The New Information Literacy Instruction

Best Practices

By (author) Patrick Ragains, M. Sandra Wood

Publication date:

06 November 2015

Length of book:

244 pages

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

ISBN-13: 9781442257924

The new ACRL information literacy concepts brings renewed interest in information literacy instruction and skills for librarians. The New Information Literacy Instruction: Best Practices offers guidance in planning for and implementing information literacy instruction programs in a wide range of instructional situations, including:

Course-related instruction
Freshman composition courses
Professional medical education
New course development and delivery
One-shot sessions
Formal, credit courses
Distance education
Visual literacy
and more

As librarians take a new look at information literacy instruction, this essential book will help guide you in creating and maintaining a quality instruction program.

Preface
Acknowledgments

Part I: Supporting Specific Academic Programs
Chapter 1. Think Like A Researcher: Integrating the Research Process Into the Introductory Composition Curriculum
Susan Mikkelsen and Elizabeth McMunn-Tetangco

Chapter 2. Pairing Course Assessment with Library Instruction Assessment of Freshmen Composition: A Collaborative Project
Heidi Slater, Michelle Rachal, and Patrick Ragains

Chapter 3. Best Practices in Information Literacy Instruction in Health Science Education: Case Study of Developing an Information Literacy Program in a College of Medicine
Suzanne Shurtz and Laura Ferguson

Chapter 4. Developing, Teaching, and Revising a Credit-bearing Information Literacy Course: Research in the Information Age
Patrick Ragains

Chapter 5. Building Bridges for Student Success
Cindy A. Gruwell

Part II: Innovative Models for Information Literacy Instruction
Chapter 6. Right on Time: Best Practice in One-Shot Instruction
Heidi Buchanan and Beth McDonough

Chapter 7. The Role of the Flipped Classroom in Information Literacy Programs
Sara Arnold-Garza

Part III: Branching Out: Teaching Special Literacies
Chapter 8. Visual Literacy
Benjamin R. Harris

Chapter 9. Information and Scientific Literacy Support: Aligning Instruction with Standards and Frames to Prepare Students for Research and Lifelong Learning
Michele R. Tennant, Mary E. Edwards, Hannah F. Norton, and Sara Russell Gonzalez

Chapter 10. Diving into Data: Developing Data Fluency for Librarians
Scott Martin and Jo Angela Oehrli

Chapter 11. Teaching Spatial Literacy: Location, Distance, and Scale
Eva Dodsworth and Larry Laliberté

Chapter 12. Best Practices for Teaching with Primary Sources: A Case Study
Ellen Swain

Chapter 13. Digitizing History: A New Course That Brings History to Wider Audiences
Patrick Ragains

Index
About the Contributors

The book’s collection of edited chapters can be read and enjoyed individually or as a whole. The editors have done an excellent job of highlighting instruction examples and case studies that should appeal to librarians with interest in ideas, approaches, and models for instructional engagement that may span one-shot sessions through complete academic courses…. This very valuable and informative book reflects this interesting time of transition in library information literacy instruction, where within different timeframes, and to varying degrees, many librarians are engaging and experimenting with the Framework in their current instructional programs. Like the Framework, this book will challenge librarians to give fresh consideration to many of their current instructional practices.