Books for Instruction Librarians
Accardi, Maria T., Emily Drabinski, and Alana Kumbier. 2010. Critical library instruction: Theories and methods. Duluth, Minn: Library Juice Press.
358 p.
ISBN: 978-1936117017
US $35.00 (paperback)
Published Reviews:
portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2011, v. 10, no. 4, pp. 455-456. Reviewer: Jean Alexander
Serials Review, 2011, v. 37, no. 1, pp. 63-64. Reviewer: William Breitbach
College & Research Libraries, 2011, v. 72, no. 2, pp. 195-196. Reviewer: Anders Selhorst
Andretta, Susie. 2005. Information literacy: A practitioner's guide. Chandos information professional series. Oxford: Chandos Pub.
208 p.
ISBN: 1843340658 (paperback)
US $59.95
208 p.
ISBN: 1843340666 (hardcover)
US $99.95
Published Reviews:
Legal Information Management, Autumn 2005, v.5, no. 3, pp 205-206. Reviewer: Cathie Jackson
Program, 2005, v. 39, no. 3, pp 281-283. Reviewer: Chris Armstrong
The Electronic Library, 2005, v. 23, no. 4. Reviewer: Madely Du Preez
Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, June 2005, v. 37, no. 2. Reviewer: Laurel A. Clyde
Avery, Elizabeth Fuseler. 2003. Assessing student learning outcomes for information literacy instruction in academic institutions. Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries.
299 p.
ISBN: 0838982611
US $29.00
Committee Member Review:
Assessing your instruction program can be a useful endeavor. It enables you to know your strengths and weaknesses, which can help you improve your program. It also provides examples and proof of the effectiveness and necessity for instruction that you can use when promoting your program to faculty. The essays in this book provide practical examples of how to do assessment in a variety of ways. The first several chapters cover the basics of assessment tools, analyzing data, and reporting results. The majority of the book (and the most useful part) contains examples of assessment projects provided by different libraries. There are a variety of different libraries included, from large universities to small community colleges, and a variety of different instruction programs, covering many of the disciplines. There is also variety in the methods used to evaluate the programs. Some used quantitative tests, including multiple choice and fill-in-the blank tests. Others used more evaluative methods, such as assignments that were graded on a rubric, which measured how well the student met the information literacy standards. I found the examples of tests to be the most useful for designing my own evaluation. The libraries also provided an overview of their process, including planning, results, and challenges they faced. Any instructor wishing to do evaluation would find it helpful to consult this book to find examples and guidance.
--Rebecca Miller, March 2004
Published Reviews:
College & Research Libraries, Mar. 2005, v. 66 , no. 2, p186. Reviewer: John P. Renaud
Library & Information Science Research, Sept. 2004, v. 26, no. 4, p514. Reviewers: Peter Hernon & Robert E. Dugan
Bacon, Pamela S., and David Bagwell. 2005. Creating online courses and orientations: A survival guide. Westport, Conn: Libraries Unlimited.
200 p.
ISBN: 159158289X
US $40.00 (paperback)
Published Reviews:
Reference & Research Book News, Feb. 2006, v. 21, no. 1, p. 227. Reviewer: Unknown
School Library Journal, May 2006, v. 52, no. 5, p. 168. Reviewer: Amy Pickett
Bain, Ken. 2005. What the best college teachers do. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press.
224 p.
ISBN: 0674013255 (hardcover)
US $14.27
Published Reviews:
The New York Review of Books, Nov 3, 2005, v. 52, no.17, pp. 51-54. Reviewer: Andrew Hacker
Journal of Higher Education, March-April 2005, v. 76 no. 2, pp. 237-240
Journal of Academic Librarianship, March 2005, v. 31, no. 2, pp174. Reviewer: Unknown
The Christian Century, Feb 22, 2005, v. 122, no.4, pp. 51-52. Reviewer: Paul Keim
Teachers College Record, Feb. 2005, v. 107, no.2, pp. 281-284. Reviewer: Carmen L. McCrink
The Wilson Quarterly, Winter 2004 v. 29, no. 1, pp. 118-119. Reviewer: Sam Pickering
The American Biology Teacher, Oct. 2004, v. 66, no.8, pp. 578-579. Reviewer: Ann Haley MacKenzie
Education Digest, May 2004, v. 69, no. 9, pp. 54-55. Reviewer: Dudley Barlow
Booklist, March 2004, v. 100, no.14, pp. 1247. Reviewer: Vanessa Bush
Library Journal, Feb 2004, v. 129, no. 2, pp. 104. Reviewer: Scott Walter
Barclay, Donald A. 2003. Teaching and marketing electronic information literacy programs: A how-to-do-it manual for librarians. How-to-do-it manuals for librarians; no. 124; variation: How-to-do-it manuals for libraries; no. 124. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers.
255 p 1 CD-ROM in pocket
ISBN 1555704700 (paperback)
US $75.00
Published Reviews:
Public Libraries, Jan.-Feb. 2005, v. 44, no. 1, p. 51. Reviewer: Jen Dawson
Journal of the Medical Library Association, Oct. 2004, v. 92, no. 4, p. 504. Reviewer: Julia F. Sollenberger
Library Media Connection, April-May 2004, v. 22, no. 7, p. 85. Reviewer: Judean A. Unmuth
Reference & User Services Quarterly, Spring 2004, v. 43, no. 3, p. 276. Reviewer: Nadaleen Tempelman-Kluit & Judith Dye
School Library Journal, Jan. 2004, v. 50, no. 1, p. 167. Reviewer: Mary R. Hofmann
Journal of Consumer Health On the Internet, 2004, v. 8, no. 2, p. 108. Reviewer: Marge Kars
Behen, Linda D. 2006. Using pop culture to teach information literacy: Methods to engage a new generation. Westport, Conn: Libraries Unlimited.
128 p.
ISBN: 9781591583011 (paper)
ISBN: 1591583012
US $35.00 (paper)
Published Reviews:
Booklist, October 15, 2006, v. 103, no. 4, p. 95. Reviewer: Sharon E. Cohen
Birks, Jane, and Fiona Hunt. 2003. Hands-on information literacy activities. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers.
135 p.
ISBN 1555704565
US $75.00
Published Reviews:
Library Media Connection, Oct. 2003, v. 22, no. 2, p. 87. Reviewer: Annette Thibodeaux
Reference & User Services Quarterly, Fall 2003, v. 43, no. 1, p. 96. Reviewer: Elizabeth Baker & Carolyn J. Radcliff
Journal of Academic Librarianship, July 2003, v. 29, no. 4, p. 269. Reviewer: Elizabeth Blakesley Lindsay
Computers in Libraries, May 2003, v. 23, no. 5, p. 50. Reviewer: Kimberly Shigo
American Libraries, Feb. 2003, v. 34, no. 2, p. 64. Reviewer: Cathleen Bourdon
Voice of Youth Advocates, Oct. 2003, v. 26, p. 342. Reviewer: Unknown
Blanchett, Helen, Chris Powis, and Jo Webb. 2012. A Guide to Teaching Information Literacy: 101 Practical Tips. London: Facet Publishing.
256 p.
ISBN: 1856046596
US $110.00
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Published Reviews:
Journal of Information Literacy. 2012. 5(2): 102-103. Reviewer: Rachel Bickley
Booth, Char. 2011. Reflective Teaching, Effective Learning: Instructional Literacy for Library Educators. Chicago: American Library Association.
208 p.
ISBN: 978-0838910528 (paperback)
US $60.00
Published Reviews:
The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2011, v. 37, no. 5, p. 451. Reviewer: Andrea Malone
Library Journal, June 2011, v. 136, no. 10, p. 100. Reviewer: Robert Battenfeld
Education Libraries, 2011, v. 34, no. 1, p. 52. Reviewer: Celeste-Marie Moore
Internet Reference Quarterly, July 2011, v. 16, no. 3, p. 147. Reviewer: Jodie K. Barker
Bowman, Vibiana. 2004. The plagiarism plague: A resource guide and CD-ROM tutorial for educators and librarians. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers.
200 p.
ISBN: 1555705014
US $65.00
Published Reviews:
School Library Journal, July 2005, v. 51, no. 7, pp 135. Reviewer: Beth Jones
Booklist, Feb 1, 2005, v. 101, no.11, pp 999. Reviewer: Sean Kinder.
Library Journal, Jan 1, 2005, v. 130, no. 1, pp160. Reviewer: Betty J. Glass.
CSLA Journal, Fall 2006, v. 30, no. 1, p. 37-38. Reviewer: Lesley Farmer.
Journal of Academic Librarianship, Jan. 2005, v. 31, no. 1, p. 75-76. Reviewer: Elizabeth Blakesley Lindsay.
Burke, Gerald T., and Carol Anne Germaine, eds. 2011. Information Literacy Through the Streets of Hollywood. Active Learning Services 10. Pittsburgh, PA: Library Instruction Publications.
133 p.
ISBN: 0977252035
US $45.00
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Burkhardt, Joanna M., Mary C. MacDonald, and Andrée J. Rathemacher. 2005. Creating a comprehensive information literacy plan: A how-to-do-it manual and CD-ROM for librarians. How-to-do-it manuals for librarians; no. 150; variation: How-to-do-it manuals for libraries; no. 150. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers.
174 p
US $89.95
ISBN: 1555705332
Committee Member Review:
The text provides a step-by-step description of how one might lead a college-wide, comprehensive effort to define the philosophy, goals, and methods of an academic institution's information literacy plan. The authors take the reader from the "plan to plan" stage through the writing process and into the marketing phase. They propose structures for assessing and maintaining the information literacy plan.
The authors do not provide a consistent level of detail throughout the text. They spend four pages explaining how to establish a group meeting time and decide on meeting format(s), but only two pages explaining how to conduct a needs assessment plan. While the companion CD-ROM does provide a bibliography of other sources on the topic of needs assessment, the text does not refer the reader there.
The text includes screen-shots from six different institutions' plans, and then a list of other institutions (with link text) that had model information literacy plans at the time of publication. The companion CD includes electronic copies of the text's worksheets and a series of helpful bibliographies.
This text is useful for librarians who want to help create an institutional context for the work that they do in library instruction and in collaboration with teaching faculty. The text's flaws are minor and the price is right.
--Ben Treat, April 2007
Published Reviews:
Library Journal, April 15, 2006, Vol. 131 Issue 7, p. 118. Reviewer: Mary Todd Chestnut
portal: Libraries & the Academy, July 2006, v. 6, no. 3, p. 371-373. Reviewer: Craig Gibson
Booklist, March 1, 2006, v. 102, no. 13, p. 111. Reviewer: Sean Kinder
Burkhardt, Joanna M., Mary C. MacDonald, and Andrée J. Rathemacher. 2010. Teaching information literacy: 50 standards-based exercises for college students. Chicago: American Library Association.
138 p.
ISBN: 9780838910535
US $50.00
Published reviews:
Idaho Librarian, 2010, v. 60, no. 2. Reviewer: Spencer Jardine
Carlson, Chris and Ellen Brosnahan. 2009. Guiding students into information literacy: Strategies for teachers and teacher-librarians. Lanham, Md.: The Scarecrow Press.
114 p.
ISBN: 978-0810859746 (paperback)
US $35.00
Published Reviews:
Young Adult Library Services, 2010, v. 8, no. 2, p. 32. Reviewer: Peter Rivard
Reference & User Services Quarterly, 2010, v. 49, no. 4, pp. 400-1. Reviewer: Debra Engel.
Clayton, Susan J. 2007. Going the distance: Library instruction for remote learners. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers.
225 p.
ISBN 978-1555705923
US $65.00
Published Reviews:
Library Quarterly, July 2008, v. 78, no. 3, pp. 328-330. Reviewer: Shilo Smith
Booklist, May 2007, v. 103, no. 17, p. 111. Reviewer: Linda Loos Scarth
Cook, Douglas, and Ryan L. Sittler, eds. 2009. The library instruction cookbook. Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries.
196 p.
ISBN: 978-0838985113 (paperback)
US $48.00
Committee Member Review:
New librarians, new teachers, or anyone else looking to spice up information literacy will take comfort in The Library Instruction Cookbook. This handbook contains nearly one hundred “recipes” for teaching a variety of library skills in more interactive, engaging ways. This book will especially appeal to librarians who are mindful of their students’ different learning styles, but lack the training or confidence to employ an intentional approach in their instruction. Each recipe outlines ingredients, that is, the materials, time, and steps needed to conduct a session. Each recipe is also accompanied by a suggested “serving size,” a list of the ACRL Information Literacy Standards it addresses, and a description of the learning styles to which it appeals. Consulting it is like consulting a room of gurus. It will provide guidance and support as the reader gains experience and his/her own teaching style emerges.
--Meagan Lacy, February 2011
Published reviews:
Against the Grain, 2010, v. 22, no. 3, pp. 46-47. Reviewer: Jolanda-Pieta Van Arnhem
Cook, Douglas, and Ryan Sittler. 2008. Practical pedagogy for library instructors: 17 innovative strategies to improve student learning. Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries.
184 p.
ISBN: 978-0838984581
US $32.50
Published review:
College and Research Libraries, 2008, v. 69, no. 6, p. 593. Reviewer: Kelly R. McBride
Cox, Christopher N. and Elizabeth Blakesley Lindsay, eds. 2008. Information literacy instruction handbook. Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries.
236 p.
ISBN: 978-0838909638
US $44.00
Published reviews:
Library Journal, 2008, v. 133, no. 20, p. 171. Reviewer: Mary Todd Chesnut
College & Research Libraries, 2009, v. 70, no. 1, p. 86-8. Reviewer: Karen R. Diaz
Education Libraries, 2008, v. 31, no. 2, pp. 47-8. Reviewer: Barbie E. Keiser
Daugherty, Alice, and Michael F. Russo. 2007. Information literacy programs in the digital age: Educating college and university students online. Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries.
275 p.
ISBN 978-0838984444
US $53.76
Published Reviews:
College & Research Libraries Sept. 2008, v. 69, no. 5, pp. 476-477. Reviewer: Lisa Vassady
Eisenberg, Michael, Carrie A. Lowe and Kathleen L. Spitzer. 2004. Information literacy: Essential skills for the information age. 2nd ed. Westport, Conn: Libraries Unlimited.
408 p.
ISBN: 1591581435
US $47.50
Published Reviews:
School Library Journal, 2005, v. 51, p. 76. Reviewer: Pat Adamson, et al
JASIS&T, 2005, v. 56, no. 9, pp. 1008-9. Reviewer: Denise Agosto
Library Quarterly, July 2005, v.75, no. 3, pp. 381-3. Reviewer: Shari Lee
Library Journal, Sept. 1, 2004, v. 129, no. 14, p. 50. Reviewer: Paul Deane
Library Media Connection, Aug./Sept. 2004, v. 23, no. 1, p. 84. Reviewer: Julie Scordato
Booklist, July 1, 2004, v. 100, no. 21, p. 1859. Reviewer: Michael Tosko
Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2004, v. 30, no. 4, p. 334. Reviewer: Elizabeth Blakesley Lindsay
Reference & User Services Quarterly, 2004, v. 44, no. 1, pp. 99-100. Reviewer: Margie Ruppel
Teacher Librarian, 2004, v. 32, no. 2, pp. 36-7. Reviewer: Jo Ellen Priest Misakian
Farmer, Lesley. 2011. Instructional Design for Librarians and Information Professionals. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers.
200 p.
ISBN: 1555707361
US $80
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Published Reviews:
Computers in Libraries. 2011. 31 (10): 40. Reviewer: Celeste Peterson-Ross
Library Journal. 2012. 137 (1): 116. Reviewer: Betty Glass
Flaspohler, Molly R. 2012. Engaging First-Year Students in Meaningful Library Research: A Practical Guide for Teaching Faculty. Oxford: Chandos Publishing.
198 p.
ISBN: 1843346401
US $80.
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Fulton, Crystal. 2010. Information pathways: A problem-solving approach to information literacy. Lanham: Scarecrow Press.
154 p.
ISBN: 978-0810874268
US $ 40.00
Published Review:
Library Journal, 2010, v. 135, no. 8, p. 81. Reviewer: Nicole A. Cooke
Gavin, Christine. 2008. Teaching information literacy: A conceptual approach. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press.
240 p.
ISBN 978-0810852020
US $45.00
Published Reviews:
Online, July/Aug. 2008, v. 32, no. 4, p. 62. Reviewer: Deborah Lynne
Booklist, May 2008, v. 104, no. 17, p. 103. Reviewer: Cynthia Crosser
Germain, Carol Anne, and Deborah Bernnard. 2004. Empowering students. II, teaching information literacy concepts with hands-on and minds-on activities. Active learning series; no. 8. Pittsburg: Library instruction publications.
168 p.
ISBN: 0965271196
US $50
Committee Member Review:
Empowering Students II is intended to be used by library instructors to teach information literacy to students. Like other volumes in the Active Learning Series, this work takes an untraditional, albeit creative, approach to library instruction. It contains 35 lesson plans, each of which is written by a different library instructor from a college or university across the country. Lessons seem to cover one of two categories: basic information literacy skills college students typically lack or focus on a particular discipline (psychology, business, science, etc.). Some of the subject-specific lessons also cover a certain time period such as "Finding Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Periodicals" or "Western Music to 1750".
The book is organized into five sections. The first covers group activities which are designed to be used with two or more students working collaboratively. The next consists of case-based activities where students are asked to solve problems based on a scenario. Another covers librarian-led activities where the instructor oversees or directs much of the students’ learning for the lesson. The fourth category of activity concerns debunking exercises in which students are challenged to analyze their preconceived notions and ascertain if they stand up to the facts. The final section of this work concludes, appropriately, with "Empowering through Assessment". Most of the lesson plans are about four pages long and include standardized parts: “Circumstances of Instruction" discusses the rationale or purpose of the lesson plan, intended audience, and approximate time needed to complete the lesson; "Objectives of Instruction" addresses the goals or objectives of the lesson; and "Components of Construction" discusses preparation needed to conduct the lesson, presentation of details (such as lecture points to cover with the class) and hands-on activities that the students can perform. Each lesson is finished off with an evaluation section. The book includes a disk containing materials such as handouts and worksheets. The challenge may be to find a computer that still has a floppy disk drive. Some of the lessons are well done and innovative in their approach to information literacy. This work is a useful spring board for planning and teaching information literacy concepts to college students.
--Paul Victor Jr., March 2006
Godwin, Peter and Jo Parker, eds. 2008. Information literacy meets library 2.0. London: Facet Publishing.
188 p.
ISBN: 978-1856046374
US $115
Published Reviews:
Reference and User Services Quarterly, 2009, v. 48 no. 4, p. 415. Reviewer: Char Booth
Library Hi Tech, 2009, v. 27, no. 2, p. 314. Reviewer: Lan Anh Tran
The Electronic Library, 2008, v. 26, no. 16, p. 936. Reviewer: Frank Parry
Library Journal, 2008, v. 133, no. 20, p. 171. Reviewer: Judy Brink Drescher
Booklist, 2008, v. 105, no. 1, p. 135. Reviewer: Sara Rofofsky Marcus
Grassian, Esther S., and Joan R. Kaplowitz. 2005. Learning to lead and manage information literacy instruction. Information literacy sourcebooks. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers.
322 p. + 1 CD-ROM
ISBN 1555705154
US $75.00
Committee Member Review:
Grassian and Kaplowitz's most recent book approaches information literacy instruction (ILI) from a programmatic and leadership point of view. Rather than a focus on information literacy objectives per se, this book zeroes in on how librarians can lead and manage instruction programs in a larger institutional context. Readers will find much in common with the wider body of leadership/management writing-especially sections devoted to developing leadership skills and practicing good management through communication, collaboration, team building, professional development, etc. The authors attempt throughout to highlight how general leadership and management skills can be developed in the arena of ILI programs specifically. The most useful parts of the book are those that hone in on the challenges of managing and promoting ILI both at the program level and at the level of individual professional development by ILI managers. This focus is most clear in the later chapters of the book, which discuss and advocate professional-scholarly research, grant application, ILI marketing and the management of ILI-related technologies.
The book is clearly written and augmented by end-of-chapter assignments and a CD-ROM that includes a sample IL-enhanced syllabus, several proposal (grant and other) templates and a Word version of the book's bibliography. This book is clearly not meant as a stand-alone guide to information literacy program management. However, in conjunction with more specific studies of IL theory, practice and assessment, this book will be a necessary component of the current information literacy instruction bookshelf.
--Susanna Cowan, March 2007
Published Reviews:
Reference & Research Books News, Feb. 2006, v. 21, no. 1, p. 325. Reviewer: Unknown
American Libraries, Feb. 2006, v. 37, no. 2, pp. 46-7. Reviewer: Cathleen Bourdon
School Library Journal, Oct. 2006 Supplement, v. 52, p. 79. Reviewers: Pat Adamson, et al
Reference and User Services Quarterly, Fall 2006, v. 46, no. 1, p. 79-80. Reviewers: Mary Wickline
Journal of Academic Librarianship, Jul 2006, v. 32, no. 4, p. 441. Reviewers: Patricia O'Brien Libutti
College and Research Libraries, May 2006, v. 67, no. 3, p. 284-285. Reviewers: Margie Ruppel
Grassian, Esther S. and Joan R. Kaplowitz. 2009. Information literacy instruction: Theory and practice. 2nd ed. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., 2009.
412 p.
ISBN: 978-1555706661
US $75
Published Reviews: Library Media Connection, 2010, v. 28, no. 5, p. 92. Reviewer: Ellen R. Spring
Teacher Librarian, 2010, v. 37, no. 3, p. 68. Reviewer: David V. Loertscher
Voice of Youth Advocates, 2010, v. 32, no. 6, p. 531. Reviewer: Lisa A. Hazlett
Booklist, 2010, v. 106, no. 9-10, p. 124. Reviewer: Catherine Collins
Young Adult Library Services, 2010, v. 8, no. 2, p. 33. Reviewer: Kerry Sutherland
Harris, Frances Jacobson. 2011. I Found It on the Internet: Coming of Age Online. Chicago: American Library Association.
248 p.
ISBN: 0838910665
US $45.
Published Reviews:
American Libraries. 2011. 42 (1/2): 90. Reviewer: Mary Ellen Quinn
Feliciter. 2011. 57 (5): 208. Reviewer: Jamshid Beheshti
Internet Reference Services Quarterly. 2011. 16 (1/2): 73-74. Reviewer: Eloise M. Bellard
Public Libraries. 2011. 50 (6): 48. Reviewers: Cindy Lombardo and Rebecca Kennedy
Reference & User Services Quarterly. 2011. 51 (1): 85-86. Reviewer: Andrew Saltans
School Library Journal. 2011. 57 (1): 136. Reviewer: Melyssa Kenney
Herring, James E. 2011. Improving Students' Web Use and Information Literacy: A Guide for Teachers and Teacher Librarians. London: Facet.
192 p.
ISBN: 1856047432
US $99.95
Published Reviews:
Access. 2011. 25 (4): 1. Reviewer: Rachel Hoare
Computers in Libraries. 2011. 31 (1): 30. Reviewer: Michelle Caffrey.
Education for Information. 2010. 28 (1): 77-79. No reviewer listed
Journal of Information Literacy. 2011. 5 (2): 101. Reviewer: Louise Ellis-Barrett
Journal of Librarianship & Information Science. 2011. 43 (3): 194. Reviewer: David Gibbs
School Library Journal. 2011. 57 (8): 132. Reviewer: Susan Shaver
Hunt, Fiona and Jane Birks. 2008. More hands-on information literacy activities. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers.
153 p.
ISBN: 978-1555706487 (paperback)
US $75.00
Published Reviews:
School Library Journal, 2009, v. 55 no. 8, p. 132. Reviewer: Angela Washington-Blair
The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2009, v. 35, no. 4, pp. 388-9. Reviewer: Irene Ke
Jacobson, Trudi E., and Thomas P. Mackey, eds. 2007. Information literacy collaborations that work! New York, NY: Neal-Schuman Publishers.
266 p.
ISBN: 978-1555705794
US $85.00
Published Reviews:
Journal of Academic Librarianship, Sept. 2007, v. 33, no. 5, p. 612. Reviewer: Carrie Donovan
Booklist, July 2007, v. 103, no. 21, p. 80. Reviewer: Kristen Mastel
Jacobson, Trudi E., and Lijuan Xu. 2004. Motivating students in information literacy classes. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers.
143 p.
ISBN: 978-1555704971
US $59.95
Published Reviews:
Portal: Libraries & the Academy, April 2005, v. 5, no. 2, pp. 280-281. Reviewer: Trudi Bellardo Hahn
Reference & User Services Quarterly, Winter 2004, v. 44, no. 2, p. 177. Reviewer: Peter H. Sezzi & Judith Dye
Kuhlthau, Carol Collier. 2004. Seeking meaning: A process approach to library and information services. 2nd ed. Westport, Conn: Libraries Unlimited.
264 p.
ISBN 1591580943
US $41.95
Published Reviews:
Teacher Librarian, Feb. 2005, v. 32, no. 3, p. 38. Reviewer: Ken Haycock
Journal of Academic Librarianship, Sept. 2004, v. 30, no. 5, p. 424. Reviewer: Amanda Cain
portal: Libraries & the Academy, July 2004, v. 4, no. 3, p. 440. Reviewer: Emily Marsh
Mousaion, 2006, v. 24, no. 1. Reviewer: Madely Du Preez
Kvenild, Cassandra, and Kaijsa Calkins. 2011. Embedded Librarians: Moving Beyond One-Shot Instruction. Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries.
264 p.
ISBN: 9780838985878
US $48.00
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Published Reviews
Collection Management. 2012. 37 (1): 55-56. Reviewer: Nancy F. Campbell
College & Research Libraries. 2012. 73 (1): 95-97. Reviewer: Margaret N. Gregor
LaGuardia, Cheryl, and Christine K. Oka. 2000. Becoming a library teacher. The new library series; no. 3. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers.
115 p.
ISBN: 155570378X
US $52.25
Published Reviews:
American Libraries, June/July 2000, v. 31, no. 6, p. 122. Reviewer: Cathleen Bourdon
Australian Library Journal, 2000, v. 49, no. 4, p. 385. Reviewer: Judith Peacock
Booklist, 2000, v. 96, no. 22, p. 2151. Reviewer: Roger Leslie
College & Research Libraries News, 2000, v. 61, no. 6, p. 527. Reviewer: George M. Eberhart
Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2001, v. 27, no. 5, p. 415. Reviewer: Kwasi Sarkodie-Mensah
Library Journal, 2000, v. 125, no. 5, p. 134. Reviewer: Janet Brewer
School Library Journal, 2000, v. 46, no. 10, p. 198. Reviewer: Joyce Rice
Lloyd, Annemaree. 2010. Information literacy landscapes: Information literacy in education, workplace and everyday contexts. Oxford: Chandos Pub.
200 p.
ISBN: 978-1843345077
US $75.00 (paperback)
Published Review:
Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2010, v. 36, no. 5, p. 457. Reviewer: Irene Ke
Lombard, Emmett. 2010. Pursuing information literacy: Roles and relationships. Oxford: Chandos Pub.
165 p.
ISBN: 1843345900
US $75
Published review:
The Journal of Academic Librarianship, v. 36, no. 6, pp. 555-56. Reviewer: Bill McMillin
Mackey, Thomas P., and Trudi E. Jacobson. 2011. Teaching Information Literacy Online. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers.
200 p.
ISBN: 978-1555707354
US $75 (paperback)
Published reviews:
Journal of Access Services, 2011, v. 8, no. 4, p. 223. Reviewer: Jean Cook
Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2011, v. 37, no. 4, p. 368. Reviewer: Michelle S. Millet
Library Journal. April 2011, v. 137, no. 7, p. 102. Reviewer: Judy Brink-Drescher
Reference & User Services Quarterly, 2011, v. 51, no. 1, p. 88. Reviewer: Nancy Sprague
Mackey, Thomas P., and Trudi Jacobson. 2008. Using technology to teach information literacy. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers.
240 p.
ISBN: 978-1555706371
US $75.00
Published review:
portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2009, v. 9. no. 3, pp. 425-27. Reviewers: Jean Alexander and Fred Rowland
Mackey, Thomas and Trudi E. Jacobson, eds. 2010. Collaborative information literacy assessments. New York : Neal-Schuman Publisher.
242 p.
ISBN: 978-1555706937
US $85.00
Published review: College & Research Libraries, 2010, v. 71, no. 5, pp. 495-6. Reviewer: Maria T. Accardi
The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2010, v. 36, no. 4, p. 362. Reviewer: Nadaleen Templeman-Kluit
Manuel, Kate. 2006. Information literacy course handbook for distance and in-class learners. Pittsburgh, PA: Library Instruction Publications.
171 p. + 1 CD-Rom + 1 computer disk
ISBN: 9780977252008
US $55.00
Published Reviews:
Reference Services Review, 2007, v. 35, no. 4, pp. 584-640. Reviewer: Ann Marie Johnson, Sarah Jent, & Latisha Reynolds
Martin, Allan and Dan Madigan, eds. 2006. Digital Literacies for Learning. London: Facet Publishing.
242 p.
ISBN: 9781856045636
US $99.95
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Library & Information Research. 2007. 31(98): 62-65. Reviewer: Eric Jukes
McDevitt, Theresa R. 2011. Let the Games Begin!: Engaging Students with Field-tested Interactive Information Literacy Instruction. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers.
150 p.
ISBN: 9781555707392
US $70.00
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McGuinness, Claire. 2011. Becoming Confident Teachers: A Guide for Academic Librarians. Oxford: Chandos Publishing.
227p.
ISBN: 9781843346296
US $80
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College & Research Libraries. 2012. 73 (2): 197. Reviewer: Maria T. Accardi
Neely, Teresa Y. 2006. Information literacy assessment: Standards-based tools and assignments. Chicago: American Library Association.
216 p.
ISBN: 0838909140 (paper)
US $40.00
Committee Member Review:
Neely's book is not for the light-hearted, but it is a must-read for librarians developing assessment instruments for information literacy/instruction programs. Directed at instruction librarians, the book dissects the ACRL Information Literacy (IL) standards with both application and assessment in mind. The book is entirely practical in orientation: the very brief opening "Importance of Standards and Assessment" chapter gives way immediately to chapters aimed at integrating and assessing ACRL's IL standards in real classroom situations. Rather than remaining on a theoretical plane, one of the book's clear strengths is that it offers concrete examples of how instruction librarians around the country are implementing and assessing IL standards. Consequently, the book offers not only Neely's synthesis but also a broad sampling of current practices in this country.
At first glance, the book seems to be a companion handbook to the ACRL standards. After defining the need for IL assessment and an overview of general issues regarding integrating the standards into instruction, each of the next five chapters of the book is dedicated to one of the ACRL standards. Each of these chapters is organized identically: standards (referencing ACRL performance indicators and outcomes) are explicated, after which Neely reviews sample assessment queries and assignments for each specific standard (2.1, 2.2, etc.). These samples are drawn from instruction programs around the country. Notes sections for each chapter offer quick access to the programs & published papers discussed. Three final chapters move the book beyond the ACRL standards. One chapter is devoted to assessment queries aimed at gleaning statistics that go beyond the purview of ACRL, including: students' relationships with faculty, attitudinal and demographic data, and technological competencies. The final two chapters address the development and automation of assessment instruments themselves. Stylistically, the book is a no-frills read, but it provides excellent, detailed content, not least of which being the collection in one place of a bibliography of assessment assignments and tools in use in academic libraries. As Neely states clearly from the start, this book fills a gap by providing concrete guidelines for librarians needing to develop assessment tools for either self-study or accreditation purposes.
--Susanna Cowan, April 2007
Published Reviews:
Information Today, Feb 2007, v. 24, no. 2, p. 28. Reviewer: Gwen M. Gregory
Library Media Connection, Feb 2007, v. 25, no. 5, p. 90-91. Reviewer: Unknown
portal: Libraries & the Academy, Jan 2007, v. 7, no. 1, p. 126-127. Reviewer: Vibiana Bowman
Booklist, Sept 1, 2006, v. 103, no. 1, p. 175. Reviewers: Linda Scarth and Linda Loos
College and Research Libraries News, Jul/Aug 2006, v. 67, no. 7, p. 439. Reviewer: George M. Eberhart
Computers in Libraries, Jun 2006, v. 26, no. 6, p. 40. Reviewer: Unknown
Ragains, Patrick. 2006. Information literacy instruction that works: a guide to teaching by discipline and student population. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers.
329 p.
ISBN: 978-1555705732
US $89.95
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portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2007, v. 7, no. 3, pp. 390-92. Review: Zofia P. Lesinska
Rockman, Ilene F. 2004. Integrating information literacy into the higher education curriculum: Practical models for transformation. The Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education Series. San Francisco, Calif; Chichester: John Wiley.
288 p.
ISBN: 0787965278
US $36.00
Committee Member Review:
Rockman's compilation offers a great sampling of recent information literacy (IL) scholarship. The topics covered in each chapter--faculty-librarian cooperation, assessment, etc.-have been discussed at greater length elsewhere, but this book quickly orients its readership with regard to current issues and practice in information literacy. In the introduction, Rockman herself offers a fairly concise overview of information literacy as a historical development as well as a current practice. Subsequent chapters, all by different authors, examine specific aspects of information literacy-usually in the form of case studies of information literacy programs/practices developed by the authors at their home institutions. Chapters cover faculty-librarian partnerships, freshman-level tutorials, IL competence in interdisciplinary majors, IL needs in research contexts, IL assessment at community colleges and IL assessment more generally. Because of its diverse areas of focus, the book is only a starting place for most areas of IL study, but as such it suggests the breadth of the term "information literacy" in the contexts of today's colleges and universities. This wide-angled approach also makes it a good starting point for non-librarians: as Rockman states, the book is aimed at an audience that includes librarians, faculty members, researchers in education, administrators, assessment specialists, media service personnel, and student affairs professionals.
--Susanna Cowan, April 2007
Published Reviews:
Adolescence, Fall 2005, v. 40, no. 159, p. 689. Reviewer: Unknown
portal: Libraries and the Academy, July 2005, v. 5, no. 3, pp. 429-30. Reviewer: Margit Misangyi Watts
Journal of Academic Librarianship, Jan. 2005, v. 31, no. 1, p. 75. Reviewer: Patricia O'Brien Libutti
College & Research Libraries, Jan. 2005, v. 66, No. 1, p. 74. Reviewer: Bill Stahl
American Libraries, Aug. 2004, v. 35, no. 7, pp. 86-87. Reviewer: Cathleen Bourdon
Reference & Research Books News, Aug. 2004, v. 19, no. 3, p. 306. Reviewer: Unknown
Saunders, Laura. 2011. Information Literacy as a Student Learning Outcome: The Perspective of Institutional Accreditation. Santa Barbara,CA.: Libraries Unlimited.
294 p.
ISBN: 1598848526
US $45
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Small, Ruth V. 2012. Teaching for Inquiry: Engaging the Learner Within. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers.
152 p.
ISBN: 1555707552
$70
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Published Review:
Catholic Library World. 2012. 82 (3): 229. Reviewer: Rick Sirvint
Smith, Felicia A. 2011. Cybrarian Extraordinaire: Compelling Information Literacy Instruction. Santa Barbara,CA: Libraries Unlimited.
112 p.
ISBN: 1598848526
US $40
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Smith, Jane Bandy, Lisa Churchill, and Lucy Mason. 2005. Teaching & testing information literacy skills. Worthington, Ohio: Linworth Books.
138 p.
ISBN: 1586830783
US $44.95 (paperback)
Published Reviews:
Reference & Research Book News, Feb. 2006, v. 21, no. 1, p.328. Reviewer: Unknown
School Library Journal, Nov. 2005, v. 51, no. 11, p.186. Reviewer: Mary R. Hoffman
Library Media Connection, Oct. 2005, v. 24, no. 2, p.88. Reviewer: Shelley Glantz, Julie Scordato and Suzanne Manczuk
Vossler, Joshua J., and Scott Sheidlower. 2011. Humor and Information Literacy: Practical Techniques for Library Instruction. Santa Barbara,CA: Libraries Unlimited.
131 p.
ISBN: 1598845327
US $45.00
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Published Reviews
Computers in Libraries. 2011. 31 (8): 38. Reviewer: Deborah Poulson
Walsh, John. 2011. Information Literacy Instruction: Selecting an Effective Model. Oxford: Chandos Publishing.
201 p.
ISBN: 1843346272
US $85.00
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Walter, Scott, ed. 2007. The teaching library: Approaches to assessing information literacy instruction. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press.
282 p.
ISBN: 978-0789031495
US $58.00
Published Reviews:
Journal of Academic Librarianship, July 2008, v. 34, no. 4, p. 376. Reviewer: Michelle S. Millet
Walton, Geoff, and Alison Pope. 2011. Information Literacy: Infiltrating the Agenda, Challenging Minds. Oxford: Chandos Publishing.
294 p.
ISBN: 1843346104
US $95.00
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Journal of Information Literacy. 2012. 5 (2): 104-105. Reviewer: Andrew Eynon
Warner, Dorothy Anne. 2008. A disciplinary blueprint for the assessment of information literacy. Westport, Conn.: Libraries Unlimited.
116 p.
ISBN: 1591585937
US $35.00
Published Review:
Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2009, v. 35, no. 5, p. 496. Reviewer: Michelle S. Millet
Welsh, Teresa S., and Melissa S. Wright. 2010. Information literacy in the digital age: an evidence-based approach. Oxford: Chandos.
200 p.
ISBN: 978-1843345152 (paperback)
US $80
Published Reviews:
Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 2010, v. 41, no. 4, p. 301. Reviewer: Kay Cantwell
Journal of Information Literacy, 2010, v. 4, no. 2, pp. 103-4. Reviewer: Jane Secker
Wilkinson, Carroll Wetzel, and Courtney Bruch. 2011. Transforming Information Literacy Programs: Intersecting Frontiers of Self, Library Culture, and Campus Community. Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries.
272 p.
ISBN: 083898603X
$62
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Young, Rosemary, and Stephena Harmony. 1999. Working with faculty to design undergraduate information literacy programs: A how-to-do-it manual for librarians. How-to-do-it manuals for librarians; no. 90; variation: How-to-do-it manuals for libraries; no. 90. New York: Neal-Schuman.
123 p.
ISBN: 1555703542
US $59.95
Published Reviews:
Journal of Government Information, Nov./Dec. 2000, v. 27, no. 6, pp. 896-8. Reviewer: O. E. Adams
Australian Library Journal, May 2000, v. 49, no. 2, p. 189. Reviewer: Deborah. A. Cronau
Journal of Academic Librarianship, Mar. 2000, v. 26, no. 2, p. 144. Reviewer: Michelle Noel
Reference User Services Quarterly, Fall 1999, v. 39, no. 1, p. 189. Reviewer: Cindy Pierard
College & Research Libraries News, Oct. 1999, v. 60, No. 9, p. 773. Reviewer: George Eberhart
American Libraries, Aug. 1999, v. 30, No. 7, p. 100. Reviewer: Cathleen Bourdon
Library Journal, Aug. 1999, v. 124, No. 13, p. 150. Reviewer: Mark Meng
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