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Lifelong Learning in Public Libraries: Principles, Programs, and People
Author(s): Donna L. Gilton (Author)
- Publisher: Scarecrow Press
- Publication Date: 15 Mar. 2012
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 252 pages
- ISBN-10: 9780810883567
- ISBN-13: 0810883562
Book Description
This book demonstrates that public librarians can promote learning by combining the elements of Information Literacy Instruction (I.L.I.) with traditional practices of public libraries. It not only provides background on I.L.I. and current developments in public library instruction, it also examines educational theories and practices derived from a variety of fields and translates the theories and practices into a well-coordinated plan for libraries to follow. It encourages librarians to rethink practices to incorporate the principles of I.L.I. and will enable public librarians to extend and enrich their instruction on information use.
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“This is a thoroughly researched overview, providing the foundation to develop a strategy rather than the practical details needed to execute it.” —American Libraries
About the Author
Donna L. Gilton earned a bachelor’s degree in history and elementary education from Simmons University, a master’s degree in library science from Simmons, and a Ph.D in library science from the University of Pittsburgh. In the first twenty years of her career, she served as a librarian at the Boston Public Library, the Belize Teachers’ College, Western Kentucky University, and Pennsylvania State University. She is now a professor emerita at the University of Rhode Island. Dr. Gilton published articles on diversity, multiculturalism in libraries, information literacy, and Black Church Studies before publishing the first edition of this book (2007), Lifelong Learning in Public Libraries: Principles, Programs, and People (2012), and Creating and Promoting Lifelong Learning in Public Libraries: Tools and Tips For Practitioners (2016).
