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Virtually Embedded: Library Instruction within Second Life
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Davis, Marian G.; Smith, Carol E. – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2009
Embedded librarianship in distance learning courses taught within virtual environments such as Second Life is an emerging, leading-edge practice. This paper describes the experiences of librarians embedded in undergraduate English composition courses taught entirely in Second Life and presents the results of an empirical research study to assess…
Descriptors: Library Instruction, Distance Education, Virtual Classrooms, Computer Simulation
Library Instruction Assessment in Academic Libraries
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Tancheva, Kornelia; Andrews, Camille; Steinhart, Gail – Public Services Quarterly, 2007
Determining the best methods of assessment for a library instruction program in a large research university can be a challenging task. Albert R. Mann Library at Cornell University Library has pilot-tested three methods of formative and summative assessment for its library instruction program--attitudinal, outcomes-based, and gap-measure--and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Instruction, Teaching Methods, Evaluation Methods
Faculty-Librarian Collaboration to Assess the Effectiveness of a Five-Session Library Instruction Model
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Gandhi, Smiti – Community & Junior College Libraries, 2004
This study focused on assessing the learning outcomes for a five-session model of library instruction that was applied to three English Composition II classes taught at Valencia Community College East Campus in Spring 2003. ACRL's "Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education" were used to develop learning outcomes.…
Descriptors: Librarian Teacher Cooperation, Library Instruction, Information Literacy, Library Skills