Book description
Packed with useful tips and techniques, this handy guide offers advice
on working with both students and instructors to develop successful
assignments that integrate your library's resources. Managing
relationships among faculty and students can be complicated, and
Building Bridges shows how you can establish effective liaisons, with
Tips to alert instructors of the library's ever-changing resources in
order to craft stimulating, up-to-date assignments Straightforward,
practical discussion of relationships among students, faculty, and
information professionals, and how these groups can work better together
Resources, references, and more for librarians who wish to better
understand library assignments The information in this book will help
you bridge the gap between the library, faculty, and students to make
sure your library's resources are being utilized to their fullest
potential. "A useful addition to any library in an academic or
higher education institution. It is well thought-out both in its
presentation and content." Dr. Monty L. McAdoo is Instructional
Services Librarian of the Baron-Forness Library at Edinboro University
of Pennsylvania in Edinboro, Pennsylvania. His research interests
include faculty understanding and use of information literacy and
information technology. He is also interested in the philosophy of
library and information science. McAdoo earned his master's degree in
library science at the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, and his
doctorate of education in administration and leadership studies at
Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
