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Changing Landscapes, Enduring Values: Making the Transition from Bibliographic Instruction to Information Literacy.
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Hutchins, Elizabeth O.; Fister, Barbara; MacPherson, Kris (Huber) – Journal of Library Administration, 2002
Explores assumptions shared by the Earlham model of bibliographic instruction and the current information literacy movement, outlines important differences, examines conditions that inhibit change, and profiles two approaches to developing information literacy programs with strong cross-campus collaboration based on experiences at St. Olaf…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Literacy, Library Cooperation
Using the "ACRL Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education" To Assess a University Library Instruction Program.
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Davidson, Jeanne R.; McMillen, Paula S.; Maughan, Laurel S. – Journal of Library Administration, 2002
Describes how the Oregon State University library used the recently published "ACRL (Association of College and Research Libraries) Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education" as a framework for an initial self-study of instructional practices and for promoting the concept of information literacy. The survey used for…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Competence, Higher Education, Information Literacy
Leading Information Literacy Programs: Immersion and Beyond.
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Lindsay, Elizabeth Blakesley; Baron, Sara – Journal of Library Administration, 2002
Discussion of professional development opportunities for instruction librarians focuses on the ACRL (Association of College and Research Libraries) Institute for Information Literacy Immersion program. Describes experiences at the University of Massachusetts that resulted from librarians attending the program and reports results of a survey of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Literacy, Library Instruction
The Politics of Pedagogy: Expectations and Reality for Information Literacy in Librarianship.
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Albrecht, Rebecca; Baron, Sara – Journal of Library Administration, 2002
Discussion of instruction and information literacy skills in academic libraries focuses on how library education programs prepare information professionals for teaching library instruction; whether job advertisements have shown an increase in library instruction and information literacy positions; and how current librarians learned their…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Literacy, Library Education
We're All In This Together: Planning and Leading a Retreat for Teaching Librarians.
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Litten, Anna – Journal of Library Administration, 2002
Discusses changes in library instruction programs to focus on information literacy and describes the process at Emerson College that was designed to help librarians who teach library instruction. Explains goals and activities that culminated in a retreat for teaching librarians that addressed faculty relationships, successes and failures in…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Change Strategies, Higher Education, Information Literacy
Collaborating To Advance Curriculum-Based Information Literacy Initiatives.
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Booth, Austin; Fabian, Carole Ann – Journal of Library Administration, 2002
Explores organizational structures, curriculum guidelines, and standards for higher education and suggests strategies to position the ACRL (Association of College and Research Libraries) information literacy standards within institutional planning documents and to initiate campus-wide adoption of information literacy standards. Discusses the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Curriculum Development, Educational Planning, Higher Education
Teaching Information Literacy to Generation Y.
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Manuel, Kate – Journal of Library Administration, 2002
Discusses how to change library information literacy classes for Generation Y students (born after 1981) to accommodate their learning styles and preferences, based on experiences at California State University, Hayward. Topics include positive outlooks toward technology; orientation toward images, not linear text; low thresholds for boredom and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Active Learning, Change Strategies, Cognitive Style
Buoyed by a Rising Tide: Information Literacy Sails into the Curriculum on the Currents of Evidence-Based Medicine and Professional Competency Objectives.
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Kaplan, Richard B.; Whelan, Julia S. – Journal of Library Administration, 2002
Discusses how information literacy efforts at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences have been supported by national trends within health science education to incorporate evidence-based medicine and problem-based learning into the curriculum. Describes effects on librarians, including requests for more instruction, creating…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Competence, Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Development
Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue: Active Learning in the Classroom.
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Krajewski, Patricia R.; Piroli, Vivienne B. – Journal of Library Administration, 2002
Describes the library instruction program for first year students at Simmons College that incorporated active learning strategies into the two-semester course. Highlights include collaboration with faculty; self-guided tours; the use of games; marketing strategies; workshops for information literacy and research skills; and evaluation and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Active Learning, College Freshmen, Course Evaluation