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Information Literacy For Social Workers: University At Albany Libraries Prepare Msw Students For Research And Practice, Mary Jane Brustman, Deborah Bernnard
Information Literacy For Social Workers: University At Albany Libraries Prepare Msw Students For Research And Practice, Mary Jane Brustman, Deborah Bernnard
University Libraries Faculty Scholarship
In a series of workshops, University at Albany librarians collaborate with the School of Social Welfare to impart information literacy skills to Master in Social Work students. The rationale, curriculum, and embedded ACRL information literacy standards are discussed. Also presented are assessments and a discussion of the challenges of implementation
Int 100 Fall 2007, Rob Morrison
The Information Seeking Behavior Of Today’S College Students, Doug Way
The Information Seeking Behavior Of Today’S College Students, Doug Way
Doug Way
Today’s college students have grown up with the internet; they are tech-savvy and experienced at navigating the web. This leads many to assume students have the skills to perform research in today’s increasingly online world. This session will examine how and where college students search for information and how this behavior impacts their research. It will also consider how faculty can assist students and influence student behavior.
Lacuny Executive Council Meeting Minutes, March 2007, Lacuny
Lacuny Executive Council Meeting Minutes, March 2007, Lacuny
Meeting Minutes
No abstract provided.
Academic Writing And Theological Inquiry, Terry Dwain Robertson
Academic Writing And Theological Inquiry, Terry Dwain Robertson
Faculty Publications
A comparison of two approaches to academic writing and research pedagogies demonstrates that, for Vyhmeister, truth is to be found outside and above us--it is a process of discovery, while Hamilton's approach focuses on the spiritual formation of the writer and can be understood as reflecting a process of spiritual growth. A third approach, which I develop in this article, views academic writing and theological inquiry as a ministry, in which the writer is served by and, in turn, serves the community of faith for the purpose of building a corporate knowledge of God. Research is service and the dissemination …
Int 100 Fall 2007, Rob Morrison
Research Practices Survey Project 2006-07, Carolyn Sandford, Jo Beld, Nancy Millinchamp, Ann Zawistoski, Gould Library Reference And Instruction Department
Research Practices Survey Project 2006-07, Carolyn Sandford, Jo Beld, Nancy Millinchamp, Ann Zawistoski, Gould Library Reference And Instruction Department
Staff and Faculty Work
The Gould library has taken a lead role in a MITC / NITLE grant to create a web-based assessment tool to measure the information literacy of incoming students, before they've had any college library instruction. This grant-funded project was originally called the First Year Information Literacy in the Liberal Arts Assessment (FYILLAA), and has since become a nationally administered survey called the Research Practices Survey.
The first full implementation of the survey happened in late summer and early fall 2005. Five of the schools, Carleton, University of Chicago, Grinnell, Macalester, and St. Olaf, had high enough response rates to allow …
Crossing Boundaries: Collaborating To Assess Information Literacy [Acrl Conference], Carolyn Sanford, Jo Beld, Nancy Millichap
Crossing Boundaries: Collaborating To Assess Information Literacy [Acrl Conference], Carolyn Sanford, Jo Beld, Nancy Millichap
Staff and Faculty Work
Carolyn Sanford, Jo Beld and Nancy Millichap gave presentation given at the 2007 ACRL conference session.
Assisting Mcnair Scholars Achieve Their Academic Goals: Teaching Information Seeking Skills To Help Scholars Complete The Summer Research Institute, Sonya Shepherd
Sonya S. Gaither
No abstract provided.