It is the 29th title in the Library Orientation Series by Pierian Press. The conference theme, Theory and Practice , aimed to incorporate current theory about library instruction with examples of how that theory was translated into everyday practice.
Presentations range from teaching with the Web to discussions of workload burnout.
Theory and Practice includes the presentation made by the conference keynote speaker, Cerise Oberman, Dean of Libraries and Information Services at the State University of New York at Plattsburgh. Oberman gave an overview of the past 20 years of theory and practice and a new proposal for the future. Edited by Linda Shirato and Elizabeth R. Bucciarelli, the volume also includes the annual library instruction and information bibliography by Hannelore B. Rader and the roster of conference participants. E-mail addresses are provided where possible.