Teaching information literacy : 50 standards-based exercises for college students

Teaching information literacy : 50 standards-based exercises for college students

"Covering the basics of planning, collecting, and evaluating, each of the 50 standards-based exercises in this book address one or more of the ACRL Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education and promote conceptual and applied skills via active learning, problem-based learnin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Burkhardt, Joanna M. (Author), MacDonald, Mary C. (Author), Rathemacher, Adree J. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chicago, Illinois : American Library Association , c2010
Edition:2nd ed
Subjects:
Computer network resources > Evaluation > Study and teaching (Higher)
Electronic information resource literacy > Study and teaching (Higher)
Information literacy > Study and teaching (Higher) > Problem, exercises, etc.
Information resources > Evaluation > Study and teaching (Higher)
Internet research > Study and teaching (Higher)
Library orientation for college students
Research > Methodology > Study and teaching (Higher)
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Information explosion
  • 2. What is information?
  • 3. Getting ready for research
  • 4. The chain of information
  • 5. Issues of the information age
  • 6. Books and catalogs
  • 7. Periodicals and databases
  • 8. The Web and scholarly research
  • 9. Other tools for research
  • 10. The paper trail project
  • 11. Assessment

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