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                 Evaluation of a Reference Work The Resource Exploring Ancient Civilizations , published by Marshall Cavendish and White-Thompson Publishing, is the subject of my review. The authors and contributors of the document are published scholars and professors. The publication houses are reputable educational publishers who specialize in non-fiction education for children. Marking Rubric for Reference Works Exploring Ancient Civilizations (for Chilliwack Middle School, Grades 7-9) Issue Poor Acceptable Exceptional Relevancy (Is this the most current document available? This resource has not been updated many years. The information is out of date and is no longer accurate. This resource has not been updated in some time. Other resources exist with more up-to-date information on the topic, but the information remains accurate.   X The resource is the most up to da...

Information Literacy . ESchool News. Web. 17 Jan 2018. Evaluation of reference sources and teaching information literacy is an essential task for each teacher librarian. As someone who is just starting out in their library education, I was overwhelmed by the importance of it (as well as the numerous terms I was not familiar with). However, I am now adjusting to vocabulary and jargon that comes with library administration and reference sources. I spent a lot of time reviewing the glossary in our text, in order to better understand. I found some videos online which helped me to better understand information literacy. This link has a series of videos pertaining to information literacy:  https://www.lynda.com/Higher-Education-tutorials/What-information-literacy/368046/420105-4.html My key takeaway from these first four lessons was the importance of student understanding of how to properly navigate the resources in the school library. Whether it be an online s...