Teaching and Testing Information Literacy Skills

Jane Bandy Smith is an Educator from Tuscaloosa, AL.

"Educators are well aware of the nationally imposed pressure to raise student test scores an all areas of the curriculum. No matter the subject area, one necessary educational skill remains constant—information literacy. This work combines numerous studies, research papers, and professional positions to empower the school librarian. Living in the “information age,” the library’s role is instrumental in academic success by students, as indicated by numerous studies. This title uses the results of research such as the Colorado Study and Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning, to justify the librarian’s leadership role in teaching and evaluating information literacy skills. This volume reads like a textbook on how to teach as well as like a public relations piece on the importance of library media programs. The very thorough contents pages will guide the user to the sections that are of importance to the task at hand. Recommended." - Library Media Connection