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Instructional Leadership: New Responsibilities For A New Reality, Clara Fowler, Scott Walter Jul 2003

Instructional Leadership: New Responsibilities For A New Reality, Clara Fowler, Scott Walter

Staff Publications - University Libraries

Applies the concept of "instructional leadership" to the academic library context to articulate a new approach to thinking about the role of the "instruction coordinator" in libraries focusing more and more on their contributions to campus-wide initiatives in undergraduate education.


Information Literacy: Time For A Comprehensive Plan, Joanna M. Burkhardt, Mary C. Macdonald, Andrée J. Rathemacher Apr 2003

Information Literacy: Time For A Comprehensive Plan, Joanna M. Burkhardt, Mary C. Macdonald, Andrée J. Rathemacher

Technical Services Faculty Presentations

Presentation slides and additional materials for a workshop, "Information Literacy: Time for a Comprehensive Plan," held as part of the Association of College and Research Libraries 11th National Conference, Learning to Make a Difference. The workshop took place on April 11, 2003 in Charlotte, North Carolina.


A Media Literacy Curriculum For The Adolescent Learner, Chris Lopez Jan 2003

A Media Literacy Curriculum For The Adolescent Learner, Chris Lopez

All Graduate Projects

The purpose of this project was to develop a media literacy curriculum for teachers of young adolescents. Media literacy is a new, evolving field of study that teaches students to become critical consumers of today's media. Media have often been blamed for the ills of student learning, critical thinking, performance and/or behavior skills. In the review ofliterature, the author investigated media's impact on the adolescent learner, the need to teach media literacy, and recommended curriculum that would benefit the adolescent learner. The curriculum unit is designed to be a useful teaching tool for teachers of adolescent and preadolescent learners who …


Bridging The Gap Between Information Literacy And Campus Curricula: Using Curriculum Mapping To Achieve A Holistic Information Literacy Program, Lawrie Merz, Beth Mark, Lisa J. Hinchliffe Jan 2003

Bridging The Gap Between Information Literacy And Campus Curricula: Using Curriculum Mapping To Achieve A Holistic Information Literacy Program, Lawrie Merz, Beth Mark, Lisa J. Hinchliffe

Library Staff Presentations & Publications

A presentation that explored curriculum mapping of information literacy to the curricular experience at two institutions of higher education: Messiah College (Private) and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Public)


Impact Of School Libraries On Student Achievement: A Review Of The Research, Michele Lonsdale Jan 2003

Impact Of School Libraries On Student Achievement: A Review Of The Research, Michele Lonsdale

School and system improvement

This literature review was undertaken on behalf of the Australian School Library Association (ASLA). It was conducted over a four-week period in November–December 2002. The main purpose of the review was to report on the nature and extent of the evidence that has linked school libraries to student achievement from 1990 - 2002, to identify the strengths and gaps in existing data as it might relate to an Australian setting, and to suggest some strategies for developing further research in Australia.


Review Of The Enduring Library: Technology, Tradition, And The Quest For Balance By Michael Gorman, W. Bede Mitchell Jan 2003

Review Of The Enduring Library: Technology, Tradition, And The Quest For Balance By Michael Gorman, W. Bede Mitchell

Library Faculty Publications

This review was published in College and Research Libraries.