Description
Book SynopsisPresents a collection of case studies written by librarians, university faculty, and students who have successfully employed service-based or experiential learning experiences for students in higher education. Each chapter describes activities, motivations, curriculum materials, and outcomes.
Table of Contents
- Introduction. Everybody Wins: Empowering Students and Enhancing Community Connections through Library Related Applied Learning Experiences
- Part I. Library and Information Literacy Credit-Bearing Courses or Sponsors of Undergraduate Community Based Research
- Chapter One. Research for Non-Profits, a Service Learning Class in Grantseeking Research — Alyssa Wright
- Chapter Two. A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: Using Infographics to Visually Present Student Research — Dr. Terri Summey and Bethanie O’Dell
- Chapter Three. Using Service-Learning Experiences to Engage Students in Information Literacy Classes — Breanne Kirsch and Lola Bradley
- Chapter Four. In Service to Rutgers University Libraries’ Instruction Program: LIS Students Gain Instruction Experience through a Mutually Beneficial Collaboration — Leslin H. Charles
- Chapter Five. Community Research Assignments for an Information Literacy Class — Theresa McDevitt
- Chapter Six. Support for Student-Driven Projects: Library Mini-Grants and Service Learning — Amanda Peters
- Part II. Library Support for Courses with Applied Service-Based Projects in the Disciplines
- Chapter Seven. Moving Words: Building Community through Service-Learning in the Arts — Anne Marie Gruber, Angela Pratesi, and Angela Waseskuk
- Chapter Eight. A Storied Tale: Melding Digital Storytelling, Service-learning, and Digital and Information Literacy Skills for Pre-Service Teachers — Heather Beirne
- Chapter Nine. Public History Service Projects to Prepare Future Public Historians — Dr. Jeanine Mazak-Kahne and Theresa McDevitt
- Chapter Ten. Fostering Community Engagement through Intentionality and Faculty-Librarian Partnerships — Tracy Lassiter, PhD and James Fisk, MLS
- Chapter Eleven. Generating Buzz on Campus about Fair Trade through the Writing for Public Relations Course — Jen Jones, PhD and Amy Podoletz
- Chapter Twelve. Integrating Library Research and Information Literacy into Archaeological Service-learning — Lara Homsey-Messer
- Chapter Thirteen. How to Succeed in International Business (With a Lot of Trying) — Russell A. Hall and Mark Bestoso
- Part III. Library as Location for Student-Led Educational Outreach Events and Projects
- Chapter Fourteen. Putting Theory into Practice and Promoting Children’s Literacy through Service-Learning — Janet Pinkley
- Chapter Fifteen. Promoting Scholarly Conversations through an Undergraduate Research Conference in the Library: A Communication Class Project — Jen Jones, PhD
- Chapter Sixteen. Banned Books and Dangerous Fictions: Co-Creating an Annual Banned Books Read Out — Tanya Heflin
- Chapter Seventeen. Facets of Fashion: Utilizing Library Display Windows to Apply Visual Merchandising Techniques — Janet A. Blood, PhD
- Chapter Eighteen. The Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon for Critical Information Literacy and Public Service — Dr. Matthew A. Vetter and Cori Woods
- Chapter Nineteen. Service-Learning in the Oral History Archives — Juliana M. Nykolaiszyn
- Chapter Twenty. Privacy, Cybersecurity, and the Constitution: A Poster Session for Undergraduate American Government Students in the Library — Dr. Aleea L. Perry
- Chapter Twenty-One. The ABCs of Nutrition and Literacy: Combining Children’s Books with Health Awareness in an Academic Service-Learning Project — Stephanie Taylor-Davis, PhD, RDN, LDN
- Chapter Twenty-Two. More about Experiential and Service-Learning Experiences for Libraries and Information Literacy Instruction
- Authors and Editors
