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Information Literacy

2012

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Information Literacy And Educ 340 At Gettysburg College, Janelle Wertzberger Aug 2012

Information Literacy And Educ 340 At Gettysburg College, Janelle Wertzberger

Janelle Wertzberger

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Navigating The One-Shot Instruction Session: Using Assessment To Drive Instruction, Elisa Slater Acosta Jun 2012

Navigating The One-Shot Instruction Session: Using Assessment To Drive Instruction, Elisa Slater Acosta

Elisa Slater Acosta

Every year we use assessment to improve library instruction for freshman English students. This presentation addresses the perennial problem that many instruction librarians face: “How can we assess student learning outcomes in a one-shot instruction session?” Loyola Marymount University’s Reference Department created a standardized introduction to the research process applicable to any topic, developed learning objectives, and measured them for three years. Discover how we unlocked our freshman instruction gridlock! The presenter will highlight successes and potholes on the road to student learning. The Assessment Ride Share consists of: a worksheet and grading rubric, interactive online LibGuide, keyword self-quiz, pre-lesson …

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Assessment Of Students' Research Process, Janelle Wertzberger, Divonna Stebick May 2012

Assessment Of Students' Research Process, Janelle Wertzberger, Divonna Stebick

Janelle Wertzberger

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Professional Artists & Copyright: A Graduate Student’S Guide, Claire E. Parker Feb 2012

Professional Artists & Copyright: A Graduate Student’S Guide, Claire E. Parker

Claire E Parker

A presentation delivered to a group of MFA and PhD students on the subject of artistic practice and Canadian copyright law.

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Using Library Resources And Technology To Develop Global And Collaborative Workspaces, Sonya Shepherd Dec 2011

Using Library Resources And Technology To Develop Global And Collaborative Workspaces, Sonya Shepherd

Sonya S. Gaither

Information literacy is defined as a "set of skills needed to find, retrieve, analyze, and use information" (ACRL, 2011). Similarly, the "Big6®" consists of (i) defining the task, (ii) defining strategies for seeking information, (iii) locating and accessing information, (iv) knowing how to use the information found, (v) knowing how to synthesize the information found, and (vi) knowing how to evaluate the information found (Eisenberg, 2012). Regardless of whether we are talking about information literacy or the "Big6", there are commonalities in what is being done and taught. Why should K-16 students, instructors, and researchers spend time navigating to find …

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Scientists' Preferences For Bioinformatics Tools: The Selection Of Information Retrieval Systems, Yusuke Fitzgibbons, J Bartlett, L Kloda Dec 2011

Scientists' Preferences For Bioinformatics Tools: The Selection Of Information Retrieval Systems, Yusuke Fitzgibbons, J Bartlett, L Kloda

Yusuke Fitzgibbons (Ishimura)

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