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Reimaging Information Literacy As Metaliteracy In A Credit Library Course, Vera J. Lux
Reimaging Information Literacy As Metaliteracy In A Credit Library Course, Vera J. Lux
University Libraries Faculty Publications
To address the ways users interact with information introduced by digital technologies, many librarians have looked beyond information literacy to incorporate multiple literacies into their teaching. This presentation will highlight a credit library course that was reimagined around the comprehensive conceptual framework of metaliteracy. Discover how this approach engaged students in learning core skills, such as advanced search strategies and source evaluation, through assignments involving the use of search engines, social media, and emerging technologies.
The Facts Of Fiction: Information Literacy For Creative Writing, Melissa Clark
The Facts Of Fiction: Information Literacy For Creative Writing, Melissa Clark
Library Conference Presentations and Posters
Research for creative writing is completely different from conventional research: you need to immerse yourself in cultures and thought patterns not your own in order to develop believable characters and depict them, their actions, motivations, and conversations convincingly. A writer needs to be creative in their research and consult a variety of sources, including primary and archival sources, interviews and personal experience, maps and atlases, art and pictures, and sociological or psychological research. How can Librarians teach writers the information literacy skills they need and relate those skills to their immediate research needs? In this session, I will discuss my …
Rss And Its Use In Libraries, Sadaf Shahid
Improving Student Research: The Embedded Librarian, Melissa Clark, Linda Kott, Chris Schafer
Improving Student Research: The Embedded Librarian, Melissa Clark, Linda Kott, Chris Schafer
Library Conference Presentations and Posters
How can we develop critical thinking and solid research skills in students who prefer to Google, copy, and paste? Academic quality in higher education can benefit/profit greatly from the embedded librarian approach to information literacy instruction, and this presentation will explore the possibilities. Not all instances of embedded librarianship are created equally, and this presentation explains several different models, in addition to discussing how collaborative relationships between departments and librarians may improve student research. Experience with embedded librarianship in a beginning speech communication course is explored.