Information Literacy And Information Skills Instruction » (2nd Edition)

NANCY PICKERING THOMAS is Associate Professor, School of Library and Information Management, Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas.

The revised edition covers current trends, issues, and applications for school library educators and others who teach information literacy skills. Thomas (library and information management, Emporia State U., Kansas) covers the history of information skills instruction and the development of school libraries; the information search process; process models for information skills instruction; diagnosing informational and instructional needs; the impact of electronic and Internet resources on information skills instruction; assessment of information skills instruction; and information seeking as a social encounter. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR