Information Literacy Programs: Successes and Challenges

ISBN-13: 9780789019592 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 256 str.

Ellen L. Hopkins

Opis

Explore the vital links between technology and lifelong learning
Get the real-life perspective of professionals at the intersection of old ways and new technology in this book written by and for librarians. Information Literacy Programs: Successes and Challenges provides you with the different viewpoints of librarians who have taken varying paths in their information literacy programs. You ll learn about the roles of Web-based collaboration, teamwork with academic and administrative colleagues, evidence-based librarianship, and active learning strategies in library instruction programs. Information Literacy Programs can help you refresh your own teaching while opening your eyes to the many possible approaches to information literacy.
Helpful features you ll find in Information Literacy Programs include:

• tips on connecting with technology-savvy Generation Y
• principles for multi-campus collaboration
• guidelines for setting up a successful retreat for teaching librarians
• information about the benefits of interdisciplinary partnerships
• comprehensive bibliographies
• methods for assessing your current information literacy programs
• discussion of immersion programs for professional development

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Spis treści

Introduction; Chapter 1 Changing Landscapes, Enduring Values: Making the Transition From Bibliographic Instruction to Information Literacy, Elizabeth O. Hutchins, Barbara Fister, Kris (Huber) MacPherson; Chapter 2 The Sum is Greater than the Parts: Cross-Institutional Collaboration for Information Literacy in Academic Libraries, Charity B. Hope, Christina A. Peterson; Chapter 3 Technology and Innovation in Library Instruction Management, Beth S. Woodard, Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe; Chapter 4 We’re All in This Together: Planning and Leading a Retreat for Teaching Librarians, Anna Litten; Chapter 5 The Politics of Pedagogy: Expectations and Reality for Information Literacy in Librarianship, Rebecca Albrecht, Sara Baron; Chapter 6 Using the Acrl Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education to Assess a University Library Instruction Program, Jeanne R. Davidson, Paula S. McMillen, Laurel S. Maughan; Chapter 7 Collaborating to Advance Curriculum-Based Information Literacy Initiatives, Austin Booth, Carole Ann Fabian; Chapter 8 Leading Information Literacy Programs: Immersion and Beyond, Elizabeth Blakesley Lindsay, Sara Baron; Chapter 9 The Radical Syllabus: A Part Icipatory Approach to Bibliographic Instruction, Sherri B. Saines; Chapter 10 Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue: Active Learning in the Classroom, Patricia R. Krajewski, Vivienne B. Piroli; Chapter 11 Teaching Information Literacy to Generation Y, Kate Manuel; Chapter 12 Buoyed by a Rising Tide: Information Literacy Sails Into the Curriculum On the Currents of Evidence-Based Medicine and Professional Competency Objectives, Richard B. Kaplan, Julia S. Whelan;

O autorze

Patricia Durisin, MLIS, is Instruction Coordinator at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Humanities Library in Cambridge, MA, and has been working in academic libraries for more than seven years. She also teaches as an adjunct faculty at Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information Science. She has done interdisciplinary work with faculty and students, and has designed, conducted, and evaluated many library instruction programs. Ms. Durisin is interested in trends and techniques in library instruction and the use of technology to enhance educational services. This work was prepared while she was working at Simmons College Beatley Library.