Patrick Ragains – författare

The new ACRL information literacy concepts brings renewed interest in information literacy instruction and skills for librarians. The New Information Literacy Instruction: Best Practices offers guidance in planning for and implementing information literacy instruction programs in a wide range of instructional situations, including:Course-related instructionFreshman composition coursesProfessional medical educationNew course development and deliveryOne-shot sessionsFormal, credit coursesDistance educationVisual literacyand moreAs librarians take a new look at information literacy instruction, this essential book will help guide you in creating and maintaining a quality instruction program.

The new ACRL information literacy concepts brings renewed interest in information literacy instruction and skills for librarians. The New Information Literacy Instruction: Best Practices offers guidance in planning for and implementing information literacy instruction programs in a wide range of instructional situations, including:Course-related instructionFreshman composition coursesProfessional medical educationNew course development and deliveryOne-shot sessionsFormal, credit coursesDistance educationVisual literacyand moreAs librarians take a new look at information literacy instruction, this essential book will help guide you in creating and maintaining a quality instruction program.

The new ACRL information literacy concepts brings renewed interest in information literacy instruction and skills for librarians. The New Information Literacy Instruction: Best Practices offers guidance in planning for and implementing information literacy instruction programs in a wide range of instructional situations, including:Course-related instructionFreshman composition coursesProfessional medical educationNew course development and deliveryOne-shot sessionsFormal, credit coursesDistance educationVisual literacyand moreAs librarians take a new look at information literacy instruction, this essential book will help guide you in creating and maintaining a quality instruction program.

Public libraries have historically faced challenges as viable units in local government. As society struggles with issues related to the scope and effectiveness of government, librarians must ask, “How and why will communities support public libraries in the 21st century?” Public Library Administration Transformed covers public library administration in a comprehensive and detailed mannerChapters cover:administrative functions of the librarypublic financeadministrative lawlibrary governancehuman resourcesleadershipstrategic planningprogram management and evaluationmarketing and public relationsintergovernmental relationscooperative governmentThe discipline of public administration develops skills that are vital to successful libraries. Grounded in the context of public administration, this book provides a framework for future library services, focusing on effective public sector skills, organizational and service innovation, information technology, readers, and the full range of library constituents. Suitable for use in public library classes, exam copies are available to qualified instructors of such courses upon request.

Public libraries have historically faced challenges as viable units in local government. As society struggles with issues related to the scope and effectiveness of government, librarians must ask, “How and why will communities support public libraries in the 21st century?” Public Library Administration Transformed covers public library administration in a comprehensive and detailed mannerChapters cover:administrative functions of the librarypublic financeadministrative lawlibrary governancehuman resourcesleadershipstrategic planningprogram management and evaluationmarketing and public relationsintergovernmental relationscooperative governmentThe discipline of public administration develops skills that are vital to successful libraries. Grounded in the context of public administration, this book provides a framework for future library services, focusing on effective public sector skills, organizational and service innovation, information technology, readers, and the full range of library constituents. Suitable for use in public library classes, exam copies are available to qualified instructors of such courses upon request.

Information literacy and library instruction are at the heart of the academic library's mission. But how do you bring that instruction to an increasingly diverse student body and an increasingly varied spectrum of majors? In this updated, expanded new second edition, Ragains and 16 other library instructors share their best practices for reaching out to today's unique users. Readers will find strategies and techniques for teaching college and university freshmen, community college students, students with disabilities, and those in distance learning programs. Alongside sample lesson plans, presentations, brochures, worksheets, hand-outs, and evaluation forms, Ragains and his contributors offer proven approaches to teaching students in the most popular programs of study, includingEnglish LiteratureArt and Art HistoryFilm StudiesHistoryPsychologyScienceAgricultural Sciences and Natural ResourcesHospitalityBusinessMusicAnthropologyEngineeringCoverage of additional special topics, including legal information for non-law students, government information, and patent searching, making this a complete guide to information literacy instruction.