Building bridges : connecting faculty, students, and the college library

Packed with useful tips and techniques, this handy guide offers advice on working with both students and instructors to develop successful assignments that integrate your library's resources.

• Introduction p. vii
• Part I The Need for Bridges: Creating a Context for Success
• 1 Information Literacy and the Need for Effective Assignments p. 3
• Part II Building a Foundation: Librarian-Faculty Collaboration
• 2 Working with Faculty and the Curriculum p. 13
• Part III Building the Bridge: Developing Effective Library Assignments
• 3 Common Reasons Assignments Fail p. 33
• 4 Using Information Technology p. 45
• 5 Writing-from-Sources and Essay Assignments p. 55
• 6 Term/Research Papers p. 67
• 7 Citing Sources and Information Ethics p. 75
• 8 Assignments in the Online Environment p. 83
• Part IV Bridge Collapse! Library Assignments That Fail
• 9 Tours p. 93
• 10 Scavenger Hunts p. 101
• Part V Crossing the Bridge: Working with Faculty-Developed Library Assignments
• 11 In the Classroom p. 117
• 12 In the Library p. 125
• 13 Some Final Words p. 133
• Appendix A Association of College and Research Libraries Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education p. 135
• Appendix B Defining Moments in Information Literacy p. 143
• Appendix C Overview of Instruction in American Libraries p. 147
• References p. 151
• Index p. 153