Matthew Weirick Johnson is the director of Research & Instruction at the University of South Florida (USF) Libraries on the Tampa campus. Prior to joining USF, Johnson was the librarian for English, History & Comparative Literature and lead for Teaching & Learning at UCLA Library. As lead for Teaching & Learning, Johnson led the development and delivery of UCLA Library’s inaugural library instruction training for library student research assistants. Johnson serves on the editorial boards of College & Research Libraries, Public Services Quarterly, and ACRL’s CHOICE, and has published in The Journal of Academic Librarianship, College & Research Libraries, Journal of Library Administration, Library Trends, Reference Services Review and others on various topics including academic librarian burnout, library instruction, and information literacy.

• AcknowledgementsVolume 1: A Guide to Training Graduate StudentsIntroductionMatthew Weirick Johnson  Part I. Teaching and Learning in the LIS Curriculum: Theory, Practice, and NeedChapter 1Practice Theory in Information LiteracyLogan Rath  Chapter 2Library Instruction Training and the MLIS: A Review of the LiteratureMatthew Weirick Johnson  Part II. Case StudiesChapter 3Using Teaching Demonstrations in LIS Instruction CoursesMelissa A. Wong  Chapter 4Teaching Instruction Librarians by DesignDominique Turnbow and Amanda Roth  Chapter 5From Intern to Instructor: Training to Teach with Primary SourcesRachel Makarowski and Maureen Maryanski  Chapter 6Empowering Library Instructors: Reflections on the Information Literacy Scholars Program at Syracuse University LibrariesKelly Delevan, Breeann Austin, Brie Baumert, Rebecca McCall, Lauren Quackenbush, Olivia Russo, Alayna L. Vander Veer, and B. Austin Waters  Chapter 7Introducing Emerging Library Instructors to Information Literacy Instruction through Programmatic InstructionAlicia G. Vaandering, Amanda Izenstark, Colin Braun, Erin Cunningham, Reina Kirkendall, and Laura Marasco  Part III. Reflections: LIS Instruction TrainingChapter 8Creating My Own Experience: Navigating a Library Graduate Program to Become an Instruction LibrarianKala Dunn  Chapter 9The Impact of a Graduate Assistantship and Optional Courses on Becoming a Teaching LibrarianChrissy O’Grady  Chapter 10From Learner to Teacher: Preparing for the Library Instruction Classroom and Fostering Teacher Identity Through Information Literacy CourseworkKaci Wilson  Chapter 11From Library Science Student to Instruction Librarian: Using the Science and Art of Teaching to Grow as an Instruction LibrarianMark W. DuncanPart IV. Reflections: Non-LIS Instruction TrainingChapter 12Benefits of an Elementary School Teaching BackgroundAmber Owrey  Chapter 13Thoughts from a Teacher Librarian: Utilizing Training as a Teacher to Become an Instructional LibrarianElla Gibson  Chapter 14Adjusting Roles: Lessons Learned from Applying Non-LIS Teacher Training to Library InstructionJeremiah R. Mercurio  Conclusion: Advancing Teaching & Learning for LIS Graduate StudentsMatthew Weirick Johnson  About the Authors