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Item Interactive Gaming Vs. Library Tutorials for Information Literacy: A Resource Guide(H.W. Wilson Company, 2006) VanLeer, LynnIn the past few years there has been a renewed push towards viewing games and gaming differently, most notably in the popular culture book, "Everything Bad is Good for You: How Today's Pop Culture is Actually Making Us Smarter" by Steven Johnson. In his book, Johnson argues that digital based strategy games are actually enhancing our problem solving skills, as well as IQs. He also laments the lack of solid research into how game design changes these skills, and calls for further research from cognitive scientists and educators.Item eBooks: Changing the Face of Books(H.W. Wilson Company, 2006) Felt, EmilyThe written world changed when Gutenberg built his printing press with moveable type. This revolutionary invention prepared the way for the mass publication of books. Now, much like the original Gutenberg, Project Gutenberg seeks to imitate the printing press's impact through electronic publication. Since its beginnings in 1971, Project Gutenberg has created over 18,000 electronic books. The number of titles is expanding daily, as is the amount of information available to persons everywhere. While the impact of the eBook is not as revolutionary as the original printing press, it is influencing education today. Teachers and students are increasingly using multimedia in the learning process, and eBooks play a vital role in that. Providing easy access to classic and influential works, eBooks allow more students to take advantage of the learning of the past in a format of today.Item Table of Contents(H.W. Wilson Company, 2006) Indiana LibrariesItem Readings on Information Literacy and Teaching(H.W. Wilson Company, 2006) Miller, MarshaAnyone who has taught a course knows that finding readings outside the textbook is 1) expected; 2) necessary; and 3) iffy. They are expected because a textbook can only do so much and is often forced to summarize topics that can be enhanced by further reading. They are often necessary because teachers may require students to not only read, but also to reflect on those readings as part of the course requirements. Iffy because a teacher can spend a lot of time organizing the best reading list, only to have the students pay scant attention, either because they deem the articles non-essential or out-of-date, or because reading them is just one more time management factor in their busy student lives.Item Indiana Libraries Submission Guidelines(H.W. Wilson Company, 2006) Indiana LibrariesItem Reinventing Library Instruction: The Ivy Tech Story(H.W. Wilson Company, 2006) Mannan, Susan; Placke, JessicaMost academic libraries have been involved in formal library instruction for as long as we can remember, and most likely we are all in that continuous quality improvement mode of always trying to do it better. Ivy Tech Community College-Central Indiana Region is no different. After years of delivering the standard show and tell version of "what our library has for you," a spurt of fast-paced enrollment growth, library growth and staffing changes put the traditional instructional program into disarray. Library staff took the opportunity to evaluate what was being done and reorient the growing program. This article gives a brief review of our past efforts at library class instruction and then describes our recent activities and plans to improve and diversify what we do.Item Helping Today's Students at the Public Library(H.W. Wilson Company, 2006) Holba-Puacz, Jeanne; Bradfield, ChristineThe public library seems to be a comfortable place for all types of students, young and old, to come for help. From grade-schoolers to undergrads, distance learners to home school students, and everyone in between, the public library may be the first or even the only place they go when they need assistance. Public librarians have valuable support to offer these learners and can help to guide them on their paths to information fluency. Bibliographic instruction, computer classes, online catalog tips, database search lessons, term paper counseling, referrals, and so much more are available from our reference desks. Public librarians have much to offer and can do much to meet the needs of all types of learners.Item Googlewhacking: Exploiting Google in an Instruction Classroom(H.W. Wilson Company, 2006) Atwater-Singer, MegMost students already use Google, so why not exploit its teaching and learning potential in a library instruction classroom? University of Evansville Libraries (UEL) introduces concepts such as keyword selection, search construction and techniques, invisible/visible web, Google as a business and more by having students use Google. This article will describe how to incorporate a critical review of Google by employing a Googlewhacking exercise into an instruction session and generating questions to get students thinking critically about information.Item Discussion Questions(H.W. Wilson Company, 2006) Indiana LibrariesItem Information Literacy Potpourri From Library Graduate Students(H.W. Wilson Company, 2006)Readers outside of Indiana or librarians who received their degrees from outside the state may not know that the Indiana University - Bloomington School of Library and Information Science is commonly referred to as "SLIS." SLIS students at both the Bloomington campus and IUPUI in Indianapolis have an opportunity to take a course entitled, "Education of Information Users." The Summer I 2006 section of this course was taught by the editor of this special issue. The last project of the course was to develop a portfolio around a library, instructional, educational, or technological issue, or take an issue and approach it from the information literacy/educational standpoint, and provide a combination of tutorial, web site and article links.
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