recounts his findings on the substantial increase […]
Title: Curious: The Desire to Know and Why Your Future Depends on It Author: Ian Leslie Year: 2014 Publisher: Anansi ISBN: 9781770894037 Pages: 310 Genre: Nonfiction, Psychology Rating: We’re all […]
So, first day back to the last semester of my Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS). Time does fly when you’re having fun. Well, minus those back-to-back all-nighters… Anyway, […]
← My Co-op So Far, Part III Science 101 On the sunny afternoon of July 15, 2015, the Chemistry Liaison Librarian and I represented the library and participated in a […]
← My Co-op So Far, Part II Reference Statistics Taking a short break from the bibliometric work on research impact, I was tasked to analyze the reference transaction data collected […]
Research Metrics Under the guidance of the Bibliometrics and Research Impact Librarian (BRIL), I have been working on a series of ongoing projects related to institutional and faculty research impact […]
…In the advent of social networks and the rise of citizen scientists, however, shouldn’t we move toward empowering the citizen via user-centered, curiosity-minded and outcome-driven social engagements?… My take, inspirations […]
A connected world is a polyglot world. As we gain access to the thoughts, feelings, and opinions of people around the world, our potential for knowledge and understanding expands. But […]
The light was low. One last student just entered and was now scrambling to find a seat at the back of NCB 117. Swinging her arm with a hand-held oscillator in […]
