Teaching the treasures: connecting students, information skills, and resources: an introduction to the special Loex‐of‐the‐West 2004 issue

Provides an introduction to selected papers and an overview of the conference theme tracks, participants, and keynote address. The theme of the conference was “Teaching the treasures: connecting students, information skills and resources”. LOEX‐of‐the‐West 2004 marked ten years from the first conference held at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon. Presenters and attendees reflected on present and future trends in library instruction and information literacy within academic libraries and higher education.