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Selectedworks: Library Services' New Researcher Profile Tool, Heidi J. Southworth
Selectedworks: Library Services' New Researcher Profile Tool, Heidi J. Southworth
Library Services Publications
Launched in fall 2017, SelectedWorks lets you collaborate with Library Services to build on online scholarly presence that is reputable, sustainable, and comprehensive - and can be completed in just minutes! SelectedWorks is a companion tool to Cornerstone, the University's Institutional Repository, and SelectedWorks connects to Cornerstone to share and promotion your research and creative activities. Articles, presentations, video, white papers, or data sets - all your works can be gathered in one place and presented to the world in your very own, personalized researcher profile page. Use SelectedWorks to highlight your expertise, achievements, honors, and even post your resume …
Online Bibliographies For Shared Discovery, Jessica Schomberg
Online Bibliographies For Shared Discovery, Jessica Schomberg
Library Services Publications
A few years ago, I began investigating best practices in cataloging assessment. I started with a review of related literature to gather citations on the topic. As this work progressed, I found that researchers describe assessment, or pieces of assessment, using many different terms including evaluation, quality, workflow, cost, and production. They also write specifically about cataloging or broadly about technical services; of which cataloging or metadata is a part.
How Do You Know That? An Investigation Of Student Research Practices In The Digital Age, Randall Mcclure, Kellian Clink
How Do You Know That? An Investigation Of Student Research Practices In The Digital Age, Randall Mcclure, Kellian Clink
Library Services Publications
This study investigates the types of sources that English composition students use in their research essays. Unlike previous studies, this project pairs an examination of source citations with deeper analysis of source use, and both are discussed in relation to responses gathered in focus groups with participating students and teachers. The researchers examine how students negotiate locating and using source material, particularly online sources, in terms of timeliness, authority, and bias. The researchers report on how teachers struggle to introduce these concepts and how students fail to perceive authority and bias in their sources.