The three guides in the new Information Literacy Toolkit Series can help school library media specialists and teachers to promote and teach information literacy skills to young library users and to: collaborate in curriculum planning so that students will develop a cohesive skill set; teach the critical thinking and problem-solving skills that…

This article outlines broad categories of information skills needed by students in grades K-7--resource center orientation, research strategies, locating information (general and subject sources), acquiring and analyzing information, organizing and recording information, communicating and presenting information--and suggests ways in which…

Suggested strategy for teaching library research skills to K-7 students involves three developmental stages and nine sequential steps: identification of topic, webbing, selection of suitable materials, selection of needed information, recording sources of information, notetaking, outlining, preparation for presentation, presentation. Sample…

The traditional role of the school librarian encompassed collection development, reading guidance and literature promotion, and reference. Over time these functions have expanded and participation in carrying out functions has become more active. For instance, the teaching role of the library media specialist is a dramatic and far-reaching…

Reviews findings of formal studies and experiential accounts of teaching online searching and, on basis of past research, recommends guidelines for school media specialists designing curriculum for instruction in online searching. Five types of online training are noted: vendor, database producer, course-based, self-instruction, locally designed…

Teachers throughout the country teach about American Indians, but only recently have they become aware that the standard curriculum and knowledge about American Indians is frequently distorted, biased, or incomplete. This book: (1) provides a framework for selecting appropriate information on teaching about American Indians; (2) presents…

Nine articles address topic of involvement of the secondary school librarian/media specialist in curriculum development. Discussion covers partnership between librarian and teacher, 68 ways to catch a teacher, the library and science curriculum, infinite bibliographies, research for lifelong learning, research supply and demand, fiction about…

A study of undergraduates found that grades, class year, focused academic library activities, informal faculty interaction, active course learning, and conscientious writing resulted in gains in critical thinking, suggesting that academic librarians should design library-research-skills courses to increase student-focused use of the library and…

This volume contains 47 papers presented under the following four major categories: (1) "Visual Literacy and Education," including curriculum development, teaching visual literacy, thinking skills and visual literacy, teaching video production techniques, teacher education, cable television in public schools, using filmstrips in the classroom to…