Literacy | Library Instruction
Refocusing academic librarianship through a critical lens, this book will show you how to apply transformative learning theory to design and facilitate authentic experiences for diverse learners.
The go-to resource for orienting library workers new to instruction, readying coordinators as they prepare to take on the job, and self-training for those settling into a new role or context.
Moving beyond academic settings to encompass libraries of all kinds, this book showcases critical information literacy topics, programs, and lessons with an emphasis on practical application.
Fostering patrons' ability to effectively use digital tools for information and personal enrichment is a natural fit for public libraries, complimenting other initiatives like information literacy and media literacy. This book provides a holistic view of digital literacy support across the full spectrum of the public library, using real-world examples to help public libraries transform the work of digital literacy from answering on-the-fly tech questions to implementing full scale digital literacy programs which are integrated throughout the library. Public library workers, library board members, and those who want to understand more about the digital literacy imperative within public libraries will
- delve into the concept of digital literacy, the ways in which it empowers individuals in digital systems of information, and how it fits in with other kinds of literacy;
- find ideas for effective digital literacy technical support, programming, services, spaces, collection development, outreach, and more;
- learn how to measure the impact of digital literacy initiatives, identify gaps within the community where the library can make an impact, and overcome challenges;
- discover guidance on building partnerships, both internal and external, and finding additional sources of funding to expand digital literacy opportunities within the scope of what is already available;
- receive practical advice from the "Ask the Expert" sidebars throughout the book, where practitioners share their knowledge and experience; and
- get adaptable tools such as sample language, an expenditure budget, an individual needs assessment, a digital literacy readiness checklist, survey instruments, and a lesson plan template that can be used for digital literacy programming.
Presenting a systematic philosophical framework for thinking critically about knowledge, information, and one’s own quest for what matters in life, this book serves as a fun and irreverent guide for sound-decision making in action.
Authoritative and encyclopedic in nature, this state-of-the-art handbook presents the substantial impact of recognizing IL as a discipline in nurturing new research and education.
This book emphasizes the importance of attention and focus to the process of visual literacy, demonstrating how this approach supports ACRL’s Visual Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education and the Framework for Visual Literacy in Higher Education.
"Quaratiello’s clear explanations of searching and evaluating should serve students for years to come."
— Library Journal
"A user-friendly work that provides librarians with a quick tool to better understand learning theories in relation to librarianship. Excellent for both seasoned and new librarians, this resource is highly recommended for all types of libraries."
— Library Journal (starred review)
This book aims to clarify and exemplify stages, processes, and strategies for academic research and writing to facilitate individualized and decolonizing applications to institutional and/or disciplinary expectations.
"Not only an invaluable collection of leading theorists in the field of information literacy, this title includes unique and provocative insights into how people engage with and make sense of information environments using sound theoretical bases.”
— Eamon Tewell, Head of Research Support and Outreach, Columbia University Libraries
This collection examines the multifaceted role of workplace information literacy in organizational operations and its role in the digitalization process, taking into account the role and perspectives of employer and employee.
"From someone beginning in the profession, to someone who may have been teaching for decades, there are takeaways for us all."
— Journal of New Librarianship
"This book would make good additional reading as part of any information literacy pedagogy class and would help spur class conversations about the nature of information literacy instruction that is sorely needed in LIS curricula today."
— Journal of Education for Library and Information Science
"Creative, inspiring, and timely ... Recommended for academic library collections where media literacy is recognized as a priority."
— Journal of Web Librarianship
"This book is a valuable addition to an academic library collection for both library faculty and instructors of disciplines in which sourced writing and creative knowledge expression are important."
— Public Services Quarterly
