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LIBRARY
INSTRUCTION
What is Library Instruction?
Library instruction
also called ; bibliographic instruction (BI)
user education library orientation
Library instruction
• consists of "instructional programs designed to teach library users how to locate the information they need quickly and effectively.
Library instructionusually covers; the library's system of
organizing materials the structure of the literature
of the field research methodologies appropriate to the academic discipline
specific resources and finding tools;
- (library catalog, indexes and abstracting services, bibliographic databases, etc.)
Library instruction
It prepares individuals to make immediate and lifelong use of information effectively by;
teaching the concepts and logic of information access and evaluation
fostering information independence and
critical thinking.
HISTORY
Library instruction
• Library instruction "began in the nineteenth century, with instruction in library use offered by a number of libraries in the United States between 1876 and 1910, and then ramped up in the early twentieth century".
Library instruction
• In a 1912 American Library Association survey, 57% of respondents offered required or elective library instruction courses.
Library instruction
• academic library instruction was for the most part dormant in the library profession from the late 1930s until the early 1960s.
• Some librarians were still participating in classroom instruction but the literature shows little
activity on the topic.
Library instruction
• During the 1970s and 1980s, prior to widespread public use of computers, [library instruction] went far beyond teaching the mechanics of identifying and locating materials in the physical library.
Library instruction
It also included; critical thinking active (participatory) learning the teaching of concepts,
such as controlled vocabularies
Library instruction
It focused on; the physical library as for the
most part, that was all that users could try out during instruction.
Library instruction
However, the goal was always teaching so that users would transfer what they;
• learned to new situations• reference tools• environments new to them— that is, they would learn how
to learn
RELATIONSHIP
TO
INFORMATION
LITERACY
Library instruction
A related term, information literacy,
is the ability to; is the ability to identify what
information is needed understand how the
information is organized identify the best sources of
information for a given need
Library instruction
locate those sources evaluate the sources
critically, share that information. “It is the knowledge of
commonly used research techniques".
Library instruction
occurs in; various forms such as formal
class settings small group sessions one-on-one encounterswritten guides and brochures,
audiovisual presentations, and computer-
assisted instruction (CAI)".
Library instruction• Some university libraries offer
specialized instructional sessions.
• At these sessions the librarian works one-on-one with a user to assist him or her with specific research goals.
• These sessions are sometimes referred
to as a "term paper clinic" or a "research consultation."
Library instruction
• Another option for library instruction consists of one-shot instruction sessions.
• This slang term refers to "formal instruction given in a single session, as opposed to instruction extended over two or more sessions".
Library instruction
• These class meetings are often held just before a term paper is assigned, and the goal of the librarian is to orient the class to the best library sources for use in a term paper.
Library instruction• Instructional ToolsBasic: Computer lab with instructor
and student workstations Projector Printer Access to the Internet
Library instruction• Instructional
ToolsExtra: Software for
creating tutorials
Whiteboard Classroom
response technology
Class recording capabilities
Software for creating online guides
Computer control technology
Virtual sandbox
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THAT’S ALL FOLKS
Thank you! prepared by:
Jean Clydee Fermanez LachicaAlyssa Marie Tan Paral
BLIS-III