LISNews: Librarian News

At the University of Alberta, graduating MLIS students must
produce a \"capping exercise\", a web page that contains one of
their best term papers or other work. The topics range from
Information Needs and the Studio Arts to Harry
Potter Tuesday Fun to
Library Systems and On-line Services in China.

Here are the listings:
Capping Exercises
2002 (only one so far)
Capping Exercises
2001
Capping Exercises
2000
Capping Exercises
1999

Elizabeth Christian Passed along the results of the survey she ran the other day on a different type of DLS, you can read them below.

Wanted: a DLS that is professional, not research
based, here are the results from this group so far.
Please read and add your opinion.

freeonlinesurveys.com/rendersurvey.asp?id=940 -- Read More

Thanks to the ever-excellent Library Juice, I discovered that the students at SLIS, University of Michigan have started a new webzine, Finger. It has lots of interesting articles, including one about Questia vs. \"real\" libraries, interviews, oh lots of good stuff. I would have liked to see a little introductory piece on \"this is who we are and what this zine is about\" but maybe that\'s just me... Still, it made me proud of my library school roots!

The NY Times has an insteresting Story on the employability of those with degrees from Online-Only Schools. 77% of HR officers said they believe an online degree from a real school, like Stanford or Harvard, is better than one from a school that exists only on the Internet.

\"There\'s some skepticism. Some employers feel like students are getting a degree-lite, or a watered-down degree.\"

I\'ve been on both sides of the online education market (as a student and a teacher) and I still prefer the ol\' classroom.