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Engaging first-year students in meaningful library research ; A practical guide for teaching faculty /
Aimed at teaching professionals working with first-year students at institutions of higher learning, this book provides practical advice and specific strategies for integrating contemporary information literacy competencies into courses intended for novice researchers. The book has two main goals -...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Witney :
Chandos Publishing (Oxford) Ltd,
2011.
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| Colección: | Chandos information professional series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Engaging First-Year Students in Meaningful Library Research: A practical guide for teaching faculty; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of figures and table; Figures; Table; Foreword; Work cited; About the author; Introduction; Purpose; Background; Organization; 1 The Millennials go to the library: or do they?; Introducing the Millennials; Characteristics of this new generation; What is information literacy and do contemporary undergraduates really need it?; Attitudinal shifts: addressing truculence in the faculty lounge; Conclusion.
- 2 Information literacy in the context of the first yearIntroduction; Attending to novice researchers; Process-centered library research; How can course content and information literacy co-exist?; Conclusion; 3 Pragmatic pedagogical approaches; Introduction; From the start: advice from librarian colleagues; Creating effective library experiences; The next step: advancing information literacy beyond the fi rst year; One final note; Conclusion; Appendix: resources about integrating information literacy in the undergraduate classroom; References; Index.