Instructional Design for Librarians and Information Professionals

Lesley S. J. Farmer. Instructional Design for Librarians and Information Professionals. New York: Neal-Schuman, 2011. 229p. alk. paper, $80.00 (ISBN 9781555707361). LC 2011-31233

challenges of preserving digital objects, metadata about these objects, user experiences with these digital objects, and information about the dynamic relationship between these technologies and culture, will find this book useful.—Anders Selhorst, Guilford Technical Community College. Intended as a handbook for working librarians as well as a textbook for library and information science course...

Do RFIDs (radio frequency identifier devices) provide new ethical dilemmas for librarians and information professionals?

This paper provides an analysis of the current and potential ethical implications of RFID technology for the library and information professions. These issues are analysed as a series of ethical dilemmas, or hardto-resolve competing ethical obligations, which the librarian has in relationship to information objects, library users and the wider social and political environment or state. A proces...

Design and Validation of an Instructional Design Model for Reflection-Based Learning Environments 

Design and Validation of an Instructional Design Model for Reflection-Based Learning Environments   E. Azimi, Ph.D.* J. Haatami, Ph.D.** H. FarDaanesh, Ph.D.*** O. Noroozi, Ph.D.****   Reflection on teaching is a known method of learning to teach. Reflection is a form of thinking wherein improvement is sought through self-observation. Recent approaches to teaching practicums have gravi...

INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN AND ASSESSMENT An Elective Course in Information Mastery

Objective. To design and implement an elective course in information mastery and assess its impact on students’ ability to identify information needs and formulate clinically relevant, evidence-based answers. Design. A semester-long (15-week) elective course was offered to third-year (P3) doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) students that outlined the necessary knowledge and skills for using information...

Using Instructional Design Theories in Library and Information Science Education