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TABLE OF CONTENTS 2
ABOUT THE AUTHORS & INTERVIEWEES 5
INTRODUCTION & SUMMARY OF MAIN FINDINGS 8
More than Love 8
EXPLAINING LIBRARY EDUCATION 8
ONE CREDIT or MORE? 9
ASSESSMENT 9
SPECIALIZED COURSE IN BLOGS & RSS FEEDS 10
INFORMATION LITERACY FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS 10
USE OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES 11
MARKETING AND OUTREACH 12
INTEGRATION OF INFORMATION LITERACY with classroom work 12
HOW FAR ADVANCED ARE SMALLER COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES? 12
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY 14
INFORMATION LITERACY REQUIREMENTS 14
ONLINE TUTORIALS 14
POLICY ON USE OF TUTORIALS OF OTHER COLLEGES 15
THE TRAILS PROGRAM: TEACHING RESEARCH AND INFORMATION LITERACY SKILLS 16
MOVING TOWARDS AN INFORMATION-LITERACY GRADUATION REQUIREMENT 17
ADVICE FOR PEERS 18
UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR 19
INFORMATION LITERACY CONCERNS ASCENDANT 19
INFORMATION LITERACY IN THE HISTORY DEPARTMENT 19
TRENDS IN THE LIBRARY TEACHING LOAD 20
GET IT IN WRITING 20
USE OF NEW INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES 21
TUTORIALS 21
ADVICE TO PEERS 22
ULSTER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE 23
THE ORIGINS OF LIBRARY 111 23
THE ASSERTIVE LIBRARIAN 23
TRAINING FACULTY IN OTHER DISCIPLINES TO TEACH INFORMATION LITERACY 24
BECOMING A LIBRARY 111 INSTRUCTOR 24
ONLINE AND HYBRID VERSIONS OF LIBRARY 11 25
DEVELOPMENT OF A HYBRID ONLINE/IN-CLASS LIBRARY 111 26
ADVICE FOR PEERS 26
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS 27
MOVEMENT TOWARDS FORMAL INFORMATION LITERACY CLASSES 27
TECHNOLOGY PURCHASES 27
TESTING AND ASSESSMENT 27
ONLINE TUTORIALS 28
STAFFING 28
INFORMATION LITERACY FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS 28
CHAT SERVICE IN INFORMATION LITERACY 28
TOWARDS A FULL CREDIT INFORMATION LITERACY COURSE 29
ADVICE 29
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL 30
DESCRIPTION OF UNC CHAPEL HILL 30
DEVELOPMENT OF THE LIBRARY’S INFORMATION LITERACY APPROACH TO ENGLISH COMPOSITION CLASSES 30
APPROACH TO GRADUATE STUDENTS 31
ONLINE TUTORIALS 32
GENERAL STATE OF STUDENT INFO LITERACY 32
NEW INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES 32
VIRTUAL REFERENCE AND INFORMATION LITERACY 34
ADVICE FOR PEERS 34
INDIANA UNIVERSITY 35
DESCRIPTION OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY 35
INSTRUCTION IN THE INFORMATION COMMONS 35
INFORMATION LITERCY REQUIREMENTS 35
REDUCING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE 36
DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CAMPUS BRANCH LIBRARIES 37
NEW TECHNOLOGIES 37
EFFECTIVENESS OF GRADUATE STUDENT ASSISTANCE 38
ADVICE FOR PEERS 39
THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AT LOS ANGELES (USC) 40
DESCRIPTION OF THE USC HEALTH SCIENCES COMPLEX 40
TUTORIALS 41
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY 42
BASIC DESCRIPTION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF 42
CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY 42
THE TEACHNING LIBRARY 42
INTEGRATED INSTRUCTION 42
TEACHING LABORATORY 43
THE MELLON PROGRAM 43
PART TWO: CONTRIBUTED ARTICLES 46
INFORMATION LITERACY AT SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY: SCALING THE HEIGHTS 46
INTRODUCTION AND HISTORY 46
OBJECTIVES AND PRACTICES 46
ASSESSMENT 47
Successes and Challenges 48
CREATING A THREE CREDIT HOUR INFORMATION LITERACY COURSE: ONE LIBRARY’S EXPERIENCE 50
DIMENSIONS OF LIBRARY INSTRUCTION AT NC STATE WILMINGTON 50
INITIAL EFFORTS AT STAND ALONE INFORMATION LITERACY COURSES 50
COLLABORATION WITH THE COMPUTER SCIENCE DEPARTMENT 51
THE POLITICS OF ADOPTING A LIBRARY COURSE PREFIX 51
ONE LIBRARY’S APPROACH TO ASSESSMENT: SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY 61
GENERAL CHARACTERIZATION OF SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE 61
NEW INFORMATION LITERACY INITIATIVES DRIVEN BY ACCREDITATION RECCOMENDATION 61
INFORMATION LITERACY INITIATIVES AT CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY 64
COLLEGE DESCRIPTION 64
STAFF AND CLASSES 64
ASSESSMENT 65
COMBINING 1-CREDIT INFORMATION LITERACY CLASSES WITH ENGLISH, PSYCHOLOGY & HISTORY 3-CREDIT CLASSES 66
ONLINE TUTORIALS AND REACHING DISTANCE STUDENTS 67
OTHER REPORTS FROM PRIMARY RESEARCH GROUP 70
BEST PRACTICES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DIRECTORS 71
TRAINING COLLEGE STUDENTS IN INFORMATION LITERACY: PROFILES OF HOW COLLEGES TEACH THEIR STUDENTS TO USE ACADEMIC LIBRARIES 71
CREATING THE VIRTUAL REFERENCE SERVICE 72
PRIVATE COLLEGE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY BENCHMARKS 72
LICENSING AND COPYRIGHT MANAGEMENT: BEST PRACTICES OF COLLEGE, SPECIAL, AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES 73
CREATING THE DIGITAL ACADEMIC LIBRARY: 73
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