Graduate students require the same base knowledge of information literacy as undergraduates, but are less likely to receive in-class instruction. Rather than considering them as external, theoretical signposts or goals, this presentation will discuss the value of situating the ACRL Information Literacy Standards and Framework into the real-life graduate student experience. Explaining what it means to have membership in the academic community leads directly to a deeper understanding of scholarly dialogue, authority and peer review. This grounding leads to an understanding of ownership, copyright, and plagiarism. This high-level overview of the scholarly research process allows students to comprehend their own place in the process, and the function of various types of academic papers. The parts and styles of research papers are situated within the larger realm of scholarly publishing expectations and opportunities. Students are then able to apply these concepts to view themselves as academic creators, with all the rights, responsibilities, and expectations of working members of the academic community. After the presentation and discussion, attendees should be able to recognize the immediate increase in student engagement when the ACRL concepts are presented in real-life context and terms assess the benefits of demonstrating to students where they belong in the academic cycle draft a similar message to support the particular circumstances of their own students This presentation addresses personalizing information literacy for increased real-life relevance and retention; practical advice for teaching information literacy skills of immediate use to students; and providing students with clear context concerning issues such as copyright and plagiarism.

Review of Modern Japeanese Cuisine: Food, Power and National Identity, by Katarzyna J. Cwiertka. ReaKtion Books, 2007. 240 pp.

Review of American Men : Who They Are & How They Live. New Strategist. 2002. 387p, 1-885070-44-6, $89.95

Review of Not Your Ordinary Librarian: Debunking the Popular Perceptions of Librarians.

Review of HISTORI CAL DICTIONARY OF SEXSPIONAGE. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2009. 400p. bibl. index. $85.00, ISBN 978-0810859999

Book Summary: American Masculinities: A Historical Encyclopedia is a first-of-its-kind reference, detailing developments in the growing field of men′s studies. This up-to-date analytical review serves as a marker of how the field has evolved over the last decade, especially since the 1993 publication of Anthony Rotundo′s American Manhood. This seminal book opened new vistas for exploration and research into American History, society, and culture. Weaving the fabric of American history, American Masculinities illustrates how American political leaders have often used the rhetoric of manliness to underscore the presumed moral righteousness and ostensibly protective purposes of their policies. Seeing U.S. history in terms of gender archetypes, readers will gain a richer and deeper understanding of America′s democratic political system, domestic and foreign policies, and capitalist economic system, as well as the "private" sphere of the home and domestic life. The contributors to American Masculinities share the assumption that men′s lives have been grounded fundamentally in gender, that is, in their awareness of themselves as males. Their approach goes beyond scholarship which traditionally looks at men (and women) in terms of what they do and how they have influenced a given field or era. Rather, this important work delves into the psychological core of manhood which is shaped not only by biology, but also by history, society, and culture.

Book Summary:Offering a comprehensive view of the South's literary landscape, past and present, this volume of The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture celebrates the region's ever-flourishing literary culture and recognizes the ongoing evolution of the southern literary canon. As new writers draw upon and reshape previous traditions, southern literature has broadened and deepened its connections not just to the American literary mainstream but also to world literatures--a development thoughtfully explored in the essays here. Greatly expanding the content of the literature section in the original Encyclopedia, this volume includes 31 thematic essays addressing major genres of literature; theoretical categories, such as regionalism, the southern gothic, and agrarianism; and themes in southern writing, such as food, religion, and sexuality. Most striking is the fivefold increase in the number of biographical entries, which introduce southern novelists, playwrights, poets, and critics. Special attention is given to contemporary writers and other individuals who have not been widely covered in previous scholarship.

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