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The Teaching Library - Approaches to Assessing Information Literacy Instruction (Paperback)
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The Teaching Library - Approaches to Assessing Information Literacy Instruction (Paperback)
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Get the information needed to advocate for the significance of your
library! How do you make the case that your library is a valuable
instruction center? The Teaching Library helps librarians assess
data on information literacy instruction programs so that they can
better support the teaching role of the academic library in campus
settings. This practical, professional resource features case
studies from across the United States and Canadain both public and
private institutionsthat offer a variety of evaluation methods.
Here are the latest, easy-to-adopt ways of measuring your library's
direct contribution to student learning, on-campus and off. With a
unique multifaceted approach to questions of assessment, The
Teaching Library is an important resource that not only offers the
latest techniques, but answers the larger question of how to make
use of this data in ways that will best advocate information
literacy instruction programs. From creating a multidimensional
assessment to turning an initiative into a program to teaching and
learning goals and beyond, this invaluable text covers many of the
core issues those in this rapidly-evolving field must contend with.
These contributions reinforce the importance of the learning that
takes place in the classroom, in the co-curriculum, the
extra-curriculum, and the surrounding community. Some of the key
topics covered in The Teaching Library are: assessment practices
such as 360 Degrees analysis, attitudinal, outcomes-based, and
gap-measured integrating the teaching library into core mission,
vision, and values statements presenting the message of a library's
value to internal audiences of colleagues building momentumand
maintaining it tying information literacy assessment to campus-wide
assessment activities identifying and reaching end-of-program
learning outcomes assessing the impact of the one-shot session on
student learning information literacy instruction and the
credit-course model promoting instruction among Library and
Information Science educators and many more! The essays in The
Teaching Library offer viable and practical ways for librarians to
demonstrate their direct contribution to student learning in ways
consistent with those accepted as valid across the campus. An
important resource for academic librarians and Information Science
professionals, The Teaching Library is also a useful tool for those
in the campus community concerned with developing, funding, and
continuing successful library programsprofessional staff such as
alumni directors; faculty and educators looking to make students
more successful; and researchers.
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