From Lab to Library: the Web's Effect on Teaching the Internet

Lehman, Lisa

Untangling the Web / .
(ReLIS:jul:juljbi:14962)

Abstract:

Internet-oriented courses and teaching materials tend to focus on technology. A typical approach covers the basic services (terminal emulation, file transfer, gopher, etc.) and how to use the programs which support them. The development of integrated browsers which adapt to the different protocols of the Internet without the need for user knowledge or intervention has made this technological focus irrelevant for most students. As the Internet becomes less of a challenge to computer science it has become much more a challenge to information science. Students now need to learn how to formulate strategies for finding information on the Internet and how to evaluate that information rather than concentrating on the mechanics of Internet tools. This shifts the focus for Internet education from computer literacy programs to library skills programs.

Creation: 1996
Keywords: Bibliotecas universitarias ; Internet ; Enseñanza ; Impacto

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