4. Library instruction
• consists of "instructional
programs designed to teach
library users how to locate the
information they need quickly and
effectively.
5. Library instruction
usually covers;
the library's system of organizing
materials
the structure of the literature of
the field research methodologies
appropriate to the academic
discipline
specific resources and finding
6. Library instruction
It prepares individuals to make
immediate and lifelong use of
information effectively by;
teaching the concepts and logic of
information access and evaluation
fostering information
independence and
critical thinking.
7.
8. Library instruction
• Library instruction "began in the
nineteenth century, with
instruction in library use offered
by a number of libraries in the
United States between 1876 and
1910, and then ramped up in the
early twentieth century".
9. Library instruction
• In a 1912 American Library
Association survey, 57% of
respondents offered required or
elective library instruction
courses.
10. Library instruction
• academic library instruction was
for the most part dormant in the
library profession from the late
1930s until the early 1960s.
• Some librarians were still
participating in classroom
instruction but the literature
shows little
11. Library instruction
• During the 1970s and 1980s, prior
to widespread public use of
computers, [library instruction]
went far beyond teaching the
mechanics of identifying and
locating materials in the physical
library.
12. Library instruction
It also included;
critical thinking
active (participatory) learning
the teaching of concepts, such as
controlled vocabularies
13. Library instruction
It focused on;
the physical library as for the
most part, that was all that users
could try out during instruction.
14. Library instruction
However, the goal was always
teaching so that users would
transfer what they;
• learned to new situations
• reference tools
• environments new to them—
that is, they would learn how to
15.
16. Library instruction
A related term, information literacy,
is the ability to;
is the ability to identify what
information is needed
understand how the information
is organized
identify the best sources of
information
17. Library instruction
locate those sources
evaluate the sources critically,
share that information.
“It is the knowledge of commonly
used research techniques".
18. Library instruction
occurs in;
various forms such as formal class
settings
small group sessions
one-on-one encounters
written guides and
brochures, audiovisual
presentations, and computer-
19. Library instruction
• Some university libraries offer
specialized instructional sessions.
• At these sessions the librarian
works one-on-one with a user to
assist him or her with specific
research goals.
• These sessions are sometimes
referred
to as a "term paper clinic" or a
20. Library instruction
• Another option for library
instruction consists of one-
shot instruction sessions.
• This slang term refers to "formal
instruction given in a single
session, as opposed to instruction
extended over two or more
21. Library instruction
• These class meetings are often
held just before a term paper is
assigned, and the goal of the
librarian is to orient the class to
the best library sources for use in
a term paper.
22. Library instruction
• Instructional Tools
Basic:
Computer lab with instructor and
student workstations
Projector
Printer
Access to the Internet
23. Library instruction
• Instructional
Tools Class recording
Extra: capabilities
Software for Software for
creating tutorials creating online
guides
Whiteboard
Computer control
Classroom
technology
response
technology Virtual sandbox
