Learning Beyond The Classroom: Engaging Stud In Info Literacy - Softcover

Vrkljan, Manda

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0838947735 ISBN 13: 9780838947739

Publisher: Assoc of College & Research Libraries, 2020

Synopsis

This volume brings together 14 chapters that explain how academic librarians can engage college students in information literacy through co-curricular activities by applying information literacy concepts in everyday life. Librarians and university faculty from North America discuss establishing partnerships with other institutions to incorporate information literacy into new initiatives in the sciences, agriculture, and other areas; connecting information literacy concepts to employment experiences, including student employment at libraries, archives, and special collections; integrating information literacy concepts into activities that will challenge students as they develop critical-thinking abilities outside the classroom, using escape rooms, English conversation groups, zine creation, civic hacking, and social justice education; and assessing co-curricular activities. Annotation ©2020 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)

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About the Author

Silvia Vong is head of public services at the John M. Kelly Library, University of St. Michael’s College in the University of Toronto. She has a master of library and information science from Western University (London, Ontario) and a master of education from York University (Toronto, Ontario). Currently, Silvia is a doctoral student at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto. Her research interest is focused on critical reflective practice in librarianship and learning. When she’s not fending off germs from her two kiddos, she likes to brainstorm and develop co-curricular learning ideas with Manda Vrkljan in her spare time.

Manda Vrkljan is the InfoExpress liaison at the John M. Kelly Library, University of St. Michael’s College in the University of Toronto. She has a master of information from the University of Toronto. She developed the Student Friends of the Library as an opportunity for students to establish their own library community centered around their mutual affection for its collections and spaces, and to cultivate future Friends of the Library committee members. Her research interests include organizational development, scholarly communication, and library monetization initiatives. At the end of the day, when she procrastinates commuting home, she pitches student engagement activities to Silvia Vong.

Edition details

• Publisher: Assoc of College & Research Libraries
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0838947735
• ISBN 13: 9780838947739
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 189
• Editor: Vong Silvia