Building Bridges: Connecting Faculty, Students, and the College Library

Contents......Page 6
Introduction......Page 8
Part I:  THE NEED FOR BRIDGES Creating a Context for Success......Page 12
ONE: Information Literacy and the Need for Effective Assignments\n......Page 14
Part II:  BUILDING A FOUNDATION Librarian-Faculty Collaboration......Page 22
TWO: Working with Faculty and the Curriculum\n......Page 24
Part III:  BUILDING THE BRIDGE Developing Effective Library Assignments......Page 42
THREE: Common Reasons Assignments Fail\n......Page 44
FOUR: Using Information Technology\n......Page 56
FIVE: Writing-From-Sources and Essay Assignments\n......Page 66
SIX: Term/Research Papers\n......Page 78
SEVEN: Citing Source and Information Ethics\n......Page 86
EIGHT: Assignments in the Online Environment\n......Page 94
Part IV: BRIDGE COLLAPSE! Library Assignments That Fail......Page 102
NINE: Tours\n......Page 104
TEN: Scavenger Hunts\n......Page 112
Part V: CROSSING THE BRIDGE Working with Faculty-Developed Library Assignments......Page 126
ELEVEN: In the Classroom\n......Page 128
TWELVE: In the Library\n......Page 136
THIRTEEN: Some Final Words\n......Page 144
Appendix A:  Association of College And Research Libraries Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education......Page 146
Appendix B: Defining Moments in Information Literacy......Page 154
Appendix C: Overview of Instruction in American Libraries......Page 158
References......Page 162
Index......Page 164