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Challenges In Building An Incremental, Multi-Year Information Literacy Plan, Mary C. Macdonald, Andrée J. Rathemacher, Joanna M. Burkhardt

Joanna M Burkhardt

The authors discuss the plan for building an incremental, multi-year information literacy program at the University of Rhode Island. Review of the current library instruction program leads to why and how they plan to change the program by focusing on the concepts of understanding what information is in addition to learning how to gather, evaluate, and use information. The Draft Plan for Information Literacy at the University of Rhode Island Libraries addresses the information and research needs of undergraduate and graduate students as well as faculty needs. The development of credit-bearing courses in information literacy, the creation of information literacy …

Trail Mix: Buffet Style Offerings Using Delicious Bookmarking, E. Anne Kelly

LOEX Conference Proceedings 2009

This "recipe based and food themed" presentation will focus on the effective use of freely available web 2.0 technology on the web (delicious), and how it has transformed student access, engagement, and library use of the education materials available at Laurier’s library.

Because traditional cataloguing is limited in how in-depth subject headings can realistically be and practice has proven that subject description decided upon by non-practitioners can serve to obscure rather than clarify access to great materials. Finding curriculum related materials has proven very difficult for teacher education students given their needs (grade 2 math, about fractions), so a "delicious" …

2011-02 Edc 426 Curriculum Iii: Integrated Language Arts And Social Studies

Library Impact Statements

Library Impact Statement submitted in response to new (revised) course proposal for EDC 426 Curriculum III: Integrated Language Arts and Social Studies. Revised course was supported with no need for additional resources.

2011-02 Hdf 303 Curriculum Ii: Math And Science

Library Impact Statements

Library Impact Statement submitted in response to new (revised) course proposal for HDF 303 Curriculum II: Math and Science. Revised course was supported with no need for additional resources.

2011-02 Hdf 301 Curriculum I: Introduction To Early Childhood Curriculum

Library Impact Statements

Library Impact Statement submitted in response to new (revised) course proposal for HDF 301 Curriculum I: Introduction to Early Childhood Curriculum. Revised course was supported with no need for additional resources.