Learning to Provide 3D Virtual Reference: A Library Science Assignment

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Hauptverfasser: Johnson, Megan, Purpur, Geraldine, Abbott, Lisa T.
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author Johnson, Megan
Purpur, Geraldine
Abbott, Lisa T.
author_facet Johnson, Megan
Purpur, Geraldine
Abbott, Lisa T.
Johnson, Megan
Purpur, Geraldine
Abbott, Lisa T.
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contents Learning to Provide 3D Virtual Reference: A Library Science Assignment Johnson, Megan Purpur, Geraldine Abbott, Lisa T. Information Sources Reference Materials Library Science Information Seeking Reference Services Library Services Librarians Library Education Visual Aids Assignments Role Playing Electronic Libraries Interaction Users (Information) Virtual Classrooms In spring semester 2009, two of the authors taught LIB 5020--Information Sources & Services to graduate library science students at Appalachian State University. The course covers information seeking patterns and provides an overview of reference services. The course is also designed to examine and evaluate library reference materials and other information sources (print, audiovisual and electronic) used in support of informational and recreational needs of youth and adults. This paper discusses one class assignment, in which the students were paired together to role play the reference interaction between a librarian and student in a 3D virtual learning community. This paper reports the assignment's evolution, learning objectives, discusses the students' reactions to working as a virtual librarian, and includes ways to improve the assignment in the future. (Contains 1 note.)
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spellingShingle Learning to Provide 3D Virtual Reference: A Library Science Assignment
Johnson, Megan
Purpur, Geraldine
Abbott, Lisa T.
Information Sources
Reference Materials
Library Science
Information Seeking
Reference Services
Library Services
Librarians
Library Education
Visual Aids
Assignments
Role Playing
Electronic Libraries
Interaction
Users (Information)
Virtual Classrooms
Learning to Provide 3D Virtual Reference: A Library Science Assignment Johnson, Megan Purpur, Geraldine Abbott, Lisa T. Information Sources Reference Materials Library Science Information Seeking Reference Services Library Services Librarians Library Education Visual Aids Assignments Role Playing Electronic Libraries Interaction Users (Information) Virtual Classrooms In spring semester 2009, two of the authors taught LIB 5020--Information Sources & Services to graduate library science students at Appalachian State University. The course covers information seeking patterns and provides an overview of reference services. The course is also designed to examine and evaluate library reference materials and other information sources (print, audiovisual and electronic) used in support of informational and recreational needs of youth and adults. This paper discusses one class assignment, in which the students were paired together to role play the reference interaction between a librarian and student in a 3D virtual learning community. This paper reports the assignment's evolution, learning objectives, discusses the students' reactions to working as a virtual librarian, and includes ways to improve the assignment in the future. (Contains 1 note.)
title Learning to Provide 3D Virtual Reference: A Library Science Assignment
topic Information Sources
Reference Materials
Library Science
Information Seeking
Reference Services
Library Services
Librarians
Library Education
Visual Aids
Assignments
Role Playing
Electronic Libraries
Interaction
Users (Information)
Virtual Classrooms
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ870592