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Selected Works

2007

Information literacy

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It Takes A Village: Assisting Ronald E. Mcnair Scholars Achieve Their Academic Goals By Teaching Information Seeking Skills, Sonya Shepherd Sep 2007

It Takes A Village: Assisting Ronald E. Mcnair Scholars Achieve Their Academic Goals By Teaching Information Seeking Skills, Sonya Shepherd

Sonya S. Gaither

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Information Literacy For Branch Campuses And Branch Libraries, James Hooks, Carl Rahkonen, Christopher Clouser, Kelly Heider, Rena Fowler Sep 2007

Information Literacy For Branch Campuses And Branch Libraries, James Hooks, Carl Rahkonen, Christopher Clouser, Kelly Heider, Rena Fowler

Chris Clouser

Although information literacy objectives are a constant, teaching methods and pedagogy must be structured differently in different teaching-learning environments. The Libraries of Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) created a new model of library instruction for its branch libraries and branch campuses, based on the embedded or college librarian model. Librarians for music, science, education, and the IUP Northpointe campus have been integrated into the instruction and curricular activities of those locations, some of which include distance education programs. While this model has logistical and political challenges, it has proved beneficial in improving information literacy for both faculty and students, and …

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Implementing An Embedded Information Literacy Program At The University Level: Best Practices, Ann Agee Sep 2007

Implementing An Embedded Information Literacy Program At The University Level: Best Practices, Ann Agee

Ann Agee

Information literacy is the ability of individuals "to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information" (American Library Association, 1989, para. 3). At San Jose State University (SJSU), information literacy has been traditionally taught through one-shot, 50-minute lectures delivered by university librarians to students enrolled in a select few undergraduate courses. This method of instruction has proven to be neither sustainable nor effective. The lectures are not tailored by discipline and students might receive the same lecture several times while completing their lower-division coursework.SJSU wants to replace this format with …

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Developing Partnerships That Assist Mcnair & Sss Students Achieve Academically, Sonya Shepherd Mar 2007

Developing Partnerships That Assist Mcnair & Sss Students Achieve Academically, Sonya Shepherd

Sonya S. Gaither

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Classroom/Library Faculty Collaboration To Teach Critical Thinking, Kathryn Waggoner, Patricia Parker, Brian Ryckman, Wolfgang Friedlmeier, William Crawley Jan 2007

Classroom/Library Faculty Collaboration To Teach Critical Thinking, Kathryn Waggoner, Patricia Parker, Brian Ryckman, Wolfgang Friedlmeier, William Crawley

Kathryn L Waggoner

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Meet Your Librarian – Again, And Again And Again!, Aimee Dechambeau Dec 2006

Meet Your Librarian – Again, And Again And Again!, Aimee Dechambeau

Aimee deChambeau

A brief case study highlighting ways in which the library became an integral part of a journalism program based on shared interests in information and news literacy.

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Information Literacy Skills Of International Students From Japan Studying At Atlantic Canadian Universities, Yusuke Fitzgibbons, V Howard, H Moukdad Dec 2006

Information Literacy Skills Of International Students From Japan Studying At Atlantic Canadian Universities, Yusuke Fitzgibbons, V Howard, H Moukdad

Yusuke Fitzgibbons (Ishimura)

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Information Literacy For Branch Campuses And Branch Libraries, James Hooks, Carl Rahkonen, Chris Clouser, Kelly Heider, Rena Fowler Dec 2006

Information Literacy For Branch Campuses And Branch Libraries, James Hooks, Carl Rahkonen, Chris Clouser, Kelly Heider, Rena Fowler

Kelly Heider

The article focuses on the importance of information literacy program to the libraries of Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) in Indiana, Pennsylvania. The program requires an expansion of proverbial box, adaptation of administration, revision of programs and establishment of new policies for the success of the student learning. It is stated that the development of the academic library in the campus has no one to stop in fulfilling the mission of connecting people with the knowledge, despite of its difficulty in computer systems. The school has practiced some traditional information literacy activities such as bibliographic instruction, credit courses, liaison programs, …

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