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      Facilitating adult learning: the role of the academic librarian

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      Date
      2000
      Author
      Currie, C. Lyn
      Publisher
      Haworth Press
      Type
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      Refereed Paper
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      Abstract
      This paper considers the instructional role of the academic librarian and examines the contribution adult learning theory makes to the practice of teaching information literacy skills. It explores those principles of effective practice in facilitating adult learning which apply to the teaching-learning transactions in the library. It describes the aim of facilitation as one of encouraging self directed, empowered adults and confirms the role of the academic librarian in facilitating the development of critical thinking, creative problem-solving and informed decision making in adult learners. It also examines the concept of information literacy and how this contributes to adult lifelong learning.
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      Reference Librarian, v.33, nos. 69/70, Spring/Summer 2000, 219-231
      URI
      http://hdl.handle.net/10388/251
      DOI
      10.1300/J120v33n69_21
      Subject
      adult learning, facilitation, self directed learning, information literacy, lifelong learning
      Description
      C. Lyn Currie, BA. Grad Dip Lib. MA., is Head, Education Library, University of Saskatchewan, 28 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 0X1, Canada, E-mail: currie@sklib.usask.ca
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