Ragains, Patrick, ed. Information Literacy Instruction that Works: A Guide to Teaching by Discipline and Student Population. 2nd ed. Chicago: ALA Neal-Schuman, 2013.
ISBN: 978-1-55570-860-3
ISBN: 978-1-55570-860-3
Publisher's Description
Information literacy and library instruction are at the heart of the
academic library’s mission. But how do you bring that instruction to an
increasingly diverse student body and an increasingly varied spectrum of
majors? In this updated, expanded new second edition, featuring more
than 75% new content, Ragains and 16 other library instructors share
their best practices for reaching out to today’s unique users. Readers
will find strategies and techniques for teaching college and university
freshmen, community college students, students with disabilities, and
those in distance learning programs. Alongside sample lesson plans,
presentations, brochures, worksheets, handouts, and evaluation forms,
Ragains and his contributors offer proven approaches to teaching
students in the most popular programs of study, including
- English Literature
- Art and Art History
- Film Studies
- History
- Psychology
- Science
- Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
- Hospitality
- Business
- Music
- Anthropology
- Engineering