Teaching Information Literacy
A great challenge most instructors face, experienced as well as those new to the field, is to create and deliver diverse, dynamic instruction that will provide students with the tools and knowledge they need to conduct research for their courses and to carry those skills to the workplace. Teaching Information Literacy meets that challenge by providing teaching librarians and others who deliver instruction in information literacy fresh approaches to teaching specific concepts, such as...
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This book provides teaching librarians and others who deliver instruction in information literacy with fresh approaches to teaching specific concepts such as, developing a topic and thesis, constructing Boolean strategies, and evaluating the credibility of a source.
Part 1 List of Figures and Tables Part 2 Introduction: Information vs. Wisdom Chapter 3 1. Selecting and Narrowing Topics Chapter 4 2. Developing a Thesis Statement Chapter 5 3. Basic Boolean Search Strategies Chapter 6 4. Evaluating Periodical Literature Chapter 7 5. Search Strategies for Periodical Databases Chapter 8 6. Organization of Knowledge in Academic Libraries Chapter 9 7. Searching Online Public Access Catalogs (OPACs) Chapter 10 8. Researching Book Reviews Chapter 11 9. Searching the Web Chapter 12 10. Evaluating Web Sources Part 13 Bibliography Part 14 Index Part 15 About the Author
