From Distance Education to Online Learning: Practical Approaches to Information Literacy Instruction and Collaborative Learning in Online Environments

The increasingly ubiquitous nature of online learning has necessarily changed pedagogical approaches in the 21st century. This article will present an overview of the evolution of distance learning with a particular emphasis on current models and emerging methods of instruction for online learners. The authors detail how various learning management systems and tools as well as online learning objects can be used as mechanisms for creating a platform for student investment and ownership in the learning process. Additional discussion will focus on how these methods and approaches can enhance teaching, training, and peer collaboration within the library workplace.     

What's Theory Got to Do with It? Applying Educational Theory and Research to Revamp Freshman Library Workshops

Although librarians’ increasingly important role as teachers is among the most significant shifts and trends that have been reshaping academic libraries over the past few decades, most academic librarians have not received formal training in pedagogy and teaching. The authors describe how becoming familiar with educational theory and research enabled them to revamp freshmen library workshops. They provide a theoretical overview and present practical classroom applications of learning styles theory, active learning techniques, learning by analogies, collaborative learning, and group work. Learning theories and educational research findings, the authors suggest, can be readily translated into practice and inform the teaching of information literacy to freshmen.     

A Strategic Planning Process for the Multi-Campus University System:

The purpose of this paper is to present an overview of the strategic planning process as it was adapted by the multi-campus system of the University of Colorado with a close look at its application at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs campus and the campus library. This overview will provide a picture of the application of planning techniques through the various administrative tiers of the university. And will place library strategic planning in its proper perspective: planning for a subunit of a multi-part organization responding to an external environment.     

Perspectives on Teaching Foreign and International Legal Research

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This article discusses various models for teaching international and foreign legal research. In some law schools, international and foreign legal research is a semester-long course. In other law schools, international and foreign legal research is a component of an advanced legal research seminar or an international law course. Stefa-nie Weigmann presents an overview of teaching international legal research and describes her experience teaching in various formats. Kath-erine Topulos outlines some of the resources that are helpful for those who want to begin teaching foreign and international legal research. Jean Davis and Victoria Szymczak discuss teaching techniques and class activities for a semester-long course.     

Isn't Being a Librarian Enough?

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The issue of college and university librarians teaching credit-bearing courses is studied by describing its historical background and providing an overview of the literature. The debate is framed by summarizing the fundamental issue: the degree to which academic librarians benefit when they assume classroom-teaching roles. The roles of academic librarians as teachers and faculty are analyzed in the context of classroom teaching. While academic libraries and their librarians do benefit from expanded teaching roles, there are some qualifying factors.     

Teaching and learning in information retrieval

A literature review of pedagogical methods for teaching and learning information retrieval is presented. From the analysis of the literature a taxonomy was built and it is used to structure the paper. Information Retrieval (IR) is presented from different points of view: technical levels, educational goals, teaching and learning methods, assessment and curricula. The review is organized around two levels of abstraction which form a taxonomy that deals with the different aspects of pedagogy as applied to information retrieval. The first level looks at the technical level of delivering information retrieval concepts, and at the educational goals as articulated by the two main subject domains where IR is delivered: computer science (CS) and library and information science (LIS). The second level focuses on pedagogical issues, such as teaching and learning methods, delivery modes (classroom, online or e-learning), use of IR systems for teaching, assessment and feedback, and curricula design. The survey, and its bibliography, provides an overview of the pedagogical research carried out in the field of IR. It also provides a guide for educators on approaches that can be applied to improving the student learning experiences.     

Integrating diversity,equity, and inclusion principles into instruction: Case studies from the University of Florida's Health Science Center Libraries

Librarians at the University of Florida Health Science Center Libraries have begun to intentionally incorporate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) principles into teaching during design, implementation, and evaluation. This article uses four case studies to provide an overview of the librarians' approaches to inclusive teaching (1) an annual workshop for Physical Therapy students on the intersection between DEI, health literacy, and patient education; (2) a librarian-taught one-credit course for public health students, which was revised to create a more inviting syllabus and integrate elements of universal design; (3) an annual project for first year medical students highlighting health disparities and community resources; and (4) piloting the application of critical librarianship principles in library standalone sessions on database searching and reference management. Suggestions are provided for other librarians who are interested in developing a culture of inclusive teaching in their own libraries.     

Archival Appraisal in Germany: A Decade of Theory, Strategies, and Practices

In October 2004, the archival appraisal working group of the Association of German Archivists (Verband deutscher Archivarinnen und Archivare) presented a position paper outlining the present status of the debate on appraisal within the Federal Republic of Germany. What follows is an overview of this discussion as background and context for the group’s position paper; an examination of the common ground between appraisal as practised in Germany and macroappraisal as developed in Canada; and a glimpse at the future directions of this discussion in Germany. The position paper is appended to this article.     

数学新境——MathDL数学数字图书馆

作为国家科学教育数字图书馆（NSDL）通道项目之一,数学数字图书馆（MathDL）是由美国国家科学基金会（NSF）资助、美国数学协会（MAA）主办的,致力于提升大学数学教育水平的数字图书馆项目。MathDL集合了多种类型数学资源,通过建立集中平台为用户提供专业信息服务。文章针对该数字图书馆的背景、建设、现状及发展进行了综合评述,包括数字资源及组织、服务特点、技术特征及作者的评价与建议。     

From dispositions to positionality: Addressing dispositions of the student researcher in the ACRL framework

The treatment of dispositions in the ACRL framework has had little attention, for example, the ACRL document barely unpacks its meaning and pedagogy related to dispositions and learning. It is important to explore how to teach and address dispositions to acknowledge that students and researchers design and conduct research through a lens informed by their worldview. Teaching students and researchers about researcher positionality can prompt questions and reflection on one's bias and views that may influence how research is designed, and interpreted. The goals of this paper are to (a) identify the relation between disposition and positionality (b) provide an overview of positionality from different fields that highlight its use in teaching dispositions (c) identify a praxis that address positionality when teaching IL practices.     

ChemDL，化学教育数字图书馆评析

化学教育数字图书馆（Chemical Education Digital Library or ChemEd）是一个收藏应用化学和科学教育数字资源的门户网站,该项目由美国化学教育杂志和美国化学学会教育分会发起,是美国国家科学、数学、工程和技术教育数学数字图书馆计划（NSDL）重要工程之一。该数字图书馆具有资源检索、基础研究、科普教育等多种功能。文章从项目背景、资源组织、技术特征、界面设计、服务特点等方面对化学教育数字图书馆做了概要的评析,并包括作者的评价和建议。     

高职院校图书馆嵌入专业课程式信息素质教育研究

针对高等职业院校学生信息意识不强、信息知识缺乏和信息技能不高的现状,文章以茶艺专业"中国茶史"课程为例,分析了高等职业院校嵌入专业课程式信息素质教育的可行性,并阐述了信息素质教育嵌入专业课程的教学方式、嵌入时机以及授课内容,详细介绍了这种教学方式的实施与教学效果的评价。     

Educational oratory in American colleges and universities: An American survey

This article is a historical survey of broad trends in the evolution of educational oratory, curricular and extra‐curricular training in declamation and original oratory, in American colleges and universities. It attempts to synthesize previous research on this topic in order to present a cohesive and meaningful overview. This survey focuses on a type of training which has formed a fluctuating yet influential current in the stream of American speech education. In addition, such an overview provides a historical perspective from which others may attempt to assess the value of present‐day oratorical education.     

图书馆信息增值服务研究述评

对当前国内信息增值服务研究的基本情况,包括信息、知识与智慧的关系、信息增值的类型与模型等一般的理论问题,以及图书馆信息增值服务的类型、策略、原则和模式、方式和方法、基于新技术的信息增值服务、信息增值服务的案例研究及影响图书馆信息增值服务的因素等方面的最新研究进展进行了综述,并在此基础上对这一领域研究的特点与不足进行了总结与述评。     

Assessing Information Skills Instruction

In the school library media center, "library instruction" has given way to "information skills instruction" which is integrated into the school's curriculum. Because of the library media specialist's roles as teacher and instructional consultant, it is imperative that the library media specialist is able to design and assess information skills instruction. While several models have been advanced for the teaching of information skills, needed are guidelines for the assessment of information skills. This article provides an overview of the assessment literature and proposes a model for assessing information skills instruction using principles advocated in outcome-based education.     

Bringing Information Literacy into the Social Sphere: A Case Study Using Social Software to Teach Information Literacy at WFU

This article presents an approach to teaching information literacy in an academic course from a socio-technical perspective. It includes an overview of the course framework, a review of course contents, and an analysis of student responses provided through pre- and post-course surveys. The premise of the course design was that students bring a set of technical and information skills to class that address specific but not generalized information literacy goals. By designing a course to engage students from this perspective, the instructors hoped to find a new method for approaching information literacy instruction.     

Graduate Education for Information Organization,Cataloging, and Metadata

Discussions of cataloging and metadata education are popular in social media outlets, scholarly literature, conference meetings, and so on. This article, the third installment of a longitudinal study on the state of information organization (IO) education, analyzes the recent literature to identify new and continuing themes related to IO education. It provides an overview of the curricula of the 58 library and information science graduate programs in the United States and Canada accredited by the American Library Association (ALA). It examines the current conditions in 2012–2013 and compares them to data from earlier studies. It provides an overview of the types of IO courses available, program requirements, the number of schools offering IO courses, and the number of schools teaching those courses.     

Looking beyond satisfaction: evaluating the value and impact of information skills training

In this feature guest writers Michael Raynor and Jenny Craven from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) present an overview of their evaluative research study on the value and impact of the information skills training courses they provide at NICE. In particular, this small study used a combination of qualitative and quantitative data to look beyond satisfaction and confidence levels and identify whether learning had actually taken place as a result of attending the sessions, and how new skills were used by the attendees in their day‐to‐day work. H.S.     

Statistical Databases in India: Towards a Better Dissemination

National statistical system is an integral part of knowledge base of government in all developing countries. In India, statistical agencies, which function under the aegis of government, produce a great variety of statistical information on different socio-economic variables. The purpose of this paper is to present an overview of socio-economic databases developed in India with special reference to initiatives taken by the data producing agencies for an user friendly dissemination programme.     

Writing and Publishing in a Blended Learning Environment to Develop Students’ Scholarly Digital Ethos

The explosive growth of clinical psychology literature has made it difficult for anyone to get a comprehensive overview of the field. Clinical psychology handbooks help alleviate this problem by providing a thorough survey of the discipline. Despite their utility for both students and librarians, no literature reviews of handbooks in clinical psychology currently exist. The present study seeks to fill this gap by selectively reviewing handbooks currently available, as well as a few "classics."