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Introduction, Theme Issue: Information Literacy And The Detective Novel, Mary Freier Dec 2004

Introduction, Theme Issue: Information Literacy And The Detective Novel, Mary Freier

Mollie Freier

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Personal Information Management In The Medical Professions: An Elective For Fourth-Year Medical Students At The Medical College Of Ohio, Jolene Miller Dec 2004

Personal Information Management In The Medical Professions: An Elective For Fourth-Year Medical Students At The Medical College Of Ohio, Jolene Miller

Jolene M. Miller

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Information Literacy Instruction And Assessments, College Of Business And College Of Education, Robert Fernekes, Sonya Shepherd, Debra Skinner Sep 2004

Information Literacy Instruction And Assessments, College Of Business And College Of Education, Robert Fernekes, Sonya Shepherd, Debra Skinner

Sonya S. Gaither

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Assessing Information Literacy With Knowledge Surveys: Interim Report From Two Computer Based Trials, David Robinson, R. Mathaney, Robert Fernekes, Sonya Shepherd, Debra Skinner Sep 2004

Assessing Information Literacy With Knowledge Surveys: Interim Report From Two Computer Based Trials, David Robinson, R. Mathaney, Robert Fernekes, Sonya Shepherd, Debra Skinner

Sonya S. Gaither

No abstract provided.


Issues Surrounding The Administration Of A Credit Course For Medical Students: Survey Of Us Academic Health Sciences Librarians, Jolene Miller Jun 2004

Issues Surrounding The Administration Of A Credit Course For Medical Students: Survey Of Us Academic Health Sciences Librarians, Jolene Miller

Jolene M. Miller

Objectives: For librarians developing a credit course for medical students, the process often involves trial and error. This project identified issues surrounding the administration of a credit course, so that librarians nationally can rely more upon shared knowledge of common practices and less upon trial and error. Methods: A questionnaire was sent to the education services librarian at each medical school listed in the 2000 AAMC Data Book. A second questionnaire was sent to those librarians who did not return the first one. Results: Of the 125 librarians surveyed, 82 returned the questionnaire. Of those 82, only 11 offered a …


Using Information Literacy Standards To Improve Geoscience Courses, Aimee Dechambeau, Ira Sasowsky Oct 2003

Using Information Literacy Standards To Improve Geoscience Courses, Aimee Dechambeau, Ira Sasowsky

Aimee deChambeau

Information literacy (IL) is the set of skills that enables a person to find, evaluate, and use information. Although IL is important in the geosciences, it is hard to teach because the information comes in so many forms. Most geoscience courses include work that implicitly addresses some IL issues. However, because of the importance of IL, it is worthwhile to explicitly include it as part of the curriculum. The Association of College and Research Libraries has developed Information Literacy Standards for Higher Education that may be used to assess an individual's level of information literacy. We introduce a method for …


Redesigning Freshman Seminar Library Instruction Based On Information Competencies, Elizabeth Parang, Melinda Raine, Trisha Medeiros Dec 1999

Redesigning Freshman Seminar Library Instruction Based On Information Competencies, Elizabeth Parang, Melinda Raine, Trisha Medeiros

Elizabeth Parang

During summer 1997, instruction librarians at Pepperdine University's Payson Library began restructuring Freshman seminar library instruction sessions because they observed that students were not acquiring the needed library and information literacy skills. Too much material was being presented in too short a time with no opportunity for hands-on experience. Taking advantage of the opportunity for Web-based instruction, students now tour the library and learn catalog searching skills at their own pace outside of class. Librarians reinforce vital library skills and introduce the students to a general database during classroom instruction which includes hands-on experience. Evaluation indicates that students completing the …