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Grotti, Margaret G.; Sobel, Karen – Public Services Quarterly, 2012
Since the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) unveiled its WorldCat Local library catalog discovery layer in 2008, library instructors have debated how to incorporate this tool into their teaching. WorldCat Local's faceted searching brings both educational benefits and unexpected challenges to the classroom. Instructors frequently hold formal…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Information Literacy, Teaching Methods, Library Instruction
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Bruce, Christine – Australian Library Journal, 2011
This paper provides an overview of contemporary information literacy research and practice. While the content is highly selective, the intention has been to highlight international and Australian developments which have achieved significant recognition, which are representative of similar trends in other places, or which are unique in some way.…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Library Research, Trend Analysis, Educational Practices
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Shorten, Jay – Acquisitions Librarian, 2005
One hundred fourteen academic libraries in the United States and Canada are surveyed for the organization of electronic resources within their home page and their cataloguing practice. The majority provide access to databases, electronic resources, subject guides, ready reference, and their own catalogue both on their home page and within their…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Library Services, Electronic Libraries