Web-Based Instruction : A Guide for Libraries

Susan Sharpless Smith

ISBN 10: 0838910564 / ISBN 13: 9780838910566

Published by ALA Editions, 2010

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Expanding on the popular, practial how-to guide for public, academic, school, and special libraries, technology expert Sharpless Smith offers library instructors the confidence to take Web-based instruction into their own hands. Smith has thoroughly updated Web-Based Instruction: A Guide for Libraries to include new tools and trends, including current browsers, access methods, hardware, and software. She also supplies tips to secure project funding and provides strategic guidance for all types of libraries. This completely revised edition also\*Builds Web instruction advice on a foundation of the latest research in how learning takes place\*Translates technical Web-speak into plain English, so even nonexperts can make effective use of the Web in their teaching\*Includes an accompanying Web gallery, providing examples of screen shots and links to exemplary programs\*Shows intructors best practices for incorporating the Web into teachinga proven winner, this newly revised hands-on manual remains indispensable. Librarians facing the challenge of creating a Web-based instruction program will find easy-to-understand guidance to deliver a productive and memorable experience.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Web-Based Instruction : A Guide for Libraries
• Publisher: ALA Editions
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0838910564
• ISBN 13: 9780838910566
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 229W x 152H x 14D millimeters 229 millimeters width by 152 millimeters height by 14 millimeters depth
• Weight: 376 grams

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Synopsis

Expanding on the popular, practial how-to guide for public, academic, school, and special libraries, technology expert Sharpless Smith offers library instructors the confidence to take Web-based instruction into their own hands. Smith has thoroughly updated Web-Based Instruction: A Guide for Libraries to include new tools and trends, including current browsers, access methods, hardware, and software. She also supplies tips to secure project funding and provides strategic guidance for all types of libraries. This completely revised edition also *Builds Web instruction advice on a foundation of the latest research in how learning takes place *Translates technical Web-speak into plain English, so even nonexperts can make effective use of the Web in their teaching *Includes an accompanying Web gallery, providing examples of screen shots and links to exemplary programs *Shows intructors best practices for incorporating the Web into teaching a proven winner, this newly revised hands-on manual remains indispensable. Librarians facing the challenge of creating a Web-based instruction program will find easy-to-understand guidance to deliver a productive and memorable experience.

About the Author

Susan Sharpless Smith is the Technology Team Leader for Z. Smith Reynolds Library at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She has also served as the library's electronic resources librarian and in this capacity managed and authored the reference department Web site and library instruction program. Smith received a master's degree in Educational Technology Leadership at George Washington University where her concentration was on the development of educational Web sites, and a master's degree in library and information science from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro. Smith chairs the North Carolina Library Association's Technology and Trends Round Table.