Book description
Expanding on the popular, practical how-to guide for public, academic,
school, and special libraries, technology expert Susan Sharpless Smith
offers library instructors the confidence to take Web-based instruction
into their own hands. Smith has thoroughly updated Web-Based
Instruction: A Guide for Libraries to include new tools and trends,
including current browsers, access methods, hardware, and software. She
also supplies tips to secure project funding and provides strategic
guidance for all types of libraries. This completely revised edition
also Builds Web instruction advice on a foundation of the latest
research in how learning takes place Translates technical Web-speak into
plain English, so even nonexperts can make effective use of the Web in
their teaching Includes an accompanying Web gallery, providing examples
of screen shots and links to exemplary programs Shows instructors best
practices for incorporating the Web into teaching A proven winner, this
newly revised hands-on manual remains indispensable. Librarians facing
the challenge of creating a Web-based instruction program will find
easy-to-understand guidance to deliver a productive and memorable
experience. "Anyone who wishes to embark on a web-based
instruction project should discover very useful pointers in this work.
Furthermore, for those who want to research web-based instruction and
digital information literacy, the book provides a basic orientation
supplemented with references to more resources." Susan Sharpless
Smith is the Director of Research, Instruction and Technology Services
for Z. Smith Reynolds Library, Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem,
NC. Her long term interests have been exploring the potential the Web
offers for the provision of library services and instruction. She
received the 2008 ACRL IS Innovation Award for her work as an embedded
librarian in a two week sociology course that traveled by bus through
the Deep South. Smith received a master's degree in Library and
Information Studies from University of North Carolina-Greensboro and a
master's degree in Educational Technology Leadership from George
Washington University.
