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Libquest: An App For Exploring The Library, Abby Juda
Libquest: An App For Exploring The Library, Abby Juda
Upstate New York Science Librarians Conference
Tired of scavenger hunts? Bored with tours? A library exploration web app could be the answer! At Ithaca College, we designed a simple web app that encourages library exploration. We're also looking at other ways to use the web app framework to engage students.
Assessing The Impacts Of Library Instruction Sessions On Knowledge Acquisition And Retention In Biology Undergraduates, Aditi Bandyopadhyay
Assessing The Impacts Of Library Instruction Sessions On Knowledge Acquisition And Retention In Biology Undergraduates, Aditi Bandyopadhyay
Upstate New York Science Librarians Conference
This study assessed the effectiveness of one-shot library instruction sessions on knowledge acquisition and retention in Biology undergraduate students. In early Spring 2018 semester, the students enrolled in six sessions of Bio 112 at Adelphi University attended library instruction classes to learn about scientific literature. One-shot library instruction sessions were conducted to teach students in each section how to identify research, review and popular science magazine articles. A post-instruction test was conducted in late April and early May, 2018, to determine whether the students retained information from library instruction classes. The responses from both pre- and post-instruction sessions were compared …