Joshua Vossler, Scott Sheidlower

Humor and Information Literacy

Practical Techniques for Library Instruction

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Learn how to successfully employ practical techniques that infuse information literacy instruction with humor. How can humor be applied by academic librarians to better teach information literacy? And why is humor such an effective teaching tool? This book provides a cross-disciplinary review of the literature regarding use of humor in tertiary education settings, and specifically in library science; explains its effectiveness for capturing and maintaining student attention when covering necessary subjects; and presents the invaluable personal experiences of instruction librarians across North America who regularly use humor in the classroom. Humor and Information Literacy: Practical Techniques for Library Instruction addresses the subject in both a scholarly and a practical manner. The first section of the book contains original multi-disciplinary essays covering humor in the fields of communication theory, education, library science, psychology, and even stand-up comedy. The second section documents practical techniques that practicing librarians use to teach information literacy with humor, accompanied by commentary by the authors.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Libraries Unlimited
• Seitenzahl: 172
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. August 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 337g
• ISBN-13: 9781598845327
• ISBN-10: 1598845322
• Artikelnr.: 33469683

Autorenporträt

Joshua Vossler is information literacy and reference librarian at Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC. Scott Sheidlower is assistant professor in the library at The City University of New York, York College.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments Introduction Part I 1. Information Literacy Instruction and
Humor 2. Education and Humor 3. Psychology and Humor 4. Stand-up Comedy and
Information Literacy Instruction Part II 5. Ad-libbing and Spontaneous
Humor 6. Connecting with Students 7. Evaluating Sources 8. Searching with
Humor 9. Using Jokes 10. Webliography References Index