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LIBRARIAN’S INSTRUCTIONAL ROLE
NEW
Concise Guide to Information Literacy
Second Edition | SCOTT LANNING
A student’s textbook and an instructional reference for educators: the second edition
of Concise Guide to Information Literacy is both. It teaches students what information
literacy is and why it is an important skill to develop—for their schoolwork as well as for
success in life outside of school. The guide covers major areas in the information literacy
process, including locating, evaluating, and applying information successfully. It also gives
professors, teachers, and librarians a flexible text that can serve as the basis of a course in
information literacy or research skills, a basic research guide for any information literacy
March 2017, 182pp, 6 1/8x9 1/4 course, or a supplemental text.
Print: 978-1-4408-5138-4 This second edition has been reorganized for greater ease of use based on the information
$40.00, £31.00, €37.00
eBook: 978-1-4408-5139-1 literacy models consulted. All chapters have been fully updated and now include extended
coverage of the topics that appeared in the first edition; additionally, a new chapter on
managing information has been added.
FEATURES
• Serves school and academic librarians and others in teaching basic information literacy
skills to students
• Helps students learn how to find, analyze, use, and process information quickly and
efficiently
Teaching and Learning
in Virtual Environments
Archives, Museums, and Libraries
PATRICIA C. FRANKS, LORI A. BELL, AND RHONDA B. TRUEMAN, EDITORS
There is a renaissance occurring in education with immersive learning via virtual
applications and environments, even at the elementary school level. This widespread
new movement is happening over more platforms than before—Second Life, Open Sim,
Unity3D, Curio, and others. Teaching and Learning in Virtual Environments: Archives,
Museums, and Libraries presents readers with the scope of possibilities for education in
virtual environments today. Written from the perspective of the practitioner, it provides a
September 2016, 246pp, 6 1/8x9 1/4 wealth of teaching tips for virtual environments and for combining virtual environments
Print: 978-1-4408-4174-3 with other emerging technologies for libraries and education.
$65.00, £50.00, €60.00
eBook: 978-1-4408-4175-0
FEATURES
• Explains how using virtual worlds in teaching and outreach can better motivate, engage,
and reach more students with diverse learning styles than traditional text-based
methods
• Updated with information on the latest technology and newest library applications
• Enables readers to make more informed decisions about which latest virtual reality
platforms to use
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