The iPad in Library Instruction: Collaborative Inquiry for Information Retrieval

While iPads have grown in use for reference or circulation in academic libraries, the author investigates the potential for using iPads to teach information retrieval. A review of the technical logistics and classroom management strategies accompanies an appraisal of the pros and cons of teaching information literacy with tablets. In a collaborative, inquiry-based classroom, the iPads foster increased student engagement and mastery of search techniques.