Essential Reference Services For Today's School Media Specialists
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Describes how school media specialists can assist students in becoming information literate by teaching core reference and information processing skills and by building an excellent reference collection in their school media centers. School Library Journal Individuals who are considering a career in library science, veterans who are in need of a review of current practices, and library-school students would all benefit from this overview. Chapters address such topics as "Information Literacy," "Evaluating Reference Sources," "Library Catalogs," "Searching the Web," "Creating Electronic Library Resources," "Core Curriculum and Collaboration," and "Evaluation of Reference Service." The book is organized with clearly labeled headings and subheadings and has a clear and direct writing style that employs the effective use of analogy. The practical, basic information appeals to those who need a quick, "to-the-point" update on a variety of current topics, particularly in reference services.-Beth Jones, Shelby County High School, Shelbyville, KY Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.
List of illustrationsPrefaceCh. 1Information1Ch. 2Information literacy9Ch. 3Evaluating reference sources17Ch. 4Print reference sources29Ch. 5The reference interview45Ch. 6Library catalogs55Ch. 7Electronic reference sources63Ch. 8Searching the web77Ch. 9Creating electronic library resources85Ch. 10Core curriculum and collaboration91Ch. 11Building a reference collection95Ch. 12Evaluation of reference service103Ch. 13Sharing the reference collection with your school115References119Index123
