Teaching Technology: A How-to-Do-It Manual for Librarians »

Answering practical questions on designing training programs for library users, this manual introduces concepts and techniques for creating technology learning courses, sessions, workshops, and modules in libraries. It shows how to gather and analyze information on user needs, how to articulate the mission of the training, how to construct individual training courses, and how to measure their effectiveness. Teaching the use of the Internet and the Web are emphasized. Sample technology training materials and handouts from real programs are included. Brandt is professor of library science and technology training librarian at the Purdue University Libraries. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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Answering practical questions on designing training programs for library users, this manual introduces concepts and techniques for creating technology learning courses, sessions, workshops, and modules in libraries. It shows how to gather and analyze information on user needs, how to articulate the mission of the training, how to construct individual training courses, and how to measure their effectiveness. Teaching the use of the Internet and the Web are emphasized. Sample technology training materials and handouts from real programs are included. Brandt is professor of library science and technology training librarian at the Purdue University Libraries. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)