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Students need to be able to distinguish good information from bad. This book gives you the tools to transmit those essential skills to your students.Being an effective school librarian requires acting as an active instructional partner, an advocate for information literacy and information resources, and a reference librarian. Now in its third edition, this concise book provides you with a solid foundation in providing reference services to students as well as teachers. It details all aspects of providing essential reference services in the context of the AASL Standards, the Common Core State Standards, and the evolving role of today's school librarian.
Author Scott Lanning emphasizes service and instruction while addressing topics such as inquiry, critical thinking, building core reference skills, electronic and Web resources, leadership skills, and virtual reference services. The book begins with chapters that discuss information and the information-seeking process. The following sections cover the provision of reference services, methods for teaching information literacy, the use of electronic resources in general, and the creation of library resources that support reference and instruction. The text concludes with an assessment of the value of reference and instruction services to the school and beyond.
List of contents
CONTENTSList of FiguresPrefaceChapter 1: InformationChapter 2: Information LiteracyChapter 3: How Students Find InformationChapter 4: Reference Services and Information LiteracyChapter 5: Traditional and Contemporary Reference ServicesChapter 6: The Reference TransitionChapter 7: Reference ResourcesChapter 8: Evaluating Information and ResourcesChapter 9: Finding Answers and Using Information EthicallyChapter 10: Information Literacy InstructionChapter 11: Creating Library Guides and Web ResourcesChapter 12: Searching for InformationChapter 13: Search Specifics for Catalogs, Databases, and the WebChapter 14: Assessment and Evaluation of Reference and InstructionBibliographyIndex
About the author
Scott Lanning is professor in the department of library and information science at Southern Utah University, USA. He teaches reference services and information literacy courses.
