Information Literacy Instruction that Works: A Guide to Teaching by Discipline and Student Population

by Patrick Ragains (Editor)

Overview

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 with disabilities, and those in distance learning programs. Alongside sample lesson plans, presentations, brochures, worksheets, handouts, and evaluation forms, Ragains and his contributors offer proven approaches to teaching students in the most popular programs of study, including: English Literature, Art and Art History, Film Studies, History, Psychology, Science, Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Hospitality, Business, Music, Anthropology, and Engineering. Coverage of additional special topic, including legal information for non-law students, government information, and patent searching, make this a complete guide to information literacy instruction.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781555708757
Publisher:	American Library Association
Publication date:	06/27/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	352
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Patrick Ragains is Business and Government Information Librarian at the University of Nevada, Reno. He has published articles in American Libraries, Communications in Information Literacy, Journal of Government Information, Portal: Libraries and the Academy, and Research Strategies, two of which were recognized by ALA’s Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT) as among the best 20 articles on library instruction published in 1995 and 2001. In 2008 the first edition of this book received the Ilene F. Rockman Instruction Publication of the Year Award from the Instruction Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Ragains is former chair of the ACRL Research Committee and is active in the ACRL Instruction Section.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations xi
Preface xiii
Acknowledgments xvii
Part I: Planning to Teach Information Literacy in Colleges and Universities 1

1. Setting the Stage for Information Literacy Education 3
Patrick Ragains and Mark Emmons
2. Building Strong Relationships with Faculty–Librarian Collaboration 23
Jean Caspers

Part II: Teaching Specific Student Groups and Other Audiences 33

3. College and University Freshmen 35
Mark Emmons
4. Community College Students 47
Ann Roselle
5. Students with Disabilities 65
Adina J. Mulliken and Bernadette A. Lear
6. Tailoring Instruction for Students in Online and Distance Learning
Environments 87
Amy Elizabeth Hughes

Part III: Teaching Information Literacy in Specific Disciplines 97

7. English Literature 99
Janelle M. Zauha
8. Art and Art History 125
Peggy Keeran
9. Film Studies 145
Neal Baker
10. Music 155
Laurie J. Sampsel
11. History 169
Patrick Ragains
12. Psychology 183
Nonny Schlotzhauer
13. Anthropology 201
Catherine L. Cranston
14. Scientific Literacy 217
Elizabeth Berman
15. Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources 229
Allison V. Level
16. Engineering 245
Martin K. Wallace
17. Business 265
Patrick Ragains

Part IV: Teaching Special Topics in Information Literacy 281

18. Legal Research for Nonlaw Students 283
Patrick Ragains
19. Government Information 291
Patrick Ragains
20. Patent Research 299
Suzanne L. Reinman

Index