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Summey, Terri Pedersen; Valenti, Sandra – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2013
Librarians offer a variety of library instruction utilizing multiple formats. Many struggle with the task of transferring instruction to the online environment. Principles of instructional design can be leveraged to effect quality change in the delivery of instruction to make teaching more effective, efficient, and appealing to learners. Although…
Descriptors: Library Instruction, Instructional Design, Electronic Learning, Academic Libraries
Greer, Katie; Hess, Amanda Nichols; Kraemer, Elizabeth W. – College & Research Libraries, 2016
This article builds on the 2007 College and Research Libraries article, "The Librarian, the Machine, or a Little of Both." Since that time, Oakland University Libraries implemented changes to its instruction program that reflect larger trends in teaching and assessment throughout the profession; following these revisions, librarians…
Descriptors: Library Instruction, Teaching Methods, Online Courses, Intermode Differences
Dempsey, Paula R.; Jagman, Heather – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2016
Qualitative analysis of reflective essays by first-year students in an academic skills course documented outcomes related to the Association of College and Research Libraries Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education. Student narratives showed how novices encounter the clusters of concepts described in the Framework as…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Qualitative Research, Academic Ability, Information Literacy
Brancato, Lisa; Chan, Tina; Contento, Anthony – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2016
At the State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego), a faculty member and advisement coordinator, both of the biological sciences department, and the biological sciences librarian have worked together since 2013 to present a workshop called Writing for the Biological Sciences. Offered once per semester, the workshop is sponsored by the…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Research Skills, Content Area Writing, Librarian Teacher Cooperation
Oliphant, Tami; Branch-Mueller, Jennifer – Education for Information, 2016
This research explores the intersections among learners, online learning, and the development of a sense of community by critically evaluating Canada's first fully-online Master of Library and Information Studies (MLIS) program at the University of Alberta. A survey with open and closed questions was distributed to all students in the inaugural…
Descriptors: Student Experience, Sense of Community, Electronic Learning, Student Attitudes
Houtman, Eveline – Communications in Information Literacy, 2015
The new ACRL "Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education" brings a new emphasis into our instruction on student metacognition and dispositions. In this article I introduce self-regulated learning, a related concept from the field of education; it encompasses metacognition, emotions, motivations and behaviors. I discuss how…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Library Instruction, Independent Study, Metacognition
Hensley, Merinda Kaye – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2015
Undergraduate research and other high-impact educational practices simulate real-world learning environments and present an opportunity for high-level information literacy teaching to be better incorporated into the curriculum. The purpose of this survey is to examine efforts of libraries currently offering IL instruction to undergraduate research…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Research Projects, Educational Practices, Information Literacy
Gilchrist, Sarah Burns – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2016
While remaining cognizant of several aspects of current information literacy (IL) instruction methods, including threshold concepts, the author re-created experiences shared by students as she searched for, analyzed, and compiled resources pertaining to the Renaissance. Good IL instruction supports education of the whole person, develops new modes…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Library Instruction, Teaching Methods, Educational Strategies
Contrino, Jacline L. – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2016
Demonstrating library impact on student success is critical for all academic libraries today. This article discusses how the library of a large online university serving non-traditional students evaluated how customized point-of-need learning objects (LOs) embedded in the learning management system impacted student learning. Using a comprehensive…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Virtual Universities, Nontraditional Students, Resource Units
Lundstrom, Kacy; Martin, Pamela; Cochran, Dory – College & Research Libraries, 2016
This study explores the relationship between course grades and sequenced library instruction interventions throughout psychology students' curriculum. Researchers conducted this study to inform decisions about sustaining and improving program integrations for first- and second-year composition courses and to improve discipline-level integrations.…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Grades (Scholastic), Library Instruction, Psychology
Phillips, Abigail Leigh – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Cyberbullying is a problem many young adults ages 12 to 18 have experienced on a daily basis. Adult support is critical in both the prevention and intervention of cyberbullying. Although parents, teachers, and school administrators have been highlighted as sources of support for cyberbullied young adults, librarians have not been studied as a…
Descriptors: Empathy, Bullying, Computer Mediated Communication, Librarians
Saunders, Laura – Communications in Information Literacy, 2017
Libraries have a long, though not uncomplicated, history with social justice and social advocacy. The new ACRL "Framework for Information Literacy," which is more conceptual and flexible than the original Standards, offers an opportunity for librarians to approach teaching and learning from a social justice perspective. Indeed, the…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Social Justice, Social Change, Advocacy
Brewer, Laura; Rick, Holly; Grondin, Karen A. – Online Learning, 2017
With a goal of improving the development and delivery of effective online information literacy resources, the purpose of this study was to look at how program level and the timing of the introduction of a Literature Review library guide within the program influenced online business student perceived value of the resource. A population of…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Information Literacy, Undergraduate Students, Business Administration Education
Ariew, Susan – Communications in Information Literacy, 2014
This paper outlines a brief history of the academic teaching library and, in consequence, it examines the changing role of librarians. As part of that history, the paper also discusses distinctions among various terms used to describe instructional activities in teaching libraries, such as "bibliographic instruction" and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Services, Library Instruction, Library Role
Mulch, Beth Ebenstein – Knowledge Quest, 2014
In this article, high school librarian Beth Ebenstein Mulch describes how she used iPads to introduce students at T. C. Williams High School (Alexandria, Virginia) to the school library. Her goal was for the library to come to life in front of new students and for them to learn from peers about all the great resources and services their library…
Descriptors: High Schools, School Libraries, Library Instruction, Handheld Devices