Summary

Teaching information skills is now a crucial part of most librarians' jobs, but very few have been formally trained in how to teach. This timely book, with an introduction by Margaret Watson, Past President of CILIP (the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals) will show the reader how to implement vital teaching skills in their role as librarian.This invaluable new book covers both the theory and the practice of library instruction. Each of the main chapters is based around one of the key elements of successful learning and teaching, but specifically applied to the library context.Each chapter has two parts - an explanatory section explaining the theories and principles, and a second part comprising case studies of containing descriptions and critical discussions of learning and teaching activities, rooted in personal experience. The book draws best practice examples and case studies from a broad range of sectors and organizations.