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Teaching Electronic Literacy »

Authors: Kathleen Craver
ISBN-13: 9780313302206, ISBN-10: 0313302200
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated
Date Published: September 1997
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Kathleen Craver

KATHLEEN W. CRAVER has been Head Librarian at the National Cathedral School in Washington, D.C., for ten years.

Book Synopsis

An indispensable guide to teaching electronic literacy to students and faculty.

Booknews

A guide to teaching both teachers and students. Provides step-by-step instruction on how to find and evaluate information from electronic databases and Internet, how to formulate successful electronic search strategies and retrieve relevant results, and how to interpret and critique search results. Includes suggested lesson plans and sample assignments. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

	Acknowledgments
	Introduction: The Rationale for Instructional Change
1	The Structure of Electronic Information	1
2	The Common Vocabulary and Characteristics of Electronic Resources	7
3	Formulating Electronic Search Strategies	21
4	The Physical Arrangement of Information	29
5	Choosing Appropriate On-Site and Remote Electronic Libraries	41
6	Choosing Appropriate Electronic Databases	55
7	Internet Search Tools and Techniques	109
8	Identifying Electronic Resources	127
9	On-Site Electronic Records Access	141
10	Using Primary Electronic Resources	149
11	Evaluating Electronic Information Resources	159
App	Principal Vendors	167
	Glossary	171
	Bibliography	175
	Index	179