Web-Based Instruction: A Guide for Libraries, 2nd Edition

✍ Scribed by Susan Sharpless Smith

• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 281
• Edition: 2
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Expanding on the popular, practical how-to guide for public, academic, school, and special libraries, technology expert Susan Sharpless Smith offers library instructors the confidence to take Web-based instruction into their own hands. Smith has thoroughly updated Web-Based Instruction: A Guide for Libraries to include new tools and trends, including current browsers, access methods, hardware, and software. She also supplies tips to secure project funding and provides strategic guidance for all types of libraries. This completely revised edition also Builds Web instruction advice on a foundation of the latest research in how learning takes placeTranslates technical Web-speak into plain English, so even nonexperts can make effective use of the Web in their teachingIncludes an accompanying Web gallery, providing examples of screen shots and links to exemplary programsShows instructors best practices for incorporating the Web into teachingA proven winner, this newly revised hands-on manual remains indispensable. Librarians facing the challenge of creating a Web-based instruction program will find easy-to-understand guidance to deliver a productive and memorable experience.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents......Page 4
Figures......Page 8
Acronyms......Page 12
Acknowledgments......Page 16
Introduction......Page 18
1: Setting the Stage......Page 23
2: Library Instruction on the Web......Page 33
3: Design and Development Cycle......Page 56
4: Selecting Project Development Tools......Page 71
5: Designing the User Interface......Page 103
6: Multimedia: Using Graphics, Sound, Animation, and Video......Page 151
7: Interactivity......Page 191
8: Evaluation, Testing, and Assessment......Page 221
Glossary......Page 230
Resources......Page 238
Index......Page 272