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About Henrietta Thornton
Henrietta (Etta) Thornton, a librarian and author of the Credo IL Strategy Handbook, is Infobase’s Information Literacy Content and Strategy Manager. She previously worked at public libraries, where one of her favorite tasks was helping elderly patrons learn to use email, and at an academic institution, where she developed IL curricula and taught science and engineering undergrads to find reliable research materials. Etta then worked for years as an editor at School Library Journal and Library Journal.
In 2018, Credo released our IL Strategy Handbook. It was written (by me!) to help Credo’s customers and other librarians to begin or improve an information literacy program at a... read more →
Fall semester planning is on. As you plan your activities, also think about how you will market them to faculty. Below are some ideas for how to get faculty interested... read more →
COVID-19 has presented an enormous challenge to libraries and librarians. The stress on policies and work habits began during the initial spread of the virus, when most libraries remained open,... read more →
It’s likely that your college or university is suddenly holding many classes online that were previously in person. The switch doesn’t affect all classes evenly—some classes were already online, for... read more →
With college and university hiring frozen or at least uncertain, it’s necessary to be creative when looking at how to get the staff you need. If new permanent positions are... read more →