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Of Primary Importance: Applying The New Literacy Guidelines, Janet Hauck, Marc Robinson
Of Primary Importance: Applying The New Literacy Guidelines, Janet Hauck, Marc Robinson
Library Faculty Scholarship
Written by a librarian and history professor, the purpose of this paper is to describe a collaborative, primary source literacy project and report its effectiveness in teaching undergraduates to critically analyze information and develop primary source literacy. The methodology used included a research project with 24 undergraduates and a pre- and post-survey. The research project and student survey incorporated principles from the “Guidelines for Primary Source Literacy”, published in 2017 by the ACRL’s Rare Books and Manuscripts Section and the Society of American Archivists. The paper offers research and practical implications for librarians and instructors interested in strategies to teach …
Tools And Principles For Effective Online Library Instruction: Andragogy And Undergraduates, Kathy Watts
Tools And Principles For Effective Online Library Instruction: Andragogy And Undergraduates, Kathy Watts
Library Faculty Scholarship
The library literature evaluating the efficacy of online tutorial methods and delivery tools is a valuable resource for librarians looking for information to inform their choices for developing asynchronous online instruction. This literature, however, examines a wide variety of delivery tools, methods, and student populations. As a result, it is difficult to draw definitive conclusions about any one tutorial tool or method. This article compares selected research and concludes that the consensus in the literature suggests that applying adult learning principles to library tutorials has a larger impact on effective online instruction than the individual tool.