The National Guard and Reserves

The reserve component of the U.S. military includes the Army Reserve, Navy Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, Air Force Reserve, and Coast Guard Reserve as well as the Army National Guard and Air National Guard. Together these elements are some of the most complex and contentious, but also most essential, of the U.S. military. A member of the Army National Guard might be, in one month, deployed overseas and in the next administering treatments for COVID in a civilian hospital in the U.S. This chapter provides one of the only existing introductory descriptions of the structures of the reserve component. Most importantly, it introduces the crucial concept of "duty status” (Title 10, Title 32, State Active Duty, etc.) which, among other things, sets limits on what members of the National Guard can legally do during deployments. This information is embedded in a deep history of the National Guard as America's historic militia reconfigured for the modern era. © 2023 selection and editorial matter, Katherine Carroll and William B. Hickman. individual chapters, the contributors.

Peer teachers taking the lead in classroom instruction: program creation and challenges faced

Purpose: This paper discusses a program to train undergraduate students as near peer teachers delivering course-embedded information literacy instruction to undergraduate students. Design/methodology/approach: The approach involved the development and delivery of a curriculum combining information literacy concepts and teaching pedagogy. Significant student feedback was gathered which determined the final program structure. Findings: While the curriculum was successful in developing students' information literacy competencies and pedagogical skills, stakeholder buy-in and the COVID-19 pandemic hindered the program. Additionally, the goal of the program – solo student teaching, was not realized. Originality/value: Peer teaching is widely implemented in many disciplines;however, its application in academic libraries has focused more on peer reference, rather than peer teaching. This case study adds to the body of literature on this topic related to student peer teaching in academic libraries. © 2023, Emerald Publishing Limited.