Chris Atton
Using critical thinking as a basis for library user education
Atton, Chris
Authors
Abstract
The article focuses on the critical examination of information in rewriting an undergraduate course of bibliographic instruction. By learning to ask questions, by learning from each other, by thinking critically and by taking responsibility for their own learning, students become effective and confident information users.
Citation
Atton, C. (1994). Using critical thinking as a basis for library user education. Journal of Academic Librarianship, 20(5-6), 310-313. https://doi.org/10.1016/0099-1333%2894%2990069-8
| Journal Article Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Online Publication Date | Sep 23, 2002 |
| Publication Date | 1994-11 |
| Deposit Date | Mar 8, 2010 |
| Print ISSN | 0099-1333 |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 5-6 |
| Pages | 310-313 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/0099-1333%2894%2990069-8 |
| Keywords | Critical Thinking, Educational Strategies, Higher Education, Information Literacy, Information Retrieval, Information Sources, Instructional Design, Learning Processes, Library Instruction, Research Projects, Research Skills, Undergraduate Students, Users (Information) |
| Public URL | http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/3626 |