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Measuring The Impact Of Library Instruction On Freshmen Success And Persistence: A Quantitative Analysis, Jason M. Vance, Rachel Kirk, Justin G. Gardner

Communications in Information Literacy

This study examines the relationship between formal library instruction and undergraduate student performance and persistence in higher education. Researchers analyzed two years of academic and demographic data collected from first-time freshmen at Middle Tennessee State University in an attempt to quantify the effect of librarian-led one-shot classroom instruction on students' grade point averages and their likelihood of returning to school for the sophomore year.

Collaboration And Problem-Based Learning: Integrating Information Literacy Into A Political Science Course, Peg Cook, Mary Barbara Walsh

Communications in Information Literacy

This paper details the collaborative efforts of a reference librarian and a political science professor to seamlessly meld the study of politics with the acquisition of information literacy skills using a problem-based learning approach. Students in an introductory American Government class were engaged in a group project in which they acted as media consultants for the political candidate of their choice. Two information literacy sessions were embedded into the project. ACRL Information Literacy Standards were used to generate and assess performance outcomes. Student feedback, as well as pre-test and post-test results, indicate that a problem-based approach to enhancing information literacy …

Considering Information Literacy Skills And Needs: Designing Library Instruction For The Online Learner, Swapna Kumar, Marilyn Ochoa, Mary Edwards

Communications in Information Literacy

This paper reports on a library instruction needs assessment conducted with incoming doctoral students (n=34) in two online programs in education. The differences in the prior skills and experiences of the two groups highlighted the importance of both needs assessments and learner analysis as well as course- or program-specific instructional design in information literacy instruction for online students. Based on students' reported skills, education librarians structured both the content and format of instruction to help students succeed in online activities in the doctoral program.

Predictors Of Student's Attitudes Toward Science Literacy, Irina I. Holden

Communications in Information Literacy

Being information and science literate are crucial in an age when scientific developments influence the political arena and vice versa. In order to become active and responsible citizens, students must understand such issues as global warming and stem cell research. Furthermore, they must be lifelong learners, capable of researching and educating themselves about new scientific developments. These are some of the complex issues that information literacy educators must address. This article reports on the results of a survey of student's attitudes towards science literacy and lifelong learning, and on variables associated with their attitudes. Most of the students' attitudes were …

Engineering Integration: Building A Quick And Effective Faculty Seminar, Kate Peterson, Jon Jeffryes

Communications in Information Literacy

In the spring of 2010, the Science & Engineering Library of the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities partnered with the Information Literacy Librarian and offered a faculty seminar to the College of Science and Engineering. The seminar's goals included 1.) refreshing and expanding faculty's knowledge of information and 21st century literacies and 2.) creating a community of faculty committed to developing student skills in finding, evaluating and synthesizing information in their academic coursework and into their professional careers. Overall, the seminar increased faculty understanding of services and expertise of the libraries, and 21st century literacies. It also developed and strengthened ties …

Embedding Affective Learning Outcomes In Library Instruction, Ellysa Stern Cahoy, Robert Schroeder

Communications in Information Literacy

While information literacy in higher education has long been focused on cognitive learning outcomes, attention must be paid to students' affective, emotional needs throughout the research process. This article identifies models for embedding affective learning outcomes within information literacy instruction, and provides strategies to help librarians discover, articulate, and address students' self-efficacy, motivation, emotions and attitudes. Worksheets to assist in creating affective learning outcomes are included to bring structure to an area of learning that is often challenging to articulate and measure. Also included in the article are the results of a recent survey of instruction librarians' familiarity and inclusion …

Rda Is Here!, Jeremy Myntti

Faculty Publications

• FRBR
• RDA Training Schedule
• RDA Resources on StaffNet
• RDA Changes –Abbreviations
• RDA Changes –GMD => C-M-C
• RDA Changes –Rule of Three
• RDA Changes –Relationships
• RDA Changes –Forms of Headings
• RDA Changes –Misc
• RDA Changes –Behind the Scenes
• RDA Changes –Authority Records

Provision Of The Operating Access To The Legal Information At The Libraries Of The Institutions Of Higher Education In Uzbekistan, D R. Yusupov

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

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Re-Shaping Library Service Programming: New Strategies For The New Millennium, Daryl C. Youngman

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

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Using Collaborative Projects To Improve Access, Availability And Services, Hazel Woodward

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

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Over-Engineering The Science And Technology Library Web Environment: Planned Redundancies So "All Roads Lead To Rome", Gay A. Woods

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

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Easy - 'Equitable Access To Scientific Yield'©, Leo Waaijers

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

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Consortial Support For Digital Library Initiatives And Information Technology Manpower Development In Latin America, Johann Van Reenen

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

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Real Time Virtual Reference: From Pilot Project To Reality?, Beth Turtle, Marcia Stockham

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

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Development Strategy Of A Technological University Library Management Information System (Mis): A Case Of Moi University, Kenya, George Gundu Shibanda

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

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The Partnership Roles Of Information Technology In Expanding Access To Smallholder (Community) Information: A Model For Lirhanda Quaker Community Media Centre, Kenya, Jemymah Ingado Seru, George Gundu Shibanda

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

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How To Create Your Own Scholarly Journal In Partnership With Your Campus Faculty, Eulália Roël

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

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The Double Quality Of The University Library - As A Client And An Offeror, Angela Repanovici

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

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Supporting Research Needs In The 21st Century: Some Thoughts On Information Service Evolution, Alasdair Paterson

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

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Library In Your Pocket, Irma Pasanen-Tuomainen, Ari Muhonen

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

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The Integration Of Digital Library Services In An Academic Environment, Ursula Nielsen, Per Eriksson

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

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Consortia And The Big Deals: A New Way Of Doing Business Or The End Of The Technical Library?, Nestor L. Osorio

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

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Reinventing A Sci-Tech Library: Eth Libraries As Focus Point For Scientific And Technical Information In Switzerland, Wolfram Neubauer

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

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Moving Services Out Of The Library And Into The Classroom, Eeva Munoz, David Fiander, Ian Whyte

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

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Cyber-Research: Find The Library, James Michalko

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

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International Resource Coordination: A Cisti Perspective, Naomi Krym

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

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Reforming The Scholarly Communication Of Mathematics And Statistics: Project Euclid And Its Economic Model, Zsuzsa Koltay

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

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Consortia And Knowledge Management: The Functional Context And An Organizational Model, Anthi Katsirikou

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

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Serial Aggregations-Multiple Versions And The Virtual Union Catalogue: The Ex Libris Experience, Michael Kaplan

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

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Bioone Goals & Bioone: Exploring A Collaborative Publishing Model, Heather Joseph

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

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