Once upon a time in the academic library : storytelling skills for librarians / edited by Maria Barefoot and others.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Barefoot, Maria.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Storytelling.

Academic libraries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (167 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago, IL : Association of College & Research Libraries, 2022.

Summary:

Academic librarians can apply storytelling in the same way that teachers, entertainers, lawyers, and businesspeople have done for centuries, as education within information literacy instruction and as communication in the areas of reference, outreach, management, assessment, and more. Once Upon a Time in the Academic Library explores applications of storytelling across academic librarianship in three sections: 1. The Information Literacy Classroom 2. The Stacks 3. Physical and Virtual Library Spaces.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Introduction

Ch1. A Tale of Five Case Studies

Ch2. Shooting for the Stars

Ch3. Encouraging Connections

Ch4. The Moral of the Story is

Ch5. Revealing the Means of (Information) Production

Ch6. The Depository is Large

Ch7. Call and Response

Ch8. Choose Your Own Path

Ch9. Let's Tell a Story

Ch10. Using Existing Fandoms to Create Your Own Library Stories

Biographies.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9780838938508

0838938507

OCLC:

1290486322