Reference Services for the Adult Learner: Challenging Issues for the Traditional and Technological Era

by Sarkodie-Mensah Kwasi

Help adults returning to school learn to find and use the information they need!Reference Services for the Adult Challenging Issues for the Traditional and Technological Era offers proven, effective approaches for teaching adult patrons how and where to find information. Unlike younger students, who in many cases grew up with computers at school and in the home, many older patrons are uncomfortable with current technologies. They may not remember how to use a card catalogue, but at least the drawers and index cards look familiar. A phrase like database search may bring on confusion and anxiety for them. Including the views of faculty, adult students, and administrators as well as librarians, Reference Services for the Adult Learner provides you with theories of educational psychology that explain how adults learn, as well as suggestions from adult learners to help you understand what these clients need to know about using new technologies and finding information. Reference Services for the Adult Learner provides original empirical research on such vital issues

458 pages, Paperback

First published October 11, 2000