This workshop consisted of a librarian from a community college librarian, a four year college library, and a library science professor debating the merits of various studies regarding libraries. They were framed in a hypothetical situation in which a student from the community college was transferring to the four year college.
I was especially interested in the discussion regarding the article "Latino Students and the Library: A case study" (Haras, Lopez, and Ferry). The practical implications of the article, according to the workshop, were as follows, "Findings provide documentation to support the importance of teaching information literacy and the research process throughout K-12, the value of middle school and high school teachers and librarians collaborating to prepare students for research expected in college, and the need for both high school and college libraries to better articulate information literacy curricula, especially with language-minority of Latino students."
While the point of this workshop was to debate the merits of the research (The library science professor, for example, wondered if the survey was included with the article and also mentioned that information literacy and using the library are not necessarily the same), I really did like the discussion regarding the body of the article. I would like to know more about this as I believe the public library can also play a role in this, especially in Waltham.
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