Library Scavenger Hunts: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Southeastern Librarian
Abstract
In the past, the library scavenger hunt was thought of as a well-respected and effective method of library or information literacy instruction; however, the scavenger hunt’s glory days are over. Indeed, many academic librarians decry these hunts, often assigned by general education teaching faculty, as a waste of time or worse as a “turn off” for students from the library (Kearns 2006, Miller 2009). These despised scavenger hunts require students to wander around the library recording colors of books, asking inane questions to library staff and using outdated or often unavailable resources. But are librarians ready to cast off the library scavenger hunt as an ineffective teaching method?
First Page
7
Last Page
10
Publication Date
2013
Department
University Libraries
Recommended Citation
Rugan, Elizabeth G. and Nero, Muriel D. (2013) "Library Scavenger Hunts: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly," The Southeastern Librarian: Vol. 61: Iss. 3, Article 4. Available at: https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/seln/vol61/iss3/4