Teaching Information Literacy: 35 Practical, Standards-Based Exercises for College Students

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Summary: For college-level students seeking to hone their skill
Review: The collaborative effort of Joanna M. Burkhardt (Associate Professor and Head Librarian, University of Rhode Island, Providence), Mary C. MacDonald (Assistant Professor, Library Reference Unit, University of Rhode Island, Kingston), and Andree J. Rathemacher (Assistant Professor, Library Reference Unit, University of Rhode Island, Kingston), Teaching Information Literacy: 35 Practical, Standards-Based Exercises For College Students is a professional level resource and supplement to study-skills improvement curriculum (or self-instruction for the highly motivated) for college-level students seeking to hone their skill in efficiently ferreting out the necessary information for research papers and projects. From issues specific to the Information Age and the Web, to the basics of sorting through books, periodicals, indexes, and more, Teaching Information Literacy is an practical and confidently recommended instructional manual with exercises that reinforce its information.