Information Literacy Instruction that Works

• Author : Patrick Ragains
• Publisher : American Library Association
• Release : 03 July 2022

Information literacy and library instruction are at the heart of the academic library’s mission. But how do you bring that instruction to an increasingly diverse student body and an increasingly varied spectrum of majors? In this updated, expanded new second edition, featuring more than 75% new content, Ragains and 16 other library instructors share their best practices for reaching out to today’s unique users. Readers will find strategies and techniques for teaching college and university freshmen, community college students, students

• Author : Joan R. Kaplowitz
• Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
• Release : 01 May 2014

Designing Information Literacy Instruction: The Teaching Tripod Approach provides a working knowledge of how instructional design (ID) applies to information literacy instruction (ILI). Its "how to do it" approach is directed at instruction librarians in all library settings and deals with both face-to-face and online ID issues. No matter where an instruction librarian works, whom they are teaching, or what delivery mode they will be using, the ID process remains the same: Start with the user and the user's needs.

• Author : John Walsh
• Publisher : Elsevier
• Release : 28 September 2011

An invaluable guide for MLS professionals and students, this new book explains how librarians can select an effective method of library instruction based on their users, the objectives of the instruction and the delivery environment. The content describes the different methods available and in what circumstances the methods are most effective. It includes descriptions of curriculums for the methods currently available and describes a range of objectives the curriculums meet and the common environments librarians use for instruction. Information Literacy

• Author : Christopher N. Cox,Elizabeth Blakesley Lindsay
• Publisher : Assoc of Cllge & Rsrch Libr
• Release : 03 July 2022

Practical Pedagogy

• Author : Scott Walter,Dawn Shinew
• Publisher : Routledge
• Release : 06 April 2004

Much-needed guidance for updating your teaching skills and practices! Information Literacy Instruction for Educators: Professional Knowledge for an Information Age explores various methods of instructing pre-service teachers and administrators on how to locate new subject matter and distinguish between fact, opinion, and rhetoric across a

• Author : Patrick Ragains,M. Sandra Wood
• Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
• Release : 05 November 2015

The new ACRL information literacy concepts brings renewed interest in information literacy instruction and skills for librarians. The New Information Literacy Instruction: Best Practices offers guidance in planning for and implementing information literacy instruction programs in a wide range of instructional situations. As librarians take a new look at information literacy instruction, this essential book will help guide you in creating and maintaining a quality instruction program.

• Author : Association of College and Research Libraries. Distance Learning Section. Instruction Committee,Ramona Islam
• Publisher : Association of Research Libr
• Release : 03 July 2022

• Author : Amanda Scull
• Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
• Release : 15 September 2017

Drawing upon original research and interviews as well as professional experience and a large body of literature, this book provides a foundation for instruction librarians and collection librarians to begin exploring the intersections of their work as well as practical suggestions and ideas for building upon that foundation through implementation.

• Author : Amy R. Hofer,Silvia Lin Hanick,Lori Townsend
• Publisher : ABC-CLIO
• Release : 16 November 2018

This book provides information literacy practitioners with a thorough exploration of how threshold concepts can be applied to information literacy, identifying the important elements and connections between each concept and relating theory to practical methods that can transform how librarians teach. • Provides an essential, foundational text on the theory behind the new ACRL Framework for Information Literacy • Supplies librarians with the context to frame the work they do with information literacy in the same manner as faculty • Demonstrates how librarians

• Author : Nancy Noe
• Publisher : Elsevier
• Release : 31 July 2013

The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) set forth Characteristics of Programs of Information Literacy that Illustrate Best Practices: A Guideline. Creating and Maintaining an Information Literacy Instruction Program in the Twenty-First Century provides readers with a real-world, practical guide for creating an instruction program step-by-step, as well as a framework for reviewing, assessing, and updating existing programs. Each chapter focuses on one of the main aspects of the ACRL guidelines. Current research, anecdotal evidence and tools provide the

• Author : Felicia A. Smith
• Publisher : ABC-CLIO
• Release : 04 February 2011

Enhance your library instruction class by using this hands-on guide and learn numerous unique active learning exercises. • Five years of successful, active learning examples that have been tested, evaluated, and adapted based on student feedback • Drawings

• Author : Esther S. Grassian,Joan R. Kaplowitz
• Publisher : Neal-Schuman Publishers, Incorporated
• Release : 03 July 2022

A guide for librarians on teaching users how to retrieve and understand information covers learning styles, planning, copyright, design, teaching methods, assessments, diversity, and related topics, and offers exercises and activities.

• Author : Serap Kurbanoglu,Sonja Spiranec,Esther Grassian,Diane Mizrachi,Ralph Catts
• Publisher : Springer
• Release : 13 December 2014

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the European Conference on Information Literacy, ECIL 2014, held in Dubrovnik, Croatia, in October 2014. The 93 revised full papers presented together with two keynotes and one invited paper were carefully reviewed and selected from 283 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on theoretical framework; related concepts; research; rights and ethics; children; higher education; education and instruction; assessment and evaluation; libraries; different aspects.

• Author : Scott Walter
• Publisher : Routledge
• Release : 10 April 2014

Get the information needed to advocate for the significance of your library! How do you make the case that your library is a valuable instruction center? The Teaching Library helps librarians assess data on information literacy instruction programs so that they can better support the teaching role of the academic library in campus settings. This practical, professional resource features case studies from across the United States and Canada—in both public and private institutions—that offer a variety of evaluation

• Author : Joyce Hagen-McIntosh
• Publisher : CRC Press
• Release : 05 January 2016

In an age where data flows non-stop, across all geographic borders and accessible to many, the job of providing information literacy has become much more exciting, more complicated, and more necessary. Information and Data Literacy: The Role of the Library takes a comprehensive look at the changing role of today’s librarians and libraries in an increasingly tech-driven world. You’ll find the authors of this book represent public and academic libraries, countries around the globe, and differences of opinion