Information literacy instruction that works : a guide to teaching by discipline and student population / edited by Patrick Ragains.

Other author Ragains, Patrick.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Neal-Schuman Publishers, ©2006.
Descriptionxx, 329 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.).
Subjects
Information literacy--Study and teaching (Higher).
Electronic information resource literacy--Study and teaching (Higher).
Academic libraries--Relations with faculty and curriculum.
Information Services.
Educational Status.

SeriesInformation literacy sourcebooks ; no. 3
Information literacy sourcebooks ; no. 3. ^A559338
Contents Figures -- Instructional resources on the CD-ROM -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part 1. Planning to teach information literacy in colleges and universities. 1. Setting the stage for information literacy education / Patrick Ragains, assisted by Tina Adams, Duncan Aldrich, R. Sean Evans, Peggy Keeran, Joel D. Kitchens, Nonny Schlotzhauer, and Cory Tucker -- Introduction -- What is information literacy? -- College and university students' need for information literacy skills -- Building relationships with faculty -- Preparation -- Methods of instruction -- Assessment -- Conclusion --- 2. Building strong relationships with faculty-librarian collaboration / Jean S. Caspers -- Introduction -- What is collaboration? -- Why collaborative teaching? -- Moving from parallel to cooperative and collaborative interaction -- Persuading the reluctant professor -- Analyzing the scenarios -- Summing up : strategies for successful collaboration -- Conclusion ---- Part 2. Teaching information literacy to individual audiences. 3. Tailoring instruction for college and university freshman / Mark Emmons -- Introduction -- The context for information literacy in higher education -- Instructional design -- What to teach -- Evaluation of library and information literacy instruction -- Conclusion --- 4. Tailoring instruction for community college students / Ann Roselle -- Introduction -- Student characteristics -- Faculty characteristics -- Librarian-instructor collaboration -- INtegrating information literacy -- Information literacy programs -- Assessment of student learning -- The future of information literacy in community colleges -- Conclusion -- Notes --- 5. Tailoring instruction for students with disabilities / Alexander Gyamfi -- Introduction -- Defining disability -- Types of disabilities -- Legislation -- Accommodation for students with disabilities -- Instructional delivery in an information literacy classroom -- How the instructor can facilitate learning -- Instructional approaches in an information literacy classroom -- Student learning : using adaptive/assistive computer technology -- Information literacy instruction for students with disabilities : emerging trends -- Conclusion --- 6. Tailoring instruction for students in distance learning environments / Tina Adams and R. Sean Evans -- Introduction -- Needs assessment and student information -- Literature review -- Preparation -- What and how to teach remote students -- Improving library services to remote users -- Conclusion.
Local noteLittle-355994--305131058330W
Local noteLittle-305131058331X--CD-ROM
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2006013765
ISBN1555705731
ISBN9781555705732 :

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Joyner General Stacks ZA3075 .I537 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold
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