Library Instruction Design

Learning from Google and Apple

Di Su (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

168 Seiten

2014
Chandos Publishing (Oxford) Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-84334-741-5 (ISBN)

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The design philosophies of Google and Apple represent different approaches to new product design. Google's model features bottom-up and data-driven decision-making processes, while Apple's model is to design and build products top-down. Library instruction program design may learn from these differing but complementary approaches. Inspired by Google’s and Apple’s success, Library Instruction Design details how library instruction program design may learn from the philosophy of product design in the business world. In designing library instruction, a Google-philosophy approach teaches what the user wants to know while an Apple-philosophy approach teaches what the librarian thinks the user needs to learn. These two design philosophies aim at different teaching objectives reflecting library and information science education in modern society. The book is divided into five sections, with opening sections covering library instruction, the philosophy of library instruction design and design philosophy from different angles. Later sections discuss applying Google’s model and applying Apple’s model.

Di Su is Associate Professor and Head of Reference Services at York College Library of the City University of New York, USA. A person with a wide range of interests, Di has been a contributor to several publications including Information Outlook; Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship; The Reference Librarian; and more. He was the editor of Evolution in Reference and Information Services: The Impact of the Internet and Collection Development Issues in the Online Environment. This is his first book with Chandos.

Dedication
List of tables
Acknowledgements
Foreword: Evolving Instructional Activities by Using the Philosophies of Google and Apple
About the author
Introduction
1. Library instruction

Abstract:
Definitions and limitations
Background and a brief history
The impact of technology on information accessibility
The impact of the Internet on information availability
From bibliographic instruction to information literacy

2. Philosophy and practice

Abstract:
Educational philosophy
Purposes and goals
Principles
Instructional design and forms
Preparation
Expected outcomes and assessment

3. Design philosophy from a different world

Abstract:
The Google style
The Apple style
Google and Apple styles: common features and differences

4. Learning from Google and Apple

Abstract:
What can we learn from the success of Google and Apple?
From business to education
From consumer product design to academic program design

5. Applying Google’s style: bottom-up

Abstract:
User-centered and service-oriented
Communication and collaboration
Data-driven instruction
Suggested instructional programs
Sample (The Google style): one-shot workshop teaching outline

6. Applying Apple’s style: top-down

Abstract:
Instructor’s vision
Guiding the learner
Long-term view
Suggested instruction programs
Sample (The Apple style): a credit-bearing library course syllabus

7. Conclusion
Appendix 1

Ten tips for a better research / library assignment

Appendix 2

The Library Instruction Program: A Plan for Information Literacy at Oglethorpe University

Appendix 3

How to Access and Use Library Resources

Appendix 4

Digital information retrieval: sources & techniques
INSTRUCTOR’S SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bibliography

Library Instruction
Business & Technology
About Google
About Apple

Index

Reihe/Serie	Chandos Information Professional Series
Verlagsort	Witney
Sprache	englisch
Gewicht	250 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Buchhandel / Bibliothekswesen
ISBN-10	1-84334-741-5 / 1843347415
ISBN-13	978-1-84334-741-5 / 9781843347415
Zustand	Neuware