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Lenart, Bartlomiej A.; Lewis, Carla J. – Journal of Information Literacy, 2019
While the Philosophy for Children (P4C) method has been adopted within classrooms by individual teachers and into some school systems by schoolboards, public and school libraries, the ideal users of this sort of programming, have been slow to recognise the benefits of this didactic methodology. This is particularly surprising given that the P4C…
Descriptors: Reading Aloud to Others, Information Literacy, Library Instruction, Public Libraries
OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc., 2012
This new report details findings from a study OCLC conducted with libraries in mid-2011 to learn about their priorities, initiatives, thoughts on the future of their service points and the sources they use to keep up with developments in the library field. Most community college library staff: (1) Consider licensed e-collections and e-books to be…
Descriptors: Library Personnel, Electronic Mail, Community Colleges, Public Libraries
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Lai, Horng-Ji – Educational Technology & Society, 2011
The purpose of this study was to explore the current state of information literacy (IL) training and to identify the strategies and methods used by Canadian public libraries in improving IL skills for their staff and patrons. Also, the study sought to identify problems associated with the development of IL training. This study employed document…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Interviews, Public Libraries, Foreign Countries
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Harding, Jane – Australian Library Journal, 2008
There has been much talk about libraries, including public libraries, being uniquely positioned to act as key agents for developing the critical skill of information literacy in their communities. Yet there is a notable lack of literature addressing information literacy and the public library, especially when compared to the volume of material on…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Information Literacy, Library Instruction, Library Skills
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Taber-Doughyt, Teresa; Patton, Scott E.; Brennan, Stephanie – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2009
The effectiveness of simultaneous and delayed video modeling when used by three middle-school students with moderate intellectual disabilities was examined. Alternating between modeling systems, students were taught to use the public library computer to locate specific book call numbers and use the Dewey Decimal Classification System to locate…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Public Libraries, Classification, Middle School Students
Jingxia, Li – 2002
The paper begins with an introduction defining the term "information literacy" and goes on to analyze the need for information literacy education in China. It also presents a detailed description with examples of how China's public libraries are cultivating citizens' information literacy. The experiences prove that the public library is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Literacy, Information Skills, Information Sources
Gorman, Michael – School Library Journal, 1995
Discusses the results of the California "Tax Revolt," specifically Proposition 13, on public services. Examines the relationship between declining literacy levels and a lack of library skills; and proposes a program where libraries and schools can work together to restore library funding, adapt library instruction, and promote literacy.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Finance Reform, Higher Education, Information Literacy
Vandergrift, Kay E. – 1994
This book illustrates the roles of the school library media specialist as instructional consultant and teacher as well as information specialist and frames these roles in a background of relevant educational concerns. Chapter 1 surveys current efforts to restructure the education system and stresses the importance of the school library media…
Descriptors: Course Integrated Library Instruction, Critical Thinking, Educational Change, Educational Technology