Instructional strategies and techniques for information professionals

Increasingly, library personnel are called upon to teach classes, deliver presentations and represent their organizations in an official capacity. This book is designed to assist those professionals with little to no experience designing and delivering training, instructional sessions, and presentations. Suitable for all librarians, library staff and library school students, this practical guide will get the library professional up and running as a trainer and presenter.

Pt. 1. General overview: To train or not to train? -- Whom should we train or instruct? -- How should we train or instruct? -- Pt. 2. Content: Developing the training plan and content -- Evaluating your training plan and content -- Pt. 3. The nuts and bolts: Who will conduct the training? -- The logistics of training -- The trainer's toolbox: tips and tricks for making training successful -- Pt. 4. Training completed! What next?: Keeping current -- Keeping connected.