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Peer reviewedPaul, Karin; Kuhlthau, Carol C.; Branch, Jennifer L.; Solowan, Diane Galloway; Case, Roland; Abilock, Debbie; Eisenberg, Michael B.; Koechlin, Carol; Zwaan, Sandi; Hughes, Sandra; Low, Ann; Litch, Margaret; Lowry, Cindy; Irvine, Linda; Stimson, Margaret; Schlarb, Irene; Wilson, Janet; Warriner, Emily; Parsons, Les; Luongo-Orlando, Katherine; Hamilton, Donald – School Libraries in Canada, 2003
Includes 19 articles that address issues related to library skills and Canadian school libraries. Topics include information literacy; inquiry learning; critical thinking and electronic research; collaborative inquiry; information skills and the Big 6 approach to problem solving; student use of online databases; library skills; Internet accuracy;…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Databases, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedThomas, Nancy R. – College & Undergraduate Libraries, 1997
Describes the planning process that took place at the College of DuPage (Illinois) in the development of a cross-platform interactive multimedia instruction program designed to be accessible to undergraduate students with diverse information literacy skills. Several authoring software packages are reviewed, and project proposal and content outline…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), College Libraries, Computer Software, Course Content
Peer reviewedFitzgerald, Mary Ann; Galloway, Chad – Teacher Librarian, 2001
Describes a study in which online behavior of high school and undergraduate students using GALILEO (Georgia Library Learning Online), a virtual library, were observed. Topics include cognitive demands; technology literacy; domain knowledge; search strategies; relevance; evaluation of information; information literacy standards; and suggestions to…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Electronic Libraries, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
Download full textMeyers, Eric M. – Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 2007
Introduction: changes in educational policy and practice demand that we examine school library programmes from a new perspective. As a model that takes a developmental view of minds in context, Cultural Historical Activity Theory is particularly well suited to the study of school libraries and the learning that occurs therein. This paper focuses…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Library Services, Best Practices, Intervention
Allen, Christine, Ed. – 1993
This document is one of three in the "Skills for Life: Library Information Literacy" series designed to cover the entire curriculum from kindergarten through grade 12. The looseleaf notebook format allows the librarian or teacher to add material on related topics to make the resource more useful. The 53 lesson plans for the elementary grades (K-6)…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Curriculum Development, Educational Technology, Elementary Education
Callison, Daniel – School Library Media Annual (SLMA), 1995
Describes steps for improving preservice teacher education, including the training of school library media specialists. Highlights include behavioral aspects, including imitation, isolation, transfer, and technique; technological aspects; and the evolution of library and information literacy skills of the school media specialist. (LRW)
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Literacy
Gorman, Michael – School Library Journal, 1995
Discusses the results of the California "Tax Revolt," specifically Proposition 13, on public services. Examines the relationship between declining literacy levels and a lack of library skills; and proposes a program where libraries and schools can work together to restore library funding, adapt library instruction, and promote literacy.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Finance Reform, Higher Education, Information Literacy
Sine, Lynn – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1994
Offers suggestions for teaching information skills to kindergarten through second-grade students. Highlights include book titles to use as discussion lead-ins; library group activities; the use of technology, including computer software and electronic mail; and problem-solving skills. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Electronic Mail
Patton, Beth Ann – 2002
Among the adjustments that international students encounter when studying at colleges in the United States is the transition to independent research in an American university library. Studies indicate that Non-Native Speakers of English is the population most likely to suffer from library anxiety and therefore most at risk for lowered academic…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Libraries, College Students, English (Second Language)
Handy, Alice Evans; And Others – Book Report, 1993
Nine articles discuss teaching research skills to junior and senior high school students including useful personal qualities, computer-assisted instruction, researching issues of current public debate, an oral history project on the 1960s, changing roles of librarians, cooperative learning, video and audiotapes as sources, CD-ROM-based indexes,…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Cooperative Learning, Current Events, Information Literacy
Peer reviewedHowe, Eleanor B. – Knowledge Quest, 1998
Combines the results of action research in the high school library media center with conclusions in the professional literature to argue that systematic formal instruction in electronic search skills is necessary for awareness of library media software and competence in its use. Focuses on the why, what, where, and how of teaching electronic…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Course Integrated Library Instruction, High School Students, High Schools
Peer reviewedDonaldson, Kelly A. – Internet and Higher Education, 2000
Reports on a collaborative effort between librarians and faculty at Seneca College (Toronto) to develop and implement an online, interactive tutorial for first-year business students that used Web-based technology. Discusses objectives, including increasing student knowledge of library resources and to increase levels of information literacy and…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Course Integrated Library Instruction, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Brewer, Sally – Northwest Education, 2003
As the need to access information increases, school librarians must create virtual libraries. Linked to reliable reference resources, the virtual library extends the physical collection and library hours and lets students learn to use Web-based resources in a protected learning environment. The growing number of virtual schools increases the need…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Databases, Educational Needs, Electronic Libraries
Callison, Daniel – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 2002
Discusses the role of instructional media specialists in elementary and secondary schools. Topics include educational background, including technical skills, curriculum planning, and instructional design; classroom teachers; library media specialists and the change from teaching library skills to facilitating information literacy; the role of…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Background, Educational Media, Elementary Secondary Education
American Library Association, Chicago, IL. Library Instruction Round Table. – 1995
Bibliographic Instruction (BI), which focuses on the need to make library patrons become more proficient in locating and using information, is a major contributor to information literacy. The 14 papers and essays in this volume describe approaches to proactive interaction with library users with the single goal of achieving an information literate…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Annotated Bibliographies, Critical Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education
