Instruction is for Everyone: Including Technical Services Staff in Library Instruction Programs
1. Instruction is for
Everyone:
INCLUDING TECHNICAL SERVICES STAFF IN
LIBRARY INSTRUCTION PROGRAMS
SHANNON TENNANT
ELON UNIVERSITY, BELK LIBRARY
2. Skills that Technical Services Librarians
bring to Instruction
•How to find information
◦ Keywords
•How to evaluate information
•How to organize information
• Citations –parsing a bibliographic record
3. Technical Services Librarians use the
Frameworks for Information Literacy
• Information has Value
oJust ask any acquisitions librarian!
oCopyright and licensing
• Authority is Constructed and Contextual
oAuthority work
4. Strategies to involve Technical Services
Librarians in Instruction
•Consult during planning
•Start small – short sessions
•Co-teach
•Embed in a (online?) course
5. Benefits to Technical Services Librarians
•Increased visibility
•Diversified skills
•Deeper understanding of how students search the catalog and other resources