Shiny and New: Using Book Acquisitions As a Gateway to Information Literacy
Type of Presentation
Individual paper/presentation
Type of Presentation
Poster Session (45 minutes)
Conference Strand
Ethics in Information
Target Audience
Higher Education
Location
Lobby
Relevance
N/A
Proposal
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Short Description
In a college environment where information literacy is not a priority, getting students into the library is essential in familiarizing them with available students into the library is essential in familiarizing them with available resources. A tiny community college library held little attraction with its out of date monographs. However, acquisition and promotion of new materials as well as outreach to faculty to take advantage of library orientation sessions led to an increase in circulation and traffic, and an increase in opportunities to promote the tools of information literacy.
Keywords
Information literacy, Library resources, Library outreach, Library orientation
Publication Type and Release Option
Presentation (Open Access)
Recommended Citation
Calhoun, Cate, "Shiny and New: Using Book Acquisitions As a Gateway to Information Literacy" (2012). Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy. 57.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gaintlit/2012/2012/57
Shiny and New: Using Book Acquisitions As a Gateway to Information Literacy
Lobby
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