Teaching Library Use

Teaching Library Use
Author: James Rice
Publisher: Praeger
Total Pages: 192
Release: 1981-09-30
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

Introduction to library instruction; Getting people involved in library instruction; Planning an instructional program; Strategies for library orientation; Strategies for library instruction; Strategies for bibliographic instruction; Testing and evaluation; Library instruction through the library's design.

Instruction in Libraries and Information Centers

Instruction in Libraries and Information Centers
Author: Laura Saunders
Publisher:
Total Pages: 389
Release: 2020
Genre: Academic libraries
ISBN: 9781946011091

"This open access textbook offers a comprehensive introduction to instruction in all types of library and information settings. Designed for students in library instruction courses, the text is also a resource for new and experienced professionals seeking best practices and selected resources to support their instructional practice. Organized around the backward design approach and written by LIS faculty members with expertise in teaching and learning, this book offers clear guidance on writing learning outcomes, designing assessments, and choosing and implementing instructional strategies, framed by clear and accessible explanations of learning theories. The text takes a critical approach to pedagogy and emphasizes inclusive and accessible instruction. Using a theory into practice approach that will move students from learning to praxis, each chapter includes practical examples, activities, and templates to aid readers in developing their own practice and materials."--Publisher's description.

Evaluating Library Instruction

Evaluating Library Instruction
Author: Diana D. Shonrock
Publisher:
Total Pages: 188
Release: 1996
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

This easy-to-use guide offers a wealth of materials to assist you in planning and creating evaluation instruments for your library instruction program. It was prepared by a unit of the American Library Association, the Library Instruction Round Table Research Committee, whose members analyzed hundreds of evaluation forms gathered from all types of libraries, selecting the most consistently useful items. User-instruction programs are costly, and their effectiveness must be documented with hard data. But with busy staff, evaluation has often been more preached than practiced. One problem has been finding the expertise to create a valid measuring instrument that will provide effective results in a reasonable amount of time. Under the editorship of its chair, Diana Shonrock, the Research Committee has addressed these problems with a "recipe" book that simplifies the planning and creation of evaluation instruments. Here, in one expertly assembled guide, you will find step-by-step advice on survey planning and well over 500 sample questions for evaluation of class work, instructors, and instructional materials and equipment. No other guide offers this level of "plug-and-play" assistance to get your evaluation program under way or is more up-to-date in its coverage of the electronic aspects of modern library instruction.

Evaluating Bibliographic Instruction

Evaluating Bibliographic Instruction
Author: Association of College and Research Libraries. Bibliographic Instruction Section
Publisher: Chicago, Ill. : Bibliographic Instruction Section, Association of College and Research Libraries, American Library Association
Total Pages: 136
Release: 1983
Genre: Reference
ISBN:

The Value of Academic Libraries

The Value of Academic Libraries
Author: Megan J. Oakleaf
Publisher: Assoc of Cllge & Rsrch Libr
Total Pages: 211
Release: 2010
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0838985688

This report provides Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) leaders and the academic community with a clear view of the current state of the literature on value of libraries within an institutional context, suggestions for immediate "Next Steps" in the demonstration of academic library value, and a "Research Agenda" for articulating academic library value. Its focus is to help librarians understand, based on professional literature, the current answer to the question, "How does the library advance the missions of the institution?" This report is also of interest to higher educational professionals external to libraries, including senior leaders, administrators, faculty, and student affairs professionals.

The Teaching Library

The Teaching Library
Author: Scott Walter
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 245
Release: 2014-04-10
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1317965396

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 Canadain both public and private institutionsthat offer a variety of evaluation methods. Here are the latest, easy-to-adopt ways of measuring your library's direct contribution to student learning, on-campus and off.