Library and Information Science

Assignment

Scholarly Party

For this activity students are asked to imagine that they are organizing a party, specifically a scholarly party. Groups are given a starting article that they evaluate and use as a jumping off point for choosing a theme for their party and finding more sources. Their theme acts as an early version of a research question. Following citations backwards and forwards groups invite other scholars who would have relevant things to say about their theme.

Teaching Resource

Reflective Teaching, Effective Learning : Instructional Literacy for Library Educators

Whether or not "instruction" appears in their job titles, librarians are often in the position of educating their users, colleagues, and peers to successfully locate and evaluate information.

Teaching Resource

The National Teaching and Learning Forum

Practice-focused newsletter with summations of SoTL findings, plus columns on “what works” for assignments and in-class teaching.

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Journal of Information Literacy

The Journal of Information Literacy is an international, open access, peer-reviewed journal that aims to investigate information literacy (IL) in all its forms to address the interests of diverse IL communities of practice.

Assignment

Create an entry in a LocalWiki

Students create an entry in the Fremont Wiki - http://localwiki.net/fremont. Students incorporate information literacy concepts, have hands-on experience conducting research, and create actual content on the Internet [while also learning how easy it is for anyone to change that content]. It could also be a great chance to get students into local museums and archives.

Teaching Resource

Research Agenda Conversations

Blog from the ACRL Instruction Section's Research and Scholarship Committee that presents interviews with academic librarians and addresses the four topics covered in the

Teaching Resource

The Information Literacy User’s Guide: An Open, Online Textbook

The Information Literacy User’s Guide introduces students to critical concepts of information literacy as defined for the information-infused and technology-rich environment in which they find themselves.

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Undergraduate Research Journals from the Council on Undergraduate Research

An alphabetic, annotated list of undergraduate research journals that may provide the opportunity for students to use the work of peers and to submit their own work as part of their research programs.

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