Jason Puckett is Communication and Anthropology Librarian, Librarian for Virtual Services, and Assistant Professor at Georgia State University in Atlanta. He was a Library Journal Mover and Shaker for 2010 for his work with technology in libraries. Puckett has a BA in English from Georgia State University and an MLIS from Florida State University, and has worked in libraries since 1993. He is a B-movie fan and an enthusiastic but unskilled video gamer. Puckett’s other book from ACRL, Modern Pathfinders: Creating Better Research Guides, explores how ideas from user experience web design and learning theory can help librarians make online guides more effective and easier to use. He’s also written about digital rights management and open source and open access issues in libraries. More links and information about this book are available at jasonpuckett.net/zotero. The bibliography is available as a public group library at zotero.org/groups/z_guide_by_puckett. GSU’s Zotero guide, shared under a Creative Commons license, is available at http://research.library.gsu.edu/zotero.
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- Description
- Table of Contents
- About the Authors
Acknowledgments
Foreword by Aaron Dobbs
Introduction
About This Book
What Is Instructional Theory?
Searching the LIS Literature
A Note about LibGuides
My Background
Notes
References
Chapter 1: Research Guides and Instructional Theory
What Is a Research Guide?
What Are Research Guides For?
Terminology Used in This Book
Common Problems in Creating Research Guides
How Can Guides Teach?
Notes
References
Chapter 2: Learning Objectives in Research Guides
What Is a Learning Objective?
Defining Your Learning ObjectivesThe Stem
The Action Verb
The Outcome"Chunking"
Putting Objectives to Work in Your Research Guides
Building a Guide Structure from Your Objectives
Notes
References
Chapter 3: Learning Styles
Introduction
What Are Learning Styles?
Learning Styles: Three ModelsPerceptual Preference Modality
Kolb Experiential Learning Model
Gardner's Multiple IntelligencesApplying Learning Style Theory to Library Research Guides
Examples: Using Learning Styles in Research GuidesVisual
Interactive/Kinesthetic/Tactile
Auditory
SequentialDrawbacks and Practical Concerns
Summing Up: Some Simple Best Practices
Notes
References
Chapter 4: Designing and Writing for Better Usability
Introduction
User ExperienceWhat Is UX?
UX and Online InstructionVisual Design for Nondesigners
Using Images
Focal Points
Unintentional Focal PointsSimplicity and Clarity
Consistency of Design
How Users Read on the WebThe F Shape
Above the FoldWriting for the Web
Making Clear and Useful Links
Annotating Links
What to Cut?Example
Summing Up: Some Simple Best Practices
Notes
References
Chapter 5: Assessment
What Are You Assessing?
Using Rubrics and Analyzing Guide ContentHow to Use Rubrics
Assessment Example: RubricUser Surveys
How to Use Surveys
Assessment Examples: SurveysWeb Analytics
What Analytics Assessment Can Tell You
Assessment Examples: AnalyticsConclusion
Notes
References
Chapter 6: Planning, Coordinating, and Administrating Guides
Introduction
GoalsTying Guide Goals to Instruction Program Goals
Sample Instruction Goals with Research Guide ComponentsThe Research Guide Coordinator
Control: How Much Is Too Much?
Guide Coordinator Case StudyMaintenance and Administrative Tasks
Regular and Periodic Maintenance
Accounts and Ownership
Collecting and Reporting Data
Upgrading and OverhaulingTraining
Extending Your ReachClassroom Instruction
Make Guides Findable
Faculty Outreach
Social Media
Library Website
Your Mileage May VaryReuse, Reduce, Recycle
Establishing Best Practices
Notes
References
Author Biography
Acknowledgments
Foreword by Aaron Dobbs
Introduction
About This Book
What Is Instructional Theory?
Searching the LIS Literature
A Note about LibGuides
My Background
Notes
References
Chapter 1: Research Guides and Instructional Theory
What Is a Research Guide?
What Are Research Guides For?
Terminology Used in This Book
Common Problems in Creating Research Guides
How Can Guides Teach?
Notes
References
Chapter 2: Learning Objectives in Research Guides
What Is a Learning Objective?
Defining Your Learning ObjectivesThe Stem
The Action Verb
The Outcome"Chunking"
Putting Objectives to Work in Your Research Guides
Building a Guide Structure from Your Objectives
Notes
References
Chapter 3: Learning Styles
Introduction
What Are Learning Styles?
Learning Styles: Three ModelsPerceptual Preference Modality
Kolb Experiential Learning Model
Gardner's Multiple IntelligencesApplying Learning Style Theory to Library Research Guides
Examples: Using Learning Styles in Research GuidesVisual
Interactive/Kinesthetic/Tactile
Auditory
SequentialDrawbacks and Practical Concerns
Summing Up: Some Simple Best Practices
Notes
References
Chapter 4: Designing and Writing for Better Usability
Introduction
User ExperienceWhat Is UX?
UX and Online InstructionVisual Design for Nondesigners
Using Images
Focal Points
Unintentional Focal PointsSimplicity and Clarity
Consistency of Design
How Users Read on the WebThe F Shape
Above the FoldWriting for the Web
Making Clear and Useful Links
Annotating Links
What to Cut?Example
Summing Up: Some Simple Best Practices
Notes
References
Chapter 5: Assessment
What Are You Assessing?
Using Rubrics and Analyzing Guide ContentHow to Use Rubrics
Assessment Example: RubricUser Surveys
How to Use Surveys
Assessment Examples: SurveysWeb Analytics
What Analytics Assessment Can Tell You
Assessment Examples: AnalyticsConclusion
Notes
References
Chapter 6: Planning, Coordinating, and Administrating Guides
Introduction
GoalsTying Guide Goals to Instruction Program Goals
Sample Instruction Goals with Research Guide ComponentsThe Research Guide Coordinator
Control: How Much Is Too Much?
Guide Coordinator Case StudyMaintenance and Administrative Tasks
Regular and Periodic Maintenance
Accounts and Ownership
Collecting and Reporting Data
Upgrading and OverhaulingTraining
Extending Your ReachClassroom Instruction
Make Guides Findable
Faculty Outreach
Social Media
Library Website
Your Mileage May VaryReuse, Reduce, Recycle
Establishing Best Practices
Notes
References
Author Biography
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