Agriculture to Zoology: Information Literacy in the Life Sciences

Agriculture to Zoology: Information Literacy in the Life Sciences describes a new paradigm with a conscious integration of information literacy activities with subject-specific content. Collaboration between librarian and subject discipline faculty is especially important and an essential element of successful integration of information literacy principles in the science classroom. Working together to develop appropriate and relevant library assignments in science classes fosters a collegial relationship between the discipline faculty member and the librarian, allowing each to recognize the other's strengths and specializations. Faculty-librarian collaborations make for more effective instruction and decrease the feeling-common in many places-that librarians are irrelevant or only tangential to the instructional mission of the university. Presents a specialized focus on information literacy in the life science disciplines rather than information literacy in generalIncludes a discussion of library instruction, featuring methods, tools, and assignments to engage students in different areas of the life sciencesContains chapters on specific life science subjects that highlight traditional and non-traditional sourcesProvides a comparison of information literacy in the sciences from an international perspective INDICE: I. Introduction A.    Definition of information literacy B.    Brief history / Review of information literacy, especially as it relates to the sciences.  Why is this book unique? C.    Information literacy internationally II. How information literacy differs from scientific literacy III. Information literacy basics / Importance of librarian-science discipline faculty collaboration   IV. Chapters on specific life science disciplines / Practical tips, methods, and library assignments   A. Agriculture B. Aquatic and marine sciences                                  C. Arctic / Antarctic sciences D. Botany and plant sciences E. Environment F. Zoology and animal sciences   V. Conclusion

• ISBN: 978-0-08-100664-1
• Editorial: Chandos Publishing
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 208
• Fecha Publicación: 01/06/2017
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés