[InetBib] Workshop: The Role of Librarians as Teachers of Information Literacy

["Berlin, PA IRC" <IRCBerlin@xxxxxxxxx>]

The Role of Librarians as Teachers of Information Literacy
http://www.usembassy.de/germany/info_lit.html

Workshop - Brown Bag Lunch Session & Demonstrations
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
12:00 - 16:00

A workshop focusing on the place of the library in higher education in the 
United States and the role of subject bibliographers, reference librarians, and 
bibliographic instructors in American colleges and universities - both in 
providing undergraduate students with information literacy skills as they're 
starting off their college career and providing expert research services to 
faculty and graduate students.  Discussion will include an outline of the 
Association of the College and Research Library (ACRL) Information Literacy 
standards and practices, and copyright and fair-use guidelines.

Speakers:
-  Gordon Anderson, Wilson Library, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 
Minnesota
-  Thea Lindquist, Reference & Instructional Services Department, University 
Libraries, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado
-  Richard Hacken, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah

U.S. Embassy Berlin
Information Resource Center
Amerika Haus
Hardenbergstrasse 22 - 24, 10623 Berlin
e-mail: ircberlin@xxxxxxxxx
Registration required. 
(Note: A similar program will be offered in Hamburg on March 27 by the U.S. 
Consulate General Hamburg.)