Amy E. Blevins, MALS holds the rank of Expert Librarian at the Hardin Library for the Health Sciences at the University of Iowa. She serves as a Clinical Education Librarian and is the Liaison to the Carver College of Medicine as well as a liaison to several departments within the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. She previously worked as the Education and Instructional Technologies Librarian at the William E. Laupus Health Sciences Library at East Carolina University. In addition to holding an MALS, Amy also has a Certificate in Distance Learning and Administration from East Carolina University.
Megan B. Inman, MLIS holds the rank of Research Assistant Professor at the William E. Laupus Health Sciences Library at East Carolina University. She serves as the Liaison to the College of Allied Health Sciences and the College of Health and Human Performance. As a liaison, Megan works closely with faculty to incorporate library instruction into their curriculum. She embedded in multiple online courses that provide users with library materials and instruction at their point of need.

Preface

Part I: Building Relationships and Gaining Trust

Chapter 1: Instructional Roles for Librarians
Jessica Cole

Chapter 2: Getting Your Foot in the Door
Susan Kraat

Part II: Learning Theories

Chapter 3: Introduction to Learning Theories
Rebecca S. Graves and Shelly R. McDavid

Chapter 4: Adult Learning
Christine Andresen and Katy Kavanagh Webb

Chapter 5: Active Learning
Barbara A. Gushrowski

Part III: Instructional Techniques

Chapter 6: Introduction to Instructional Techniques
Rebecca S. Graves and Shelly R. McDavid

Chapter 7: Audience Response Systems
Emily Johnson

Chapter 8: Team Based Learning
Brandi Tuttle and Adrianne Leonardelli

Chapter 9: Lesson Study in the Nursing Curriculum
Bryan S. Vogh, Hans Kishel, and Eric Jennings

Part IV: Instructional Modes and Assessment

Chapter 10: Online Instruction
Megan B. Inman

Chapter 11: Face to Face Instruction
Michele Malloy and Sarah Cantrell

Chapter 12: Blended Librarianship
Daniel P. Gall

Chapter 13: Incorporating Self-assessment and Peer Assessment into Library Instructional Practice
Stephan J. Macaluso

Part V: Subject-Based Instruction in Health Sciences

Chapter 14: What is Evidence-Based Practice?
Connie Schardt

Chapter 15: Creating a Curriculum Based Library Instruction Plan for Medical Students
Amy E. Blevins

Chapter 16: Librarians Role in Evidence-based Medicine Integration into the Medical Curriculum
Heather A. McEwen, Rienne Johnson, LuAnne M. Stockton, Janice M. Spalding, David M. Sperling, Lisa N. Weiss

Chapter 17: Reflections on Involvement in a Graduate Nursing Curriculum
Jennifer Deberg

Chapter 18: Strategies for Building an Information Skills Curriculum: The University of Michigan Experience
Mark P. MacEachern and Whitney Townsend

Chapter 19: What is Biomedical Informatics?: An Overview and Case Study
Carolyn Schubert

Part VI: Subject-Based Instruction in Other Disciplines

Chapter 20: What is Information Literacy?
April Cunningham and Allie Carr

Chapter 21: How to Achieve Information Literacy Integration
Allie Carr and April Cunningham

Chapter 22: A Curricular Approach to Information Literacy Instruction in Sociology: A Case Study
Adam T. Beauchamp

Chapter 23: Evolution of an Undergraduate Business Information Literacy Class: A Case Study
Kimberly Bloedel

Chapter 24: The Expanding Role of Information Literacy in the Freshman Writing Program at Saint Louis University: A Case Study
Jamie L. Emery

Index
About the Editors
List of Contributors