Learning and Libraries in an Information Age
Principles and Practice
Published on 15. October 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
375 pages
978-1-56308-666-3 (ISBN)
Description
Blending the latest research and educational theory with sound and effective practices, this book shows you how to create a learning-centered library for the new millennium. Some of the most respected authorities in the field have contributed their ideas and expertise to this important work. For example, Carol Kuhlthau discusses student learning in the information age; Jackie Mancall writes about collection development; Sheila Salmon describes what the library media specialist brings to the equation of standards-based learning; and Joy McGregor provides an informative article about learning theories and models. The result is a valuable combination of principles and implementation strategies for learning, information literacy, instructional design, library media program design, collaboration, teaching, collection development, assessment, and building communities of learning. Now is the time to step forward as an instructional leader and this is the book that will help you do it. A must read for libra
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
577 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-56308-666-3 (9781563086663)
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Person
BARBARA K. STRIPLING is Director of Instructional Services, Fayetteville Public Schools, Arkansas, and former president of AASL.
Content
Acknowledgments Introduction Contributors Part I: Overview Chapter 1: Literacy and Learning for the Information Age Part II: Context for Learning Chapter 2: How Do We Learn? Chapter 3: Information Literacy Skills Models: Defining the Choices Chapter 4: Learning in a Technology Context Part III: Context of Collaborative Planning and Teaching Chapter 5: Collaboration in Teaching and Learning Chapter 6: Standards-Based Teaching in the Library Media Center Chapter 7: Creating Meaningful Assignments for Students Learning Chapter 8: Making Sense of a Changing World: Digitized Primary Source Documents in Schools Chapter 9: Assessment: A Tool for Developing Lifelong Learners Part IV: Context of Library Media Programs Chapter 10: Developing a Collaborative Access Envirnoment: Meeting the Resource Needs of the Learning Community Chapter 11: Designing Library Media Programs for Student Learning Part V: Connecting to the Community Chapter 12: A Community of Learning for the Information Age Part VI: Connecting to Research Chapter 13: Student Learning: Linking Research and Practice Index