num_pages: 468
description: This cutting-edge work is destined to become a seminal text. Written by two academic library leaders, it is a thorough, in-depth discussion of both the theory and practice of library instruction. Chapters cover the history and background of user education in libraries; the psychology of learning as applied to library teaching; conceptual models for teaching critical thinking; assessment and evaluation; designing and developing print and electronic teaching materials; classroom management and teaching techniques; learning technology; visions for the future and much more. The book comes with a CD-ROM which includes tables describing various instructional modes, an interactive Web form and Web pages you can use to aid in selecting among them, handouts for in-house training or personal use, and more.
language: English
title: Information Literacy Instruction: Theory and Practice
titlecomplete: Information Literacy Instruction: Theory and Practice (Information Literacy Sourcebooks)
genres: Textbooks, Library Science, School, Grad School, Librarianship, Teaching, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 118
publisher: Neal Schuman Pub