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Using An Information Literacy Rubric To Evaluate Student Annotated Bibliographies, Erin E. Rinto May 2013

Using An Information Literacy Rubric To Evaluate Student Annotated Bibliographies, Erin E. Rinto

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Results of a study of student annotated bibliographies from English 102 students.


Information Literacy Skills Assessment And Curriculum Analysis In Teacher Education Programs: Establishing A Conceptual Framework, Samantha Godbey, Jennifer L. Fabbi May 2013

Information Literacy Skills Assessment And Curriculum Analysis In Teacher Education Programs: Establishing A Conceptual Framework, Samantha Godbey, Jennifer L. Fabbi

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The iSkills assessment is an hour-long, web-based simulation developed by ETS to measure ICT literacy skills of students from grades 10 through adulthood. In this study, the authors will compare the assessment scores of students majoring in teacher education (with junior-year status) at an urban commuter campus (UNLV) and a traditional residential campus (BYU). Controlling for demographic factors and GPA, the authors will focus on curricular elements in the respective teacher education programs that may contribute to the college students' test scores. Surveys and follow-up focus groups will focus on the relative value of information literacy as a skill set …


Streaming Media Hosting Provided By Libraries, Cyrus Ford Zarganj May 2013

Streaming Media Hosting Provided By Libraries, Cyrus Ford Zarganj

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Describes the different kinds of streaming media and things libraries should keep in mind about them.


Academic Libraries And English Composition Programs: A Literature Review Of Current Trends, Erin E. Rinto May 2012

Academic Libraries And English Composition Programs: A Literature Review Of Current Trends, Erin E. Rinto

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This literature review examines a sampling of the last ten years of research on the relationships between academic libraries and English Composition Programs in an effort to uncover potential methods for a new collaboration between the Lied Library and the English Composition Program at UNLV. Three general trends are identified and discussed in terms of their strengths and weaknesses for local implementation.