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Cultivating The Librarian Within: Effectively Lntegrating Library Lnstruction Into Freshman Composition, Jesse Ulmer, Nancy E. Fawley Oct 2013

Cultivating The Librarian Within: Effectively Lntegrating Library Lnstruction Into Freshman Composition, Jesse Ulmer, Nancy E. Fawley

Nancy Fawley

It has become common practice for library instruction to be included in lower-level college composition courses. Students are typically required to visit the library once or twice a semester to receive instruction on how to find books and journal articles for an upcoming writing assignment that incorporates formal research. But does this current model of instruction truly address course outcomes that seek to produce students who are information literate, critical thinkers and life-long learners? Faculty who teach such courses are often reluctant to surrender precious class time to a librarian, but this paper argues that the merging of bibliographic instruction …


Beyond Google: Using Library Technology To Increase Students' Critical Thinking In Research, Aaron Wimer, Amy Coughenour, Morgan Rhetts, Mark Gatesman Aug 2013

Beyond Google: Using Library Technology To Increase Students' Critical Thinking In Research, Aaron Wimer, Amy Coughenour, Morgan Rhetts, Mark Gatesman

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

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Collaborative Learning In The Library: Redesigning Your Instruction Sessions To Cultivate Critical Thinking, Amanda Bird Aug 2013

Collaborative Learning In The Library: Redesigning Your Instruction Sessions To Cultivate Critical Thinking, Amanda Bird

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

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