Author : Katherine O'Clair
Release : 2012
Genre : Academic libraries
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 196/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Busy Librarian's Guide to Information Literacy in Science and Engineering by : Katherine O'Clair
Download or read book The Busy Librarian's Guide to Information Literacy in Science and Engineering written by Katherine O'Clair. This book was released on 2012. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Busy Librarian's Guide to Information Literacy in Science and Engineering provides a practical guide for librarians responsible for science, engineering, and/or technology information literacy instruction to understand and apply the Information Literacy Standards for Science and Engineering/Technology into curriculum design and ongoing instruction. The book highlights unique needs and challenges for information literacy instruction within science/engineering curricula. Experienced science and engineering librarians share their effective approaches and concrete strategies for meeting the information literacy needs of students in a variety of science and engineering disciplines. Each chapter details the unique aspects of a particular discipline, key information literacy standards and outcomes for the discipline along with strategies for instruction and integration into the curriculum. The book is particularly helpful for librarians new to science or engineering, instruction librarians, instruction coordinators and generalists who need to understand the nature of information literacy in the sciences, technology and engineering.
