Title Guiding students into information literacy : strategies for teachers and teacher-librarians / Chris Carlson, Ellen Brosnahan.

Descript 1 online resource (xi, 101 pages) Bibliog. Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents Why do we have to do this? -- There's no stuff in this library -- Why can't I research UFO's? -- This sounds hard! -- I don't know where to start! -- I'm not a good researcher -- I'll get it done the night before it's due -- Where's that green book I used yesterday? -- It's not supposed to be interesting, it's a report -- I'll just copy it off the Internet -- Not another boring report! -- When will I ever use this stuff? Summary Teachers often assume students know how to do research. However, most students lack important information literacy skills and often need guidance in order to be successful researchers. Sometimes the research projects students are assigned are not well devised or planned, and teachers often underestimate the amount of time or effort necessary to complete a project. These difficulties soon become compounded because students often have poor organizational and time management skills, which are essential in producing good research projects. The desire to make the research experience pleasant and wo. Note English. Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - Worldwide Subject Information literacy -- Study and teaching (Middle school) -- United States. Research -- Methodology -- Study and teaching (Middle school) -- United States. Report writing -- Study and teaching (Middle school) -- United States. Library orientation for middle school students -- United States. School librarian participation in curriculum planning. LITERARY CRITICISM -- Books & Reading. Information literacy -- Study and teaching (Middle school) (OCoLC)fst00972565 Library orientation for middle school students. (OCoLC)fst00997858 School librarian participation in curriculum planning. (OCoLC)fst01107499 United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155 Alt Author Brosnahan, Ellen, 1949- ISBN 9780810863552 (ebook) 0810863553 (ebook) 9786612520136 6612520132 9780810859746 (pbk. ; alk. paper) 0810859742 (pbk. ; alk. paper)