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Service Learning, Information Literacy, and Libraries
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As the number of service learning courses and their requirements increase, it is essential for academic librarians to partner with faculty and administration to include lifelong research skills components. This crucial book provides insights and case studies that will help you do just that.
Service learning—defined as community service connected to a for-credit college course—is acknowledged to be a high-impact educational practice. It provides students with opportunities to put what they learn in class into action, to engage problem-solving skills, and to reflect on their experiences. Ideally, in service learning, course materials inform student service, and students' service experiences, in turn, inform academic dialogue and comprehension. But where do academic libraries and librarians fit into this process?
This is the first book to provide that missing piece, giving librarians practical information and examples of how to contribute to service learning on their campuses. It begins with an overview of librarian involvement in service learning, highlighting connections between service learning and information literacy pedagogy. Case studies focus on specific aspects of service learning that engage information literacy, illustrating ways academic libraries can partner with service learning initiatives. The book concludes with thoughts on assessment and short essays on the future of libraries and service learning.
Table of Contents
Foreword
Nadinne Cruz
Introduction
Jennifer E. Nutefall
Chapter 1: Service Learning in Academic Libraries in the United States
Katherine Kott
Chapter 2: Connecting Pedagogies
Alex R. Hodges and Jennifer E. Nutefall
Chapter 3: Avoiding Fluff: Crafting Meaningful Reflection Activities for Service Learning Students
Maureen Barry
Chapter 4: Information in the Real World: Building a Bridge between Academic and Community Information through Service Learning
Megan Stark
Chapter 5: Three Legs on the Stool: Service Learning Projects, Community and Library
Deborah Halperin and Karen Schmidt
Chapter 6: Service Learning and the UBC Library: A Partnership Case Study
Simon Neame
Chapter 7: Emerging Scholars: Service Learning, Reflection, and Research
Bill Gillis and Phyllis Mentzell Ryder
Chapter 8: On the Future of Academic Libraries and Service Learning
Joyce Neujahr
Index
Product details
| Published | 04 Apr 2016 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 168 |
| ISBN | 9781440840913 |
| Imprint | Libraries Unlimited |
| Illustrations | 6 bw illus |
| Dimensions | 235 x 156 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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