This article focuses on the development of an engaging library orientation module for UC San Diego First Year Experience (FYE) courses. The library module included a brief in-class presentation about research concepts and library services, an online interactive library scavenger hunt given as an in-class activity, and a homework assignment where…

This project designed to teach library and thinking skills to grade 7 students emphasized the importance of metacognition. Students were asked to choose a research topic and to prepare and evaluate daily research strategies. Allotment of time for planning and reflecting on strategies was considered crucial to the project. (MES)

This book is a guide to the planning, implementation, and evaluation of a curriculum-based library media center program; although based on a middle school model, the tools are adaptable to any school setting. The first section defines a curriculum-based library media program and discusses the concept of change, including how to enlist support for…