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One Journal Issue, Two Activities, Three Views: Information Creation As A Process, Nancy R. Curtis
One Journal Issue, Two Activities, Three Views: Information Creation As A Process, Nancy R. Curtis
Library Staff Publications
Since we have shifted most of our serial subscriptions from print to digital format, our students encounter “scientific journals” as abstractions, not as the tangible objects familiar to their instructors. Furthermore, since students interact with journals via bibliographic databases, they lose access to visual cues indicating the nature of individual works. I presented two learning activities to early career undergraduate science students. The first introduced them to different online manifestations of the same issue of a scientific journal, and prompted them to consider how each format meets specific information needs. In the second, students examined a variety of information products …
Not Just Where To Click: Teaching Students How To Think About Information Chapter 14: Librarians And Students: Making The Connections, Joe J. Eshleman, Julie Obst
Not Just Where To Click: Teaching Students How To Think About Information Chapter 14: Librarians And Students: Making The Connections, Joe J. Eshleman, Julie Obst
Library Staff Publications
This chapter explores ways in which different types of students approach the information landscape and how this can impact the tactics and pedagogy of the instruction librarian. More importantly, assignment strategies are presented that connect students to librarians and also push students to think about how they interact with information. A close connection between librarians and students can provide a foundation that can help both. Librarians can expand their understanding of how individual students approach research; students can benefit by gaining a better grasp of the role of the librarian and how librarians can help them.
Libguides For Information Literacy At Johnson & Wales: Leadership, Rosita E. Hopper
Libguides For Information Literacy At Johnson & Wales: Leadership, Rosita E. Hopper
Library Staff Publications
This set of power point slides accompanied a talk given by Rosie Hopper to a seminar for independent school librarians, which took place on October 1, 2009 at the Lyrasis New England headquarters in Southborough, Massachusetts.