Library Babel Fish

How a film that ghosted the internet was in a library all along.

By Barbara Fister

Starting a new chapter instead of a new semester.

By Barbara Fister

What can we do in the classroom to link the kind of thoughtful pause it takes to really understand something deeply with the practical skills to manage the constant flood of information?

By Barbara Fister

Every big story seems to carry an impatient impulse with it: What’s the next big story?

By Barbara Fister

Citing your sources matters, but teaching citation just muddies the waters for first-year students.

By Barbara Fister

After yet another racist mass murderer posted a manifesto to 8chan, what can we do?

By Barbara Fister

Looking for ways to help students grasp the value of academic research while navigating marketing-based information systems.

By Barbara Fister

. . . or for enjoying in air-conditioned comfort during a very hot season.

By Barbara Fister