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Harding, Julie; Shepard, Ryan – Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2020
In 2016, the University of Maryland Global Campus Library began a redesign of its core information literacy tutorial in response to substantive curricular changes, the technological obsolescence of an older tutorial, and an improving understanding of student needs based on an analysis of reference questions received. This article describes the…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Library Instruction, Student Research, Program Design
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Allen, Seth – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2017
Developing a strategy for embedding librarians in online courses can be challenging, but it is essential to demonstrate to accrediting agencies how libraries serve online students. A well-thought-out plan can be scalable and sustainable for rapidly growing online programs and can satisfy accreditation standards. This article examines how one…
Descriptors: Librarians, Online Courses, Library Role, Educational Technology
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Turnbow, Dominique; Zeidman-Karpinski, Annie – Communications in Information Literacy, 2016
Instruction librarians want clear data showing the effectiveness of our workshops as a way of demonstrating our value in education. This article uses instructional design approaches to show how to make specific changes when writing and measuring our learning outcomes to capture what we are doing in our sessions. Unlike instructors with classes…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Workshops, Librarians, Models
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Cottam, Keith M. – RQ, 1982
Stresses the need to plan instructional programs for library users, especially in light of the tendency of working librarians to get caught up in the demands of the day-to-day workload and to forsake careful and systematic design in user education. An instructional design model for user education is discussed. (Author/JL)
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Educational Objectives, Evaluation, Instructional Design
Lorenzen, Michael – 2002
Librarians are teaching in classrooms all over the world. A search of library literature reveals articles on academic library instruction programs in Asia, Oceania, South America, Africa, and Europe. This paper examines the 20th Century literature that explores academic library instruction programs around the world with the exception of those in…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Librarians
Bantly, Harold A., Comp.; Freedman, Janet L., Comp. – 1979
Written for practicing librarians and media specialists who want to design and develop successful programs to teach high school and college students how to locate and use print, media, human, and community information resources, this guide outlines the whys and hows of needs assessment, gives guidelines for establishing program goals and…
Descriptors: College Students, High School Students, Librarians, Library Instruction
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Biggs, Mary Mancuso; Weber, Mark – 1979
Effective library instruction must be course- and assignment-related, planned cooperatively by the librarian and course instructor, and based upon personal contact between the librarian and students, as illustrated by the instructional program at the University of Evansville library. Before beginning instruction, the librarian must determine the…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Higher Education, Instructional Improvement, Librarians
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Burke, John J. – Research Strategies, 1996
Describes efforts by Fairmont State College (West Virginia) librarians to use electronic mail and a listserv to instruct registrants in a multipart Internet seminar. The development, implementation, and subsequent evaluation of the program are discussed, along with the advantages and disadvantages of computer-mediated communication as the sole…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Mediated Communication, Distance Education, Electronic Mail
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Abilock, Debbie – Emergency Librarian, 1997
Discusses research findings on gender issues in education and suggests how school librarians can incorporate this information into their programs and practices. Topics include research on: children's literature and sex roles; reading habits and topic interests; information literacy behaviors; and classroom interactions. (AEF)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Educational Practices, Educational Research, Gender Issues
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Sonntag, Gabriela; Ohr, Donna M. – College & Research Libraries, 1996
Presents a model for a course on information literacy that was developed by librarians at California State University at San Marcos. Topics include the role of the library in higher education reform; active learning activities; convincing faculty and administrators of the need for information literacy courses; and future implementation. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Active Learning, Administrator Attitudes, Course Integrated Library Instruction
Latrobe, Kathy Howard, Ed. – 1998
This book provides an understanding of the history and development of school library media programming. The readings present both personal and objective perspectives on this topic. Contributors address not only the mission of the school library media program, but also how its realization has shaped and been shaped by professional organizations;…
Descriptors: Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, International Programs, Learning Resources Centers