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By (author) Farmer, Lesley S.J.
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In Introduction to Reference and Information Services in Today”s School Library, one of America’s premier school library educators covers the A-Z of both reference and information services for today’s library. Lesley Farmer discusses everything from teaching students how to use sources to both in-person and virtual reference service.
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Students come to the school library every day with questions ranging from “How many people live in China?” to “I need to find out how the Sun began for my science paper.” Helping students find the answers to their questions is one of the most important responsibilities school librarians have.
In Introduction to Reference and Information Services in Today”s School Library, one of America’s premier school library educators covers the A-Z of both reference and information services for today’s library.
Everything from teaching students how to use sources to both in-person and virtual reference service is covered. A key feature of the text is an annotated bibliography of core print and electronic sources for elementary, middle, and high school collections.
Yes, reference and information services are vital library functions in the digital age. Even students who appear to be tech savvy have trouble finding the right information efficiently – and knowing what to do with it. This book examines information needs and behaviors, and provides strategies for assessing and meeting the informational needs of the school community. The book also addresses the conditions for optimum service: physical access (including virtual access), effective interaction and collaboration,instructional design, and systematic planning.Newer issues such as embedded librarianship, curation,collective intelligence, and web 2.0 intellectual property are also addressed. This book introduces the entering professional, and updates practitioners, to current standards and useful strategies.
Table of contents:
Chapter 1: What Does Reference and Information Service in Today’s School Look Like?
Today’s World
Sidebar: Inventing Reference and Information Services
Defining Terms
Reference and Information Services within the School Library Program
Sidebar: Gathering RIS Baseline Data
References
Chapter 2: Determing Your Community’s Needs
Environmental Scan
User Populations
Developmental Issues
Special Populations
Adult Needs
SWOT Analysis
Conclusions
References
Chapter 3: Assessing Information Behaviors
Interacting with Information
The Added Task of Information Seeking
Intermediaries
Youth’s Information Behaviors
Children’s Information Behaviors
Teens’ Information Behaviors
Ethical Issues in Teens’ Information Behavior
General RIS Implications
Theories of Information Behavior
Optimizing Information Seeking Strategies
A Question of Behavior Quality
A Note about Information Architecture
Searching Print Resources
Searching the World Wide Web
Searching Database Aggregators
Considering Other Literacies
Manipulating Information
Sidebar: Constructing Questions
Assessing Information Behaviors
References
Chapter 4: Developing Resource Collections
What is a Reference Resource?
Profile of the Typical Reference Resource
Types of Reference Sources
Encyclopedias
Dictionaries
Almanacs and Yearbooks
Atlases
Handbooks and Manuals
Biographical Sources
Guides to Other Sources
Selecting Reference Sources
Generic Reference Selection Criteria
Selecting Electronic Reference Sources
Factors in Choosing Formats
Sidebar: Humans as Reference Sources
Selection Processes
Selection Steps
Selection Tools
Reference
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