scholarly journals Book Review: Ghosts in Popular Culture and Legend

2017 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 303
Author(s):  
Dona J. Helmer
Keyword(s):  
Popular Culture ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Reading Interests ◽  
Accessible Information ◽  
Ya Fiction ◽  
Horror Literature

The co-editors are June Pulliam, who teaches classes in horror literature, YA fiction, and film, and Anthony Fonesca, who has written about horror and also has a background in information literacy. They previously co-authored Hooked on Horror: A Guide to Reading Interests in the Genre, and have now applied their talents and expertise to create a work that contains accessible information about a popular topic.

Book Review: Aging Heroes: Growing Old in Popular Culture

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 625-636
Author(s):  
Josep M. Armengol
Keyword(s):  
Popular Culture

scholarly journals Book Review: The One-Shot Library Instruction Survival Guide

2015 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 68
Author(s):  
Calantha Tillotson
Keyword(s):  
Information Literacy ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Traditional Learning ◽  
Library Instruction ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
The One ◽  
Traditional Learning Environments

Based on their combined thirty years of experience in information literacy instruction, Heidi Buchanan and Beth McDonough speak honestly of the challenges and opportunities associated with one-shot library sessions and provide readers with practical, creative, and inspirational resources. The authors begin each chapter with an attention-grabbing title, such as “They never told me this in library school” and “There is not enough of me to go around!” After capturing the readers’ attention, they proceed to continually captivate readers which covering relevant topics, such as how to effectively collaborate with departmental instructors, how to create a meaningful session despite severe time constraints, how to utilize active learning activities to engage students, how to instruct in non-traditional learning environments, how to successfully assess instruction sessions, and how to efficiently follow time management strategies.

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