Resources For Librarians
Teaching Techniques
This page contains citations for articles and Web sites that describe the pros and cons of various teaching methods or techniques. These sources are aimed at enhancing and improving the teaching skills of individual instruction librarians. They also supply guidelines for creating effective online instructional modules and tutorials.
Articles
Akers, J. (2004). Discovering your teaching style. College and Research Libraries News, 65 (5), 251-253.
Brazzeal, B. (2006). Research guides as library instruction tools. Reference Services Review 34 (3), 358-367.
Cheney, D. (2004). Problem-based learning: Librarians as collaborators and consultants. Portal: Libraries and the Academy, 4 (4), 495-508.
Choinski, E., and M. Emanuel. (2006). The one-minute paper and the one-hour class. Reference Services Review, 34 (1), 148-155.
Finley, P., S. Skarl, J. Cox, and D. van Derpol. (2005). Enhancing library instruction with peer planning. Reference Services Review, 33 (1), 112-122.
Leach, G. J., and T. S. Sugarman. (2005). Play to win! Using games in library instruction to enhance student learning. Research Strategies, 20 (3), 191-203.
Nichols, J., B. Shaffer, and K. Shockey. Changing the face of instruction: Is online or in-class more effective? College and Research Libraries, 64 (5), 378-88.
Peary, A., and L. Ernick. (2004). Reading, writing, research: Incorporating strategies from composition and rhetoric into library instruction. College & Undergraduate Libraries, 11 (1), 33-44.
Pelikan, M. (2004). Problem-based learning in the library: Evolving a realistic approach. Portal: Libraries and the Academy, 4 (4), 509-20.
Saunders, L. (2002). Teaching the library: Best practices. Library Philosophy & Practice, 4 (2).
Sharpless-Smith, S. (2005). Web-based instruction: A guide for libraries, 2nd ed. Chicago: American Library Association.
Van Scoyoc, A. M. (2003). Reducing library anxiety in first-year students: The impact of computer-assisted instruction and bibliographic instruction. Reference and User Services Quarterly, 42 (4), 329-341.
Walker, B. E. (2006). Using humor in library instruction. Reference Services Review, 34 (1), 117-128.
Web Sites
American Library Association. Library Instruction Roundtable, (2001). Library Instruction Teaching Tips. Retrieved December 6, 2006, Web site: http://www3.baylor.edu/LIRT/brochures.html.
American Library Association. Library Instruction Roundtable, (2001). Library Instruction Teaching Tips: Classroom Management. Retrieved December 6, 2006, Web site: http://www3.baylor.edu/LIRT/lirtmgmt.pdf.
American Library Association. Library Instruction Roundtable, (2001). Teaching Methods.Retrieved December 6, 2006, from Library Instruction Round Table Library Instruction Adult Learners Center Web site: http://www3.baylor.edu/LIRT/adultteachingmethods.htm.
Honolulu Community College (2006). Teaching Tips Index. Retrieved December 6, 2006, from Honolulu Community College Faculty Guidebook Web site: http://honolulu.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/FacDevCom/guidebk/teachtip/teach ip.htm.
Manatee Community College, (2004). Classroom Management. Retrieved December 6, 2006, from College Classroom Management Strategies and Techniques Web site: http://www.mccfl.edu/pages/1389.asp.
Saunders, Laura (2002). Teaching the Library: Best Practices. Retrieved December 6, 2006, from Library Philosophy and Practice (LPP): Volume 4, no. 2 Web site: http://libr.unl.edu:2000/LPP/saunders.html.
University of Texas at Austin (2006). Tips and Techniques for Library Instruction. Retrieved December 6, 2006, from University of Texas Libraries Web site: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/services/instruction/tips/.
University at Buffalo, (2006). Teaching and Learning. Retrieved December 6, 2006, from University at Buffalo, Center for Teaching and Learning Resources Web site: http://wings.buffalo.edu/provost/ctlr/files/teaching_learning.htm.
University of Oregon, (2005). Teaching Resources: Teaching FAQ's. Retrieved December 6, 2006, from Teaching Effectiveness Program, University of Oregon. Web site: http://tep.uoregon.edu/resources/faqs/index.html.
Warren, Lee, (2006). Managing Hot Moments in the Classroom. Retrieved December 6,2006, from Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning, Harvard University Web site: http://bokcenter.harvard.edu/docs/hotmoments.html.
Smith, Mark K. (2003). Learning Theory. Retrieved December 6, 2006, from Infed: the encyclopedia of informal education Web site: http://www.infed.org/biblio/blearn.htm.