Inquiry and Research

Michelle Reale is an associate professor and head of access services and outreach at Arcadia University near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her books include Mentoring and Managing Students in the Academic Library, Becoming an Embedded Librarian, and Becoming a Reflective Librarian and Teacher: Strategies for Mindful Academic Practice. Her research interests involve embedded librarianship, mentoring, narrative inquiry, and reflective practice.

[Reale] has written a thoughtful, personal, and practical foundation on which librarians can base their teaching activities and align them with the new conceptualization of information literacy ... An excellent resource for considering the roles of librarians in developing students’ critical thinking skills, sparking curiosity and constructing knowledge, and refreshing librarians’ teaching practices and collaborations with faculty."" — Library Journal (starred review)

• Introduction Igniting a Spark of InquiryChapter 1 Inquiry Is the First StepChapter 2 First, QuestionChapter 3 Inquiry as StanceChapter 4 Curiosity as ProcessChapter 5 Inquiry and the I-SearchChapter 6 Inquiry and Cognitive ApprenticeshipChapter 7 Inquiry and Learner-Centered LearningChapter 8 Inquiry and Reflective JournalsChapter 9 Inquiry and the One-on-One ConsultationChapter 10 Inquiry and the Classroom WorkshopConclusion Wide-Open WonderIndex