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Information Literacy & Open Access For Physics And Astronomy Graduate Students, Jackie K. Werner
Information Literacy & Open Access For Physics And Astronomy Graduate Students, Jackie K. Werner
University Library Faculty Presentations
This presentation covers research on the physics and astronomy graduate students’ use and understanding of open access resources. The research, which was conducted in summer 2015, surveyed the physics and astronomy graduate students of Georgia Institute of Technology to discover how graduate students discover open access and other academic resources, as well as their level of awareness about open access in general and specific OA databases in particular. The research also included an interview with the graduate studies advisor in the Physics & Astronomy department Georgia Tech. The presentation also describes open access resources in Physics and Astronomy and relates …
The Impact Of An Online Library Skills Course On A Face To Face Instruction Program, Rachel Mulvihill, Carrie Moran, Corinne Bishop
The Impact Of An Online Library Skills Course On A Face To Face Instruction Program, Rachel Mulvihill, Carrie Moran, Corinne Bishop
Rachel Mulvihill
Learning To Learn: Embedding Peer Support As A Core Learning Skill At Third Level, Philip Russell
Learning To Learn: Embedding Peer Support As A Core Learning Skill At Third Level, Philip Russell
Philip Russell
This paper presents an overview of the Peer Learning Support Programme which has been developed by Mechanical Engineering staff and librarians at the Institute of Technology Tallaght in support of the Institute's Learning to Learn at Third Level module.
Protecting Your Search Privacy: A Lesson Plan, Maria Bernhey
Protecting Your Search Privacy: A Lesson Plan, Maria Bernhey
LACUNY Institute 2015
Each year search engines like Google, Bing and Yahoo, complete trillions of search queries online. Students are especially dependent on these search tools because of their popularity, convenience and accessibility. However, what students are unaware of, by choice or naiveté is the amount of personal information that is collected during each search session, how that data is used and who is interested in their online behavior profile. Privacy policies are frequently updated in favor of the search companies but are lengthy and often are perused briefly or ignored entirely with little thought about how personal web habits are being exploited …
Sustaining Curiosity: Programs For Developing Lifelong Readers, Meagan Lacy, Pauline Dewan, Barbara Fister, Willie Miller, Elizabeth Brookbank
Sustaining Curiosity: Programs For Developing Lifelong Readers, Meagan Lacy, Pauline Dewan, Barbara Fister, Willie Miller, Elizabeth Brookbank
Publications and Research
The revised information literacy standards emphasize students as creators, and not just consumers, of information. Yet, so accustomed to supporting their classroom work, academic libraries have done little to help students develop an instinct for encountering information through self-directed curiosity. In this panel, learn how librarians are helping students develop this instinct through recreational reading promotion. Use and adapt these program and outreach ideas in order to better meet your academic library’s information literacy mission.
Partners In Teaching & Learning: Peer Research Tutors In The Library And Across Campus, Lisa A. Forrest
Partners In Teaching & Learning: Peer Research Tutors In The Library And Across Campus, Lisa A. Forrest
Presentations
Students can play a unique role in the development of information literacy skills among their peers. Hamilton College's Peer Research Tutor Program, established in the fall of 2014, provides peer-to-peer information literacy support reaching far beuond the walls of the library. Serving as "first-tier" support at the desk, Research Tutors also develop and deliver information literacy workshops, create new bridges between their fellow peers and liaison librarians, and serve as information literacy ambassadors across campus.
Tools For Transition: Supporting The Path To Third Level Education Through Effective Literacy And Information Literacy Supports, Philip Russell
Tools For Transition: Supporting The Path To Third Level Education Through Effective Literacy And Information Literacy Supports, Philip Russell
Philip Russell
This paper outlines the range of supports being made available to first year students at the Institute of Technology Tallaght to support their transition into higher education. The paper presents the tools being used including a Learning to Learn module, a suite of eLearning tutorials and a Peer Learning Support Programme.