Flaspohler, Molly R.
Engaging first-year students in meaningful library research : a practical guide for teaching faculty / Molly R. Flaspohler. - Oxford, UK : Chandos Pub., 2012. - xvii, 180 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Chandos information professional series. . - Chandos information professional series. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-176) and index.
The Millennials go to the library : or do they? Introducing the Millennials -- Characteristics of this new generation -- What is information literacy and do contemporary undergraduates really need it? -- Attitudinal shifts : addressing truculence in the faculty lounge -- Information literacy in the context of the first year. Attending to novice researchers -- Process-centered library research -- How can course content and information literacy co-exist? -- Pragmatic pedagogical approaches. From the start : advice from librarian colleagues -- Creating effective library experiences -- The next step : advancing information literacy beyond the first year -- One final note.
Written by a seasoned academic librarian, this book offers strategies for motivating and developing college students research skills. You will learn how to integrate library research techniques into first-year courses and prepare students for meaningful research through a process-driven framework. There are numerous practical models and real-life examples of library research assignments. This is a process-driven, constructivist framework for engaging freshman in interesting, meaningful and disciplinarily relevant ways.
1843346400 (pbk.) 9781843346401 (pbk.)
Library research.
Information literacy--Study and teaching (Higher)
Library orientation for college students.
Reference services (Libraries)
College freshmen--Services for.
Engaging first-year students in meaningful library research : a practical guide for teaching faculty / Molly R. Flaspohler. - Oxford, UK : Chandos Pub., 2012. - xvii, 180 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Chandos information professional series. . - Chandos information professional series. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-176) and index.
The Millennials go to the library : or do they? Introducing the Millennials -- Characteristics of this new generation -- What is information literacy and do contemporary undergraduates really need it? -- Attitudinal shifts : addressing truculence in the faculty lounge -- Information literacy in the context of the first year. Attending to novice researchers -- Process-centered library research -- How can course content and information literacy co-exist? -- Pragmatic pedagogical approaches. From the start : advice from librarian colleagues -- Creating effective library experiences -- The next step : advancing information literacy beyond the first year -- One final note.
Written by a seasoned academic librarian, this book offers strategies for motivating and developing college students research skills. You will learn how to integrate library research techniques into first-year courses and prepare students for meaningful research through a process-driven framework. There are numerous practical models and real-life examples of library research assignments. This is a process-driven, constructivist framework for engaging freshman in interesting, meaningful and disciplinarily relevant ways.
1843346400 (pbk.) 9781843346401 (pbk.)
Library research.
Information literacy--Study and teaching (Higher)
Library orientation for college students.
Reference services (Libraries)
College freshmen--Services for.