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Summary From a traditional role of information gatekeepers, librarians have been challenged to become pedagogues who teach and counsel students in information literacy. The aim of this book is to professionalise the educational role of academic libraries. It helps information professionals design and carry out information literacy education programmes. The book puts forward a process-oriented approach to information literacy user education. Practical ways are outlined in which librarians pedagogical involvement in higher education can be enhanced. By applying two general didactic models, the book meets the information professionals needs to make theoretically founded and independent choices in her teaching and supervisory practices as well as critically reflecting on them. Examples of best and less good practice are drawn upon to provide scenarios for reflection which can inspire and enrich the information professionals work. Key Features Provides the information professional with a practical framework to get started on a new user education programme for information literacy or to redesign an existing one. Puts forward a model of user education which contextualises information search and use within the framework of academic writing. Helps the academic library, as a professional community, to build up a common educational platform for information literacy which will enhance its educational role in the higher education landscape. Strategically makes information literacy education more attractive to students and faculty. Shows how the information professional can cater for different target groups and their specific needs. Brings together a top-down and a bottom-up perspective to user education. The Authors Dr. Maria-Carme Torras i Calvo is a senior academic librarian at the University of Bergen Library. She is the head of the library teaching board. She is a standing committee member of the IFLA Section for Information Literacy. Tove Pemmer S]tre is the library director at Bergen University College, Norway. She has published and lectured in pedagogy and librarianship internationally. She has been chair of the IFLA Section of School Libraries and Resource Centres 2003- 2005. Readership This book is aimed at academic librarians, other information professionals working with information literacy education and LIS students. Contents Contents Introduction An educational platform for information literacy Designing process-oriented information literacy education: the library practitioner as a professional and autonomous educator Facilitating the students research process: the academic librarian as a supervisor Conclusion