Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2005

Publication Title

Academic Exchange Quarterly

Keywords

speech, library, anxiety

Disciplines

Book and Paper | Information Literacy | Library and Information Science

Abstract

Students at higher education institutions need to learn how to use the library and to give public speaking presentations, and most will experience Speech and or Library Anxiety. We review Library and Speech Anxiety, and a collaboration between librarians and faculty that produced a freshman course Library Demonstration Assignment. We describe its generation, implementation, and refinement and its effectiveness in preparing students to use the library and to practice public speaking with confidence.

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