Information Basics for College Students

by Karen Sobel

Overview

Librarians have long looked for a single, comprehensive text to provide a solid introduction to the art and craft of instruction. With this book, now they have it.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781598849592
Publisher:	ABC-CLIO, Incorporated
Publication date:	04/17/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	148
File size:	813 KB

About the Author

Karen Sobel, MLS, serves as a research and instruction librarian at the University of Colorado Denver.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii

Introduction ix

Section I What First-Year College Students Really Know 1

1 Information Literacy Skills 3

2 Technology in the Library Instruction Classroom 15

Section II Assessing Needs and Learning 27

3 Assessing Your Students' Knowledge and Needs Prior to Class 29

4 Assessing Learning During and After Instruction 41

Section III Planning Your Instruction 51

5 Teaching, and What Happens Before and After 53

Section IV Special Student Populations 67

6 Nontraditional and Economically Disadvantaged Students and Developmental Readers 69

7 Students with Special Linguistic Needs 79

Section V The Library and the Campus Community 87

8 Collaborating with Academic Faculty 89

9 Librarians' Roles within the University 97

Section VI Continuing to Build Your Instruction Skills 105

10 Keeping Current with Innovations and Methods 107

11 Performing Original Research 115

12 Sharing Your Knowledge with Others 127

Appendix A Goals for New Teachers 137

Appendix B Sample Classroom Assignments 139

Index 143

Editorial Reviews

New or experienced librarians, library school students, and academic faculty who teach research skills or information literacy to college students will benefit from reading chapters of this volume. It is highly recommended for academic libraries.” —ARBA

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