Concise Guide to Information Literacy - Softcover

Lanning, Scott; Gerrity, Caitlin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1440878196 ISBN 13: 9781440878190

Publisher: Libraries Unlimited, 2022

Synopsis

This flexible text can serve as the basis of a course in information literacy or as a supplemental text or basic research guide in any course.

Both a students' textbook and an instructional reference for educators, this brief but information-rich text teaches students what information literacy is and why it's such an important skill to develop. Authors Scott Lanning and Caitlin Gerrity concentrate on developing skills and behaviors that positively impact the information literacy process. They teach such skills as evaluating and using information and behaviors like exploring, analyzing, and creating.

Updated to incorporate the new AASL standards, this third edition of Concise Guide to Information Literacy includes new information on the value of curiosity and choice in the research process, offers a new model of the research process (the Reflective Inquiry Model), and updates the Decision Points Information Seeking Model that describes how student researchers choose to use the information they've found. This book has proven to be invaluable for high school and college students learning about information literacy and librarians and teachers in upper high school and community college settings.

About this title

About the Authors

Scott Lanning is professor in the department of library and information science at Southern Utah University, USA. He teaches reference services and information literacy courses.

Caitlin Gerrity is associate professor in the department of library and information science at Southern Utah University, USA. She earned her BA in English and communications from Temple University and her MLIS from Drexel University. She teaches college-level research and information literacy skills and directs the School Library Endorsement Program, which prepares teacher librarians for the state of Utah and beyond. Her research investigates best practices in school librarianship related to collaboration, information literacy instruction, educational standards, and professional development, especially concerning student preparedness for higher education. Gerrity was named the 2019 Librarian of the Year by the Utah Library Association.

Edition details

• Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1440878196
• ISBN 13: 9781440878190
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 224