Presentation
Fostering Discovery: Collaborative Solutions for Teaching with Discovery Tools
LOEX
(2013)
Abstract
For as long as students have embraced Google for “comprehensive” research, librarians have been trying to find an equivalent “one-stop shop.” Discovery tools such as Summon, EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS), Primo Central, and WorldCat Local are said to fill this gap. And yet, librarians have good reason to worry about the effect these tools will have both on information literacy instruction and on the deeply held tenets of our profession. In this collaborative workshop, participants will explore barriers to teaching and learning with discovery tools and develop practical solutions for working past them to embrace the future of library teaching. The workshop will include break-out sessions and structured discussion around both participants’ experiences and common teaching scenarios. The facilitators will frame the workshop with a brief introduction to the technology behind discovery tools and a quick review of the published literature for this emerging topic. We anticipate the workshop will be accessible to attendees with all levels of experience with both teaching and discovery tools. Participants will:
- Debate the merits of discovery systems in order to determine the relevance of discovery tools to our library teaching mission.
- Discuss the challenges of teaching discovery systems in order to address the barriers to research processes that discovery tools present.
- Brainstorm creative approaches for teaching discovery tools in order to build collaborative solutions for moving forward as a profession with discovery tools.
Keywords
- discovery tools,
- library instruction
Disciplines
Publication Date
May 3, 2013
Location
Nashville, TN
Citation Information
Mary T. Moser and Dunstan McNutt. "Fostering Discovery: Collaborative Solutions for Teaching with Discovery Tools" LOEX (2013) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/mary_moser/3/