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Assessing Education Needs Of Graduate Students For Data Management, Judith E. Pasek
Assessing Education Needs Of Graduate Students For Data Management, Judith E. Pasek
Transforming Libraries for Graduate Students
Uncertainty remains as to areas of greatest need for instruction in research data management, and whether perceived needs differ between disciplinary faculty and graduate students. Data sharing requirements of research funders have provided the impetus in recent years for librarians to provide data management services. Instructional approaches ranging from workshops to credit courses are being developed, often without the benefit of first conducting a needs assessment.
A study of education needs in research data management was conducted jointly at the University of Northern Colorado and the University of Wyoming. Graduate students in science-based programs with research thesis or dissertation requirements …
More Powerful Than Paper: Using Libwizard Surveys In Information Literacy, Sarah E. Keil
More Powerful Than Paper: Using Libwizard Surveys In Information Literacy, Sarah E. Keil
Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy
This fall, Waggoner Library at Trevecca Nazarene University began utilizing the Surveys feature available through Springshare’s LibWizard Lite in face-to-face information literacy sessions. Initially these surveys simply substituted for the paper worksheets previously used for in-class activities and assessments. However, it soon became apparent that LibWizard Surveys provided a more meaningful medium for students to practice new skills and a better tool for librarians to gauge student progress.
As a solo instructor working with large classes, adding interactive elements to information literacy sessions can be hard since it is difficult to assist students concurrently. The ability to include links and …