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Picture This: A Show-Me-To-Win-Me-Over Method Of Visually Indexing Strategic Research Instruction, Eloisa Gomez Borah Dec 2013

Picture This: A Show-Me-To-Win-Me-Over Method Of Visually Indexing Strategic Research Instruction, Eloisa Gomez Borah

LOEX Conference Proceedings 2011

What if you could show a single image which instantly summarized your one-hour instruction session? Short attention spans could be conquered, and your library instruction could jump right into the prescribed search strategies. Despite the proven strategy of using pictures to say a thousand words, most library instruction Web pages, handouts, slides, and other instructional materials are still text-only or mostly textual. See how employing visual indexing of information can be a powerful tool to help your users remember the instruction provided in both your online and live tutorials. Learn how this method has been winning over users. Take away …


Cultivating The Librarian Within: Effectively Lntegrating Library Lnstruction Into Freshman Composition, Jesse Ulmer, Nancy E. Fawley Oct 2013

Cultivating The Librarian Within: Effectively Lntegrating Library Lnstruction Into Freshman Composition, Jesse Ulmer, Nancy E. Fawley

Nancy Fawley

It has become common practice for library instruction to be included in lower-level college composition courses. Students are typically required to visit the library once or twice a semester to receive instruction on how to find books and journal articles for an upcoming writing assignment that incorporates formal research. But does this current model of instruction truly address course outcomes that seek to produce students who are information literate, critical thinkers and life-long learners? Faculty who teach such courses are often reluctant to surrender precious class time to a librarian, but this paper argues that the merging of bibliographic instruction …


Best Practices In Bibliographic Instruction, Frederic W. Murray Apr 2013

Best Practices In Bibliographic Instruction, Frederic W. Murray

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