Best Practice Example

Name: Phyllis Holman Weisbard
Title: Women's Studies Librarian
Institution: UW-System
Street Address: 728 State Street
City/State/Zip: Madison, WII 53706
Phone: (608) 263-5754
Email: pweisbard@library.wisc.edu

Title of practice of implementation method: Using a Metasite

Primary Audience: undergraduates
Secondary Audience: faculty

Describe the practice:

Comments: Co-author: Pamela O'Donnell

Competencies addressed through this practice:
6. Critically evaluate the information retrieved.
2. Identify and select appropriate information sources.
3. Formulate and efficiently execute search queries appropriate for the information resource.
5. Locate and retrieve relevant sources in a variety of formats from the global information environment.

Supporting materials/resources used and their format: Web site: http://www.library.wisc.edu/projects/ggfws/iwitutorials/metasites/iwsmetasites.htm

Special Requirements: None - just a web browser.

References consulted:

Would you provide the committee with a copy of any handouts? yes
Would you allow the committee to share this information on this web site and link to any online resources? yes