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Information Literacy l Library Instruction
2022 | softcover 176 pp | 7" x 10" $54.99 | Members: $49.49
Media Literacy for Justice: Lessons for Changing the World
Belinha S. De Abreu; Foreword by Yohuru Williams | PRINT: 978-0-8389-4892-7 This book proposes that a key solution to our society’s crisis of misinformation, misrepresentation, and misunderstanding lies in melding social justice aims with media literacy concepts and skills. Featuring reflective activities and lesson ideas that can be adapted for educational settings, community centers, and libraries, this resource
À spotlights the work of contributors from around the world;
À presents ten chapters which explore such timely issues as how to deal with controversial topics in the classroom, the effects of misinformation/disinformation on civics in society, why the media underrepresents certain people in their programming, the digital divide and where libraries fit in, and how injustice exacerbates public health issues; and
À provides information about additional resources that will assist readers as they reflect upon, teach, and discuss media literacy and social justice.
See also: Teaching Media Literacy, page 28.
2022 | softcover 208 pp | 6" x 9" $64.99 | Members: $58.49
2021 | softcover 136 pp | 7" x 10" $59.99 | Members: $53.99
Student-Created Media: Designing Research, Learning, and Skill-Building Experiences
Scott Spicer; Foreword by Renee Hobbs | PRINT: 978-0-8389-4887-3 Your library has an opportunity to partner with faculty to foster student-created media, which can be the perfect showcase for students’ ideas, research, or subject knowledge. Building on his work supporting student media projects for more than 400 courses, Spicer walks you through
À 5 case studies complete with learning objectives, student feedback, extracurricular views, and more;
À 21 questions to guide assignment development consultations with faculty;
À an overview of common genres such as documentary, video investigation, and personal narrative, with pointers on when to use them;
À topics to cover when presenting the assignment to a class;
À recommended media creation equipment for circulation;
À the benefits of sharing student work on streaming platforms;
À ways to showcase student work in online galleries; and
À examples of the enduring impact of student media projects.
Introducing Scholarly Research: Ready-to-Use Lesson Plans and Activities for Undergraduates
Toni Carter | PRINT: 978-0-8389-3782-2 With 33 time-saving lesson plans, Carter’s invaluable resource will assist you in moving your instruction beyond basic skills to include how to use a library database and why scholars use them. Inside, you’ll find
À modular lessons designed for 50-minute timeslots for both individual and group activities with 25 worksheets, quick in-session assessment, conversation starters, and learning outcomes;
À a variety of mix-and-match tools and activities that can be easily adapted for one-shots;
À concepts that are grounded in the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher
Education;
À topics that include the infrastructure that supports the scholarly research process;
À an activity that uses visualization to examine the characteristics of a scholar to check biases and explore diversity;
À QUAN and QUAL worksheets to teach the two type of research; and
À discussion on the categories, disciplines, and crossovers within liberal arts.
2022 | softcover 176 pp | 6" x 9" $64.99 | Members: $58.49
Using Context in Information Literacy Instruction: Beyond Basic Skills
Allison Hosier | PRINT: 978-0-8389-3798-3 Take a more layered approach to teaching information literacy no matter the mode, whether it’s a credit-bearing course, a one-shot session, a tutorial, or a reference desk interaction. Hosier walks you through each step of the research process, exploring topics such as
À how conversations about context can be integrated into lessons on common information literacy topics;
À examples of the six genres of research and suggested course outlines for each;
À ensuring that context strategies fit within the ACRL Framework;
À four different roles that sources can play when researching a topic;
À helping students refine a topic that is drawing too many or too few sources;
À cultivating students to become good decision-makers for the best type of research sources to use; and
À how to address the shortcomings of checklist tools like the CRAAP test.
2022 | softcover 224 pp | 6" x 9" $69.99 | Members: $62.99
Teaching Research Data Management
Edited by Julia Bauder | PRINT: 978-0-8389-3797-6 Gathering practitioners from a broad range of academic libraries to describe their services and instruction around research data, from this collection you will learn about such topics as
À integrating research data management into information literacy instruction;
À threshold concepts for novice learners of data management;
À four key competencies that are entry points for library-faculty collaboration in data instruction;
À an 8-step plan for outreach to faculty and grad students in engineering and the sciences;
À using RStudio to teach data management, data visualization, and research reproducibility;
À expanding data management instruction with adaptable modules for remote learning;
À developing a research guide on data types, open data repositories, and data storage;
À creating a data management plan assignment for STEM undergraduates; and
À data management training to ensure compliance with grant requirements.
See also: Data Literacy in Academic Libraries, page 28.
2022 | softcover 160 pp | 8.5” x 11” $65.00 | Members: $58.50
Reflective Teaching, Effective Learning: Instructional Literacy for Library Educators, Second Edition
Char Booth | PRINT: 978-0-8389-1501-1 Booth’s practical approach to developing personal instructional literacy empowers library professionals at any level of experience to become better and more confident educators. A peerless resource for day-today use as well as LIS courses, and newly updated to more fully include program coordinators and library administrators, this book includes
À tools for improving learning in the moment and developing a teacher identity through self-assessment;
À evidence-based strategies in learning and instructional research;
À methods for evaluating and integrating technology in learning using a practical toolkit approach;
À a systematic and outcomes-based process for developing and assessing learning experiences;
À new material on strategy and scaffolding, with discussions of collaboration, institutional partnerships, working with faculty, and program development through curriculum mapping; and
À thoughts on leadership, management, and career development.
2022 | softcover 192 pp | 6" x 9" $64.99 | Members: $58.49
2021 | softcover 176 pp | 6" x 9" $54.99 | Members: $49.49
Metaliteracy in a Connected World: Developing Learners as Producers
Thomas P. Mackey and Trudi E. Jacobson | PRINT: 978-0-8389-4944-3 In this newest book in their series, the authors carefully examine the central role of learners as producers of information. Featuring a new metaliteracy diagram that defines the core components of metaliteracy as well as several illustrative case studies, this book
À sketches an overview of the development of the metaliterate producer through metaliteracy’s goals, learning objectives, learning domains, active learner roles, and associated characteristics;
À tackles the ethical responsibilities of creating information and building connected communities of trust;
À discusses the ways in which metaliteracy provides scaffolding for open pedagogical settings;
À analyzes the conjunctions of metaliteracy and open pedagogy in courses with disparate permutations pertinent to the courses’ learning objectives;
À explores metaliteracy learning activities in blended and online learning environments, illustrated through examples from several courses; and
À provides numerous customizable learning activities designed for metaliterate producers.
The One-Shot Library Instruction Survival Guide, Third Edition
Heidi E. Buchanan and Beth A. McDonough | PRINT: 978-0-8389-4997-9 This new edition of a trusted text (Library Journal: “a terrific resource for instruction librarians at all experience levels”) will guide you in active, student-centered one-shots that connect to courses’ learning outcomes. Filled with vignettes that share teaching experiences drawn from librarians and instructors in the field, in this book you’ll get straightforward advice on
À why threshold concepts are well suited to one-shot instruction;
À online instruction-specific engagement strategies and talking points;
À a one-shot version of curriculum mapping to help you prioritize;
À quick and easy activities to work into sessions;
À how to mix and match the three types of instruction best suited to one-shots;
À losing the list, ditching the script, and other strategies for student-centered teaching;
À common classroom management mishaps and what to do about them; and
À 5 ways to use assessment to improve your instructional style.
2021 | softcover 224 pp | 6" x 9" $62.99 | Members: $56.69
Transfer Student Success: Academic Library Outreach and Engagement
Edited by Nancy Fawley, Ann Marshall, and Mark Robison | PRINT: 978-0-8389-4971-9 Higher ed admission teams are aggressively recruiting transfers—and they’re finding success. According to the National Student Clearinghouse, about 38 percent of students in the United States have transferred at least once. Meeting the needs of this population requires academic libraries to rethink assumptions about incoming students. You’ll feel empowered to better serve this population after reading this book’s 17 case studies, which delve into
À organizing around the strengths of transfer students;
À applying design thinking to ease transfer students’ “culture shock”;
À using autoethnography narratives to better understand the transfer student experience;
À building a campus network of transfer student support and information sharing;
À partnering with military and veteran support groups on campus;
À recruiting transfer students to a campus peer mentor program; and
À building connections through a fiction book club.
2021 | softcover 176 pp | 6” x 9” $59.99 | Members: $53.99
Data Literacy in Academic Libraries: Teaching Critical Thinking with Numbers
Edited by Julia Bauder | PRINT: 978-0-8389-4883-5 Bauder and her fellow contributors show how librarians are helping students to access, interpret, critically assess, handle, and ethically use data. Offering readers a roadmap for effectively teaching data literacy at the undergraduate level, this volume explores such topics as
À where the principles of the ACRL Framework fit in;
À a report on the expectations of faculty concerning their students’ data literacy skills;
À case studies of two initiatives spearheaded by Purdue University Libraries and University of
Houston Libraries that support faculty as they integrate more work with data into their courses;
À Barnard College’s Empirical Reasoning Center, which provides workshops and walk-in consultations to more than a thousand students annually;
À a one-shot session using the PolicyMap data mapping tool; and
À diving into quantitative data to determine the truth or falsity of potential “fake news” claims.
2019 | softcover 264 pp | 7" x 10" $54.99 | Members: $49.49
Teaching Media Literacy, Second Edition
Belinha S. De Abreu; Foreword by Michelle Ciulla Lipkin, Executive Director, National Association for
Media Literacy Education; Preface by Denise E. Agosto | PRINT: 978-0-8389-1721-3
“Equipping students with the evaluative and critical skills to understand media production and distribution is the single best method for preventing the widespread sharing—and believing!—of false information. . . A thorough understanding of the full range of media literacy concepts and issues can help educators to create truly authentic learning within a range of media environments, and help build a more informed, more critical future media audience writ large.”
—From the Preface by Denise E. Agosto Complete with a wealth of intelligently crafted, ready-to-use lesson plans and activities designed to help promote critical thinking skills for K-12 students, this resource tackles such paramount issues as
À fake news/alternative facts;
À critical thinking;
À digital literacy and digital citizenship; À social inclusion and equity; À global interconnectivity; and À social justice and advocacy.
2020 | softcover 192 pp | 6" x 9" $64.99 | Members: $58.49
Maker Literacies for Academic Libraries: Integration into Curriculum
Edited by Katie Musick Peery
PRINT: 978-0-8389-4806-4
If you’re pondering what it takes to get your makerspace into the curriculum, this volume’s relatable, first-hand accounts from librarians, makerspace staff, and faculty partners will give you the confidence and guidance to make the leap.
2018 | softcover 56 pp | 8.5" x 11" $35.00 | Members: $31.50
Fake News and Alternative Facts: Information Literacy in a Post-Truth Era
ALA EDITIONS SPECIAL REPORTS
Nicole A. Cooke
PRINT: 978-0-8389-1636-0
“Provides useful approaches for teaching users how to identify and address fake news . . . Timely, engaging, and highly recommended.”
—Technical Services Quarterly
2021 | softcover 192 pp | 6" x 9" $55.00 | Members: $49.50
Fundamentals for the Instruction Coordinator
ALA FUNDAMENTALS SERIES
Caitlin A. Bagley | PRINT: 978-0-8389-1637-7 An instruction coordinator does more than just oversee the entire department of instruction librarians. The role also requires you to function as the assessment lead, training and directing the tone of how instruction will be taught, performed, and evaluated, as well as perform outreach to departments and faculty outside the library. In a concise, straightforward manner Bagley outlines exactly what you need to know as a new instruction coordinator, including
À an overview of library instruction and the primary stakeholders;
À guidance on key duties such as training, management, communications, and assessment;
À instruction coordinator best practices drawn from librarians working in a range of settings;
À a chapter on technology management, with advice on selecting technology and keeping it up to date; and
À tips on how to integrate what you’ve learned into your program.
2021 | softcover 256 pp | 6" x 9" $68.99 | Members: $62.09
The Qualitative Landscape of Information Literacy Research: Perspectives, Methods and Techniques
Annemaree Lloyd | PRINT: 978-1-78330-405-9 Information literacy has become established as a core research topic in the library and information science world. There is a burgeoning corpus of literature created by researchers and library practitioners who explore information literacy through their own disciplinary lens. This book describes this research landscape, identifying the core qualitative, quantitative, and mixed method approaches applied in the research of information literacy. It identifies key theories and methodologies that have been used to shape our knowledge of information literacy and the approaches we apply to its investigation. Featuring key examples in each chapter that will illuminate the subject for researchers, students, and practitioners alike, this book’s coverage includes
À situating and informing information literacy research;
À framing information literacy pedagogy;
À qualitative, quantitative, and mixed method approaches; À data collection; À planning for research; and À evaluating information literacy research.
2021 | softcover 234 pp | 6" x 9" $81.99 | Members: $73.79
Data Science in the Library: Tools and Strategies for Supporting Data-Driven Research and Instruction
Edited by Joel Herndon PRINT: 978-1-78330-459-2
This book explores the strategies, tools, and approaches that educators and information specialists are employing to train a new generation of data professionals.
2020 | softcover 208 pp | 6˝ x 9˝ $77.99 | Members: $70.19
David Stuart
PRINT: 978-1-78330-344-1
Using detailed examples and analysis on real data sets, this practical introduction specifically designed for information professionals explores the growing importance of data science in the field.
2020 | softcover 144 pp | 7" x 10" $65.99 | Members: $59.39
Modular Online Learning Design: A Flexible Approach for Diverse Learning Needs
Amanda Nichols Hess | PRINT: 978-0-8389-4812-5
“Relevant to library staff in any setting who create learning objects such as video tutorials, selfpaced modules, instructional handouts and subject guides. The example projects used and web resources suggested in the text are specific to academic libraries, but the structure of the design process and the planning tools are applicable to special, public and school libraries as well.”
—Journal of the Canadian Health Libraries Association Approaching projects, whether large and small, with an eye towards future uses will put you on the path to accomplishing broader, organizational goals. And by intentionally building documentation and structure into your process, you will create content that can easily be adapted and transformed to meet different learner needs. Hess, experienced in online instruction in both K-12 and academic libraries, shows you how, using project examples of various sizes to illustrate each chapter’s concepts.
2021 | softcover 304 pp | 6˝ x 9˝ $75.99 | Members: $68.39
The Academic Teaching Librarian’s Handbook
Claire McGuinness | PRINT: 978-1-78330-462-2 With the help of this resource, academic library professionals and LIS students seeking to pursue a teaching role in their work will be guided towards developing this aspect of their professional lives in a holistic way throughout their careers. Built around the core ideas of reflective self-development and informed personal awareness, this handbook
À explores the current landscape of teaching librarianship in higher education, highlighting the important developments, issues, and trends that are shaping current and future practice;
À examines the roles and responsibilities of the academic teaching librarian in the digital era;
À introduces the essential areas of development, skills, and knowledge that will empower current and future professionals in the role;
À encourages readers to think beyond the basic idea of classroom-based teaching; and
À provides practical tools for personal development and career planning.
2020 | softcover 248 pp | 6" x 9" $69.99 | Members: $62.99
Visual Research Methods: An Introduction for Library and Information Studies
Edited by Shailoo Bedi and Jenaya Webb
PRINT: 978-1-7833-0456-1
This comprehensive primer examines visual research methods (VRM), a collection of methods that incorporate visual elements such as maps, drawings, photographs, videos, as well as three-dimensional objects into the research process.
2020 | hardcover 224 pp | 6" x 9" $115.99 | Members: $104.39
Mapping Information Landscapes: New Methods for Exploring the Development and Teaching of Information Literacy
Andrew Whitworth
PRINT: 978-1-78330-417-2
Investigating how the political content of information literacy arises from the way it has become defined and is taught, this book introduces new approaches for information literacy design.
