Peer-Assisted Learning In Academic Libraries

Written specifically for academic librarians and library administrators, this book identifies the myriad benefits of peer-assisted learning, exploring how the implementation of peer-assisted learning benefits information literacy instruction, cocurricular outreach, and reference services. * Introduces readers to a well-established and effective practice in higher education and demonstrates how it can be used in library-initiated programs * Provides the means to extend library staff resources by incorporating student employees in instruction, outreach, and reference services * Supplies practical examples--complete with assessments, administrative justifications and lessons learned--for training and assessing student peer mentors * Offers justification for how peer-assisted learning programs provide student employees with rewarding and enriching opportunities that can benefit them academically, personally, and professionally

• | Author: Erin Rinto|John Watts|Rosan Mitola, Erin Rinto
• | Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
• | Publication Date: Jul 05, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 232 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Language Arts & Disciplines
• | ISBN-10: 144084688X
• | ISBN-13: 9781440846885