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Using Context in Information Literacy Instruction by
Hosier shows academic librarians how to use context when teaching information literacy, an approach that offers a substantive and enduring impact on students' lifelong learning. Librarians know that information literacy is much more complex and nuanced than the basic library research skill that it's often portrayed as; in fact, as outlined by the ACRL Framework, research is a contextual activity. But the settings in which we teach often constrain our ability to take a more layered approach. This book not only shows you how to teach information literacy as something other than a basic skill, but also how to do it in whatever mode of teaching you're most often engaged in, whether that's a credit-bearing course, a one-shot session, a tutorial, a reference desk interaction, or a library program. Taking you through each step of the research process, this book shares ideas for adding context while exploring topics such as how conversations about context can be integrated into lessons on common information literacy topics; examples of the six genres of research and suggested course outlines for each; ensuring that context strategies fit within the ACRL Framework; questions for reflection in teaching each step of the research process; four different roles that sources can play when researching a topic; helping students refine a topic that is drawing too many or too few sources; cultivating students to become good decision-makers for the best type of research sources to use depending on their need; and how to address the shortcomings of checklist tools like the CRAAP test.
Wicked by
Years before Dorothy and her dog crash-land, another little girl makes her presence known in Oz. Elphaba is born green, and grows up wild and misunderstood. In a land that’s mean and poor, she is determined to protect the Animals--those creatures with voices, souls, and minds—from exile, even if it means combating the mysterious Wizard. Ever wiser in guilt and sorrow, she can find herself grateful when the world declares her a witch, and she can even make herself glad for that young girl from Kansas.
Iron Flame (The Empyrean #2) by
Everyone expected Violet Sorrengail to die during her first year at Basgiath War College--Violet included. Now she must also survive the real training, deal with a vice commandant who is out to get her, and prepare for the real secret about Basgiath War College. And nothing, not even dragon fire, may be enough to save them in the end.