Introducing Principles of Service Learning
into Information Literacy Instruction

Poster Session presented at the Library Instruction Round Table session,
American Library Association annual meeting 2003 (Toronto)

Kendra Van Cleave
Senior Assistant Librarian
J. Paul Leonard Library
San Francisco State University
kendrav@sfsu.edu

Robert Labaree
Applied Social Sciences Librarian
Research Services, Doheny Library
University of Southern California
labaree@usc.edu

Overview What is service learning? Why consider service learning in the context of information literacy courses? What are the benefits of using service learning methods to teach information literacy? What are the benefits of teaching information literacy to courses using a service learning pedagogy?	Concept maps Separate pedagogies vs. an integrated whole
Intended benefits of service learning Academic development Personal development Community benefits	Annotated bibliography Service learning research Information literacy and social responsibility research Information literacy and service learning research (includes practical applications)

This page last updated June 23, 2003.