... potentially transform the way we teach research and writing in higher education. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 --> Information literacy Digital scholarship NextGen students The title of this book caught my eye, when it was offered for review. “Digital...

... a list of everything related to information literacy teaching crammed into one book, which is quite an achievement! I would suggest that this book could be read by a wide range of teachers, and not just those teaching information literacy, as although there are some specifics related to IL...

...Jane Secker © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 --> Information Literacy Online learning Hybrid learning Thomas P.   Mackey and Trudi E.   Jacobson . Teaching Information Literacy Online . London : Facet Publishing   2011 . 200 pp. , ISBN: 978‐1‐85604...

... that the book intends to be a basic introduction to the world of academia. However, if this is the case then the research papers included as appendices feel somehow out of place simply because they give detailed accounts of research on information literacy that would appeal to a professional audience. Overall...

...Jane Secker Sarah   Houghton‐Jan . Technology Training in Libraries: The Tech Set 6 . London : Facet Publishing   2010 . 126 pp. , ISBN: 978‐1‐85604‐726‐5   £34.95 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 --> Information literacy IT Skills training...

...Sarah Crofts L.   Pressley . Wikis for Libraries . London : Facet Publishing   2010 . 100 pp. , ISBN: 978‐1‐85604‐725‐8   £34.95 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 --> Internet Academic Libraries Information literacy Communication technologies...

... of locating “good citable stuff”, inability to use effectively the medical library, and poor skills in information searching were mentioned. The study recommends that medical librarians and faculty should collaborate in integrating information literacy skills into the medical school curriculum. Originality...

...Sarah Crofts © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 --> Web 2.0 Academic libraries Information literacy Communication technology Web 2.0 and Libraries: Impacts, Technologies and Trends is part of the Chandos Information Professional series and is aimed at readers...

...Sarah Crofts Information literacy Higher education Search engines Worldwide web Google The authors, from the Library Media Resources Center at LaGuardia Community College in New York, have produced this book mainly for librarians and others to use in teaching sessions with students...

... labelled as Library 2.0. Information literacy can be the key to affecting the learning attitudes and characteristics adopted by the users, caricatured as the “Web generation”. Web 2.0 tools provide new, interactive ways to engage them. The literature is reviewed to provide examples of librarians using Web...

...Tim Wales; Penny Robertson Purpose The aim of this paper is to share the experiences and challenges faced by the Open University Library (OUL) in using screen capture software to develop online literature search tutorials. Design/methodology/approach A summary of information literacy support...

...David Bawden Academic or professional books with “quirky” approaches are usually to be avoided at all costs. So it was with a heavy heart that I took up my pen to review a text on information literacy written in cookbook style, with a matching title and appropriate chapter headings (“Information...

... --> Website assessment Website characteristics Website usage Information literacy Product quality Worldwide web Internet A recent report, entitled Information Behaviour of the Researcher of the Future (CIBER, 2008) has come to the conclusion that, whilst young people, (the “Google...

.... It may be more suitable for those who have not yet explored these new technologies, or who deliver more traditional information literacy sessions and would like to engage with their students in more innovative ways. As each chapter deals with a different aspect of new technology this is a useful book...

... learning Academic libraries Information literacy I asked to review this book because I have been managing a project about supporting distance learners and from my literature review (Secker, 2007) found relatively few monographs on this subject. I also found most of the material is written by US...

... --> Reference services Academic libraries Information literacy James Langan's essay “Serving unusual patrons in the library” entertains with its descriptions of odd‐ball customers at his library, but of course the serious message is that all customers deserve courteous attention no matter how eccentric...

... Searching Search engines Information literacy I've been teaching web searching skills to staff at the London School of Economics (LSE) for a number of years now, despite claims that “everyone just uses Google” and that “only librarians like to search, everyone else just wants to find information...

... at teaching basic web searching skills. The instructional approach presented can also be adapted to other non‐English languages. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Information retrieval Search engines Worldwide web Information literacy Adult education Greece At this stage specific...

...S.I. Humbert; E.A. Tilley Purpose The paper aims to provide advice, suggestions and encouragement for small budget‐restricted libraries contemplating the need for web site redesign where an underlying goal for improving users' information literacy is a key factor. Design/methodology/approach...

... and Mollie Dinwiddie then explain how they have used the Blackboard virtual learning environment to support students learning about information literacy. At the end they include a series of useful tips and ways of interacting with students that could be useful for others using a similar system to support...