Resources For Librarians
Instruction for Special User Groups
The sources listed provide insight to learner characteristics and adjustment of teaching towards specific sets of user. Generational differences, international students, distance education, and adult teaching methods are examined in the articles. Practical tips and descriptions of instruction practices towards the different groups are discussed.
Articles
Barefoot, Betsy. (2006). Bridging the chasm: First-year students and the library. Chronicle of Higher Education, 52 (20), B16.
Geck, Caroline. (2006). The generation Z connection: Teaching information literacy to the newest net generation. Teacher Librarian, 33 (3), 19-23.
Gold, H. E. (2005). Engaging the adult learner: Creating effective library instruction. Portal: Libraries & the Academy, 5 (4), 467-481.
Ingram, D. S. (2000). The andragogical librarian. Reference Librarian, 69/70, 141-150.
Jackson, P. A. (2005). Incoming international students and the library: A survey. Reference Services Review, 33 (2), 197-209.
Manuel, K. (2002). Teaching information literacy to generation Y. Journal of Library Administration, 36 (1/2), 195-217.
Parker-Gibson, Necia. (2005). From the womb to the Web: Library assignments and the new generation. Reference Librarian, 91/92, 83-102.
Webb, Paula. (2006). Meeting the needs of distance education students. College & Research Libraries News, 67 (9), 548-550.
Weiler, A. (2005). Information-seeking behavior in generation Y students: Motivation, critical thinking, and learning theory. Journal of Academic Librarianship, 31 (1), 46-53.
Web Sites
Lackie, Robert J. and K.T.L. Vaughan, (2001, June). Teaching Internet Library Instruction Sessions in the Electronic Classroom: The Adult Learner, the Internet, and Training Skills & Teaching Styles. Retrieved December 6, 2006, from Educator's Reference Desk Web site: http://www.eduref.org/cgibin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Information_Literacy FO0200.html.