Glossary - Week One

Words and phrases encountered during our first week at the Mortenson Center:

“Elevator speech” – the two minute talk which delivers short, pithy messages at critical moments for maximum impact.
“Learning commons” – a philosophical shift in the delivery of library services. It applies to the undergrad library at UIUC and recognizes that students determine the use of library space and that campus partnerships are important.
“Library fair” – a fun library activity to get the attention of faculty.
“One shot instruction” – teach it all in one session; location is flexible.
“Quick and clean cataloguing” – use of dedicated temporary staff to deal with cataloguing backlogs.
“Scholarly visitors” – that’s us!
“Silos” – everyone needs to move out of them to collaborate or form partnerships. It seems everyone is in one!
“Teaching toss” – informal chat among instructional librarians.

Have we “gotten” it? Eish, our understanding is growing …