The busy librarians guide to information literacy in science and engineering
By: edited by Katherine O'Clair and Jeanne Davidson
Publisher: Association of College and Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association; Amer Library Assn
Published: 2012
Language: eng
Number of pages: 143
ISBN-13: 9780838986196
Subjects: Relations with faculty and curriculum; Science and technology libraries; Study and teaching (Higher); Science; Reference services; Standards; Engineering; Communication of technical information; Information literacy; Information resources; Academic libraries; Communication in science
Description: The Busy Librarian's Guide to Information Literacy in Science and Engineering provides a practical guide for librarians responsible for science, engineering, and/or technology information literacy instruction to understand and apply the Information Literacy Standards for Science and Engineering/Technology into curriculum design and ongoing instruction. The book highlights unique needs and challenges for information literacy instruction within science/engineering curricula. Experienced science and engineering librarians share their effective approaches and concrete strategies for meeting the information literacy needs of students in a variety of science and engineering disciplines. Each chapter details the unique aspects of a particular discipline, key information literacy standards and outcomes for the discipline along with strategies for instruction and integration into the curriculum. The book is particularly helpful for librarians new to science or engineering, instruction librarians, instruction coordinators and generalists who need to understand the nature of information literacy in the sciences, technology and engineering.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / Katherine O'Clair and Jeanne Davidson; title: Engineering / Sheila Young; title: Life and health sciences / Elizabeth (Betsy) Hopkins; title: Chemistry / Olivia Bautista Sparks; title: Human nutrition / Rebecca K. Miller; title: Patents / John J. Meier; title: Interdisciplinary science courses : remote sensing / Linda Blake and Timothy A. Warner; title: Community colleges / Amanda Bird and Anna Montgomery Johnson.