Information literacy and information skills instruction : applying research to practice in the school library media center /
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| Author / Creator: | Thomas, Nancy Pickering. |
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| Imprint: | Englewood, Colo. : Libraries Unlimited, 1999. |
| Description: | xx, 187 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Library and information problem-solving skills series |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3894186 |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. From Personal Assistance to Bibliographic Instruction: The Roots of Information Skills Instruction in Academic and Public Libraries
- Approaches to Service: Origins and Development
- A Taxonomy of Service
- Research versus Information Seeking
- Library Instruction as an Aspect of Service in Academic Libraries
- Knapp's Experiment
- Bibliographic Instruction: The Earlham College Experience
- "Personal Assistance" in Public Libraries and the Library of Congress
- Conclusion
- 2. The Development of School Libraries: From Concept to Reality
- Opening the Door
- Progress toward Centralization of School Collections
- Development of Library Skills Instruction
- The End of an Era
- Demonstrating Value: An Enduring Dilemma
- 3. From Library Skills to Information Skills Instruction: Kuhlthau's Information Search Process (ISP)
- The Source Approach
- The Pathfinder Approach
- Process Models Approach
- Kuhlthau's Studies of the Information Search Process
- Kuhlthau's Levels of Intervention
- Research Based on Kuhlthau's ISP Model
- 4. Process Models for Information Skills Instruction
- Irvings's Study and Information Skills across the Curriculum
- Information Problem Solving: Eisenberg and Berkowitz's Big6 Skills
- Stripling and Pitts's REACTS Model for Term Paper Preparation
- Pappas and Tepe's Pathways to Knowledge
- Joyce and Tallman's I-Search Model
- Flip It! The Handy 5, McKenzie's Research Cycle, and the Atlantic Model: Grassroots Models for Teaching the Research Process
- Conclusion
- 5. Diagnosing Informational and Instructional Needs: Strategies, Theories, and Issues
- Diagnosing Instructional Needs of Diverse Learners: Grover's Model
- Individual Differences: Approaches and Strategies
- Making Sense of Individual Differences: Implications for Student Research and Information Skills Instruction
- Creating Supportive Library Environments
- Media Literacy: An Essential Information Literacy Skill Agenda
- Conclusion
- 6. Current Trends in Research on Information Skills Instruction
- Constructivism
- Effective "Research" Assignments
- "Effective" Assignments from the Student's Point of View
- Authentic Research
- Skills and Competencies for Independent Research in the Library Media Center
- Conclusion
- 7. From Reference Skills to Technological Literacy: The Impact of Electronic and Internet Resources on Information Skills Instruction
- How Students Think About and Use the Internet
- How Technology Changes the Context of Learning
- Technology and Learning: Promise and Possibilities
- Challenges for Students and Library Media Specialists in Using Electronic Resources
- Implications for Instruction and Intervention
- The Library Media Specialist: Instructional and Service Roles
- Teacher-Library Media Specialist Partnerships for Collaboration and Staff Development
- 8. Assessment and Information Skills Instruction
- Educational Assessment: The Standardized Testing Imperative
- Outcomes-Based Education
- New Models for Student Assessment
- Authentic Assessment
- Alternative/Authentic Assessment Models: Difficulties and Disadvantages
- Determining the Value of the School Library
- Traditional Approaches to School Library Evaluation
- Standardized Testing and Higher-Order Thinking
- Outcomes-Based Education: Implications for Library Media Programs
- Relationship of Alternative Assessment Models and the Process Approach Curriculum
- The Library Media Specialist and Alternative Assessment
- Conclusion
- 9. Information Seeking as a Social Encounter
- The Cognitive Approach to Information Seeking and Learning
- Social Aspects of Information-Seeking and Information Skills Instruction
- Interpersonal Interactions in the School Library Context
- Library Encounters as Communicative Action
- Self-Esteem Needs and the Library Media Center
- How We Describe Library Users Matters
- Epilogue
- References
- Author Index
- Subject Index