Practical Mental Models for Information Seeking: Developing a Textbook for College Students

Type of Presentation

Individual paper/presentation (20 minute presentation)

Target Audience

Higher Education

Presenter Information

• Heidi Lee Hoerman, University of South Carolina
• Dona Sue Straley, Ohio State University

Copyright

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Location

Room 111

Proposal

See presentation description.

Short Description

The presenters discuss their development of a textbook for college library and information seeking skills courses which has as its inspiration Thomas Mann’s popular mid-1990’s book and its use of practical mental models for the information landscape. Along with presenting their work to date, they will ask the audience to give their input as to what would make a practical textbook for librarians teaching these courses.

Keywords

Information literacy, Research skills, Information landscape

Publication Type and Release Option

Presentation (Open Access)

Recommended Citation

Hoerman, Heidi Lee and Straley, Dona Sue, "Practical Mental Models for Information Seeking: Developing a Textbook for College Students" (2008). Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy. 57.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gaintlit/2008/2008/57