Description
Book SynopsisRedefine your role as an academic librarian in a world of networked information!Future Teaching Roles for Academic Librarians helps you understand how the librarian can play a central role in the new university paradigm. In the past few years, the focus of higher education has begun to shift from the traditional, passive lecture-discussion where teachers talk and students listen to a new model that emphasizes student-centered, collaborative learning in all contexts, not just formal classroom situations. Academic libraries and librarians must adapt to meet the demands of this new educational motif or else fall behind.This book offers an overview of the kinds of library service that will be required, from helping students learn to use bibliographic databases to real-time online interactive information assistance--the cyber equivalent of the reference desk. You will learn practical techniques to facilitate information literacy and the principles of creating a seamless
Table of ContentsContents
- Introduction
- The Art of Learning with Difficulty
- From Transmission to Research: Librarians at the Heart of the Campus
- Librarian As Teacher: A Personal View
- Creating Learning Libraries in Support of Seamless Learning Cultures
- Building the Learning Library: Where Do We Start?
- From the Other Side of the River: Reconceptualizing the Educational Mission of Libraries
- Index
- Reference Notes Included
