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Information Literacy And Research-Intensive Graduate Students: Enhancing The Role Of Research Librarians, Marni R. Harrington Jan 2009

Information Literacy And Research-Intensive Graduate Students: Enhancing The Role Of Research Librarians, Marni R. Harrington

Western Libraries Publications

This article investigates how psychology graduate students find information for coursework and research, who teaches them how to find it, and whether differences emerge over the course of their graduate careers. Findings indicate that these graduate students are comfortable using campus libraries, prefer electronic resources, ask supervisors when they need assistance locating information, and have some interest in furthering their information literacy knowledge. Finally, the master’s students use different information management skills than do the PhD students, as evidenced by the use of bibliographic management software. Suggestions for furthering the role of research librarians focus on being more proactive, rather …

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Mixing And Matching: Assessing Information Literacy, Carol Mcculley Jan 2009

Mixing And Matching: Assessing Information Literacy, Carol Mcculley

Faculty & Staff Publications

Authentic assessment of student learning outcomes is much in demand. This paper reviews a variety of assessment methods that measure cognitive, behavioral, and affective levels of learning that can be used to design library class instruction and assessments to improve student learning and teaching of information literacy concepts. The intentional use of these methods to assess undergraduate student learning in many disciplines through working collaboratively with faculty and integrating the assessments in a learner-centered environment is discussed.

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Use Of Multi-Modal Media And Tools In An Online Information Literacy Course: College Students' Attitudes And Perceptions, Hsin-Liang Chen, James Patrick Williams Jan 2009

Use Of Multi-Modal Media And Tools In An Online Information Literacy Course: College Students' Attitudes And Perceptions, Hsin-Liang Chen, James Patrick Williams

Librarian Publications

This project studies the use of multi-modal media objects in an online information literacy class. One hundred sixty-two undergraduate students answered seven surveys. Significant relationships are found among computer skills, teaching materials, communication tools and learning experience. Multi-modal media objects and communication tools are needed to strengthen course interactions and student engagement.

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Cultivating The Librarian Within: Effectively Lntegrating Library Lnstruction Into Freshman Composition, Jesse Ulmer, Nancy E. Fawley Jan 2009

Cultivating The Librarian Within: Effectively Lntegrating Library Lnstruction Into Freshman Composition, Jesse Ulmer, Nancy E. Fawley

Library Faculty Research

It has become common practice for library instruction to be included in lower-level college composition courses. Students are typically required to visit the library once or twice a semester to receive instruction on how to find books and journal articles for an upcoming writing assignment that incorporates formal research. But does this current model of instruction truly address course outcomes that seek to produce students who are information literate, critical thinkers and life-long learners? Faculty who teach such courses are often reluctant to surrender precious class time to a librarian, but this paper argues that the merging of bibliographic instruction …

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The Irish Working Group On Information Literacy (Wgil), Part Ii: Report Of Cross-Sector Activity 2006–2008 And Recommendations For Action, Philip Russell, Terry O'Brien Jan 2009

The Irish Working Group On Information Literacy (Wgil), Part Ii: Report Of Cross-Sector Activity 2006–2008 And Recommendations For Action, Philip Russell, Terry O'Brien

Support services (Former ITT) - Articles

In 2006, the Library Association of Ireland (LAI) Working Group on Information Literacy (WGIL) was established with an agreed role to ‘recommend strategies for the development of information skills education at both theoretical and practical level in the library and information services sector in Ireland’. A two-year review of current information literacy activity in the Republic of Ireland by WGIL culminated in the completion of a cross-sectoral report which provides a snapshot of information literacy in a number of library and information services sectors in Ireland (academic and special libraries sector, schools, public, health, government and related libraries sector). To …

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Using Blackboard To Create Library Research Skills Assessment, Maura A. Smale, Mariana Regalado Jan 2009

Using Blackboard To Create Library Research Skills Assessment, Maura A. Smale, Mariana Regalado

Publications and Research

Like other college and university departments, academic libraries are increasingly expected to assess their services and facilities. This article describes an initial step in the development of a comprehensive assessment program for library instruction in the Brooklyn College Library. A pre- and post-quiz were developed based on the curriculum for a required library session in an introductory English composition course. The quizzes were designed to establish a baseline for student knowledge of information literacy as well as measure the effect of library instruction on student learning. We also sought to evaluate the suitability of the Blackboard learning management system for …

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Know Your Source : Assessing Credibility Online, Suzanne R. Graham Jan 2009

Know Your Source : Assessing Credibility Online, Suzanne R. Graham

Presentations

Credibility is the amount of trust that a resource, an argument, a piece of advice or a Web page engenders. It is the composite of the quality of research or observation and the reasoning or interpretation of the writer or speaker. The system that I will share incorporates and distills these criteria and helps to frame the critical thought process when encountering a new site without any obvious redeeming credentials. Since this is tax time of year, this system is named the I.R.S. audit: Identification, Reputation, and Sources.

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Encountering Values: A Revision Of Information Literacy?, Benjamin R. Harris Jan 2009

Encountering Values: A Revision Of Information Literacy?, Benjamin R. Harris

Library Faculty Research

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Buy Low, Sell High, Get In Now: Low‐Stakes/Low‐Investment Information Literacy Initiatives Pay Off Big, Steven Hoover, Jeremy W. Donald, David Wilson Jan 2009

Buy Low, Sell High, Get In Now: Low‐Stakes/Low‐Investment Information Literacy Initiatives Pay Off Big, Steven Hoover, Jeremy W. Donald, David Wilson

Library Faculty Research

Become familiar with the concept of low stakes/low investment information literacy initiatives in order to communicate their potential value to faculty members, other librarians, and administrators. Recognize how collaboration between your library and other entities on campus can reinforce information literacy initiatives in order to draw upon the strengths and shared values of existing programs. Learn about successful initiatives in order to generate ideas that would be useful for your institution.

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To The Instruction Cave, Librarian!: Graphic Novels And Information Literacy, Steven Hoover Jan 2009

To The Instruction Cave, Librarian!: Graphic Novels And Information Literacy, Steven Hoover

Library Faculty Research

Information literacy librarians have been known to troll the waters of popular culture for phenomena that are capable of teaching information literacy skills and simultaneously engaging student interest. For these librarians, graphic novels have reached a point where they are too big to ignore.

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Critical Thinking Is A Life Relevancy: A Hospitality Management Student Case Study., Monica Berger Oct 2008

Critical Thinking Is A Life Relevancy: A Hospitality Management Student Case Study., Monica Berger

Publications and Research

This article describes a library workshop for freshman hospitality management students enrolled at New York City College of Technology, CUNY, which features a focus on critical thinking. An active learning experience uses an element of surprise. Students evaluate the website of a bankrupt company where information about the company’s situation is hidden or not present. When the instructor guides the class to find unbiased information from newspapers, many students begin to think critically about sources.

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Life After Computer Literacy, Lavon Green Oct 2008

Life After Computer Literacy, Lavon Green

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

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Principals Who Support Information Literacy Collaboartion Between Teachers And Media Specialist, Betty J. Morris Oct 2008

Principals Who Support Information Literacy Collaboartion Between Teachers And Media Specialist, Betty J. Morris

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

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The Librarians Of The Technical College System Of Georgia And Their Response To Internet Filtering, Or How To Win Friends And Make Procedural Changes, Christina Teasley Oct 2008

The Librarians Of The Technical College System Of Georgia And Their Response To Internet Filtering, Or How To Win Friends And Make Procedural Changes, Christina Teasley

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

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Just Google It-Bringing Students’ Information Literacy To The Composition Classroom, Susanna Coleman Oct 2008

Just Google It-Bringing Students’ Information Literacy To The Composition Classroom, Susanna Coleman

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

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Students In Transition: The Library Of Congress Classification System As Initiation, June B. Joyner Oct 2008

Students In Transition: The Library Of Congress Classification System As Initiation, June B. Joyner

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

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The Little Library Staff That Could, Holly Nisco, Kira Appel Oct 2008

The Little Library Staff That Could, Holly Nisco, Kira Appel

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

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Creative Rights Management For Intellectual Property In K-12, Dave Yates Oct 2008

Creative Rights Management For Intellectual Property In K-12, Dave Yates

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

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Teaching The Teacher: How To Integrate Information Literayc Into The Curriculum, Robert Fernekes, Sonya S. Shepherd Oct 2008

Teaching The Teacher: How To Integrate Information Literayc Into The Curriculum, Robert Fernekes, Sonya S. Shepherd

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

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Information Literacy Across Disciplines: Sociology, Modern Languages, Nursing, And Library Science, Leo Mundy, Elizabeth Combier, Michelle Byrne, Shawn Tonner Oct 2008

Information Literacy Across Disciplines: Sociology, Modern Languages, Nursing, And Library Science, Leo Mundy, Elizabeth Combier, Michelle Byrne, Shawn Tonner

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

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Global Dissemination Of Scholarly Research Through Open Source System, Guili Zhang, Diane D. Kester, Elizabeth Swaggerty, William Grobe Oct 2008

Global Dissemination Of Scholarly Research Through Open Source System, Guili Zhang, Diane D. Kester, Elizabeth Swaggerty, William Grobe

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

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Plagiarism The Construct, The Research, The Response, Donna Gunter Oct 2008

Plagiarism The Construct, The Research, The Response, Donna Gunter

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

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Using Libguides To Support Library Instruction, Leecy Barnett, Charles Kuhn, Susan, Montgomery Oct 2008

Using Libguides To Support Library Instruction, Leecy Barnett, Charles Kuhn, Susan, Montgomery

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

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The Big 6 Goes To College, Ru Story-Huffman Oct 2008

The Big 6 Goes To College, Ru Story-Huffman

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

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Learning English As A Second Language Outside The Box Creating “Hello!,” A Professional Student Newsletter, Bozena Apolonia Warchol Oct 2008

Learning English As A Second Language Outside The Box Creating “Hello!,” A Professional Student Newsletter, Bozena Apolonia Warchol

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

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Using Libguides To Promote Faculty/Librarian Interaction, Betsy Whitley, Ross C. Alexander, Jonathan S. Miner Oct 2008

Using Libguides To Promote Faculty/Librarian Interaction, Betsy Whitley, Ross C. Alexander, Jonathan S. Miner

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

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It Takes Two Partnering For Freshman Achievement, Linda K. Colding, Stephen O'Connell Oct 2008

It Takes Two Partnering For Freshman Achievement, Linda K. Colding, Stephen O'Connell

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

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Assessing The Student Use Of The Print Collections Of Three Suburban High Schools, Kathryn Bonnell Oct 2008

Assessing The Student Use Of The Print Collections Of Three Suburban High Schools, Kathryn Bonnell

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

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Ibx Image Based Xml For Digital Projects In The Humanities, Ionut Emil Iacob, Kevin Kiernan Oct 2008

Ibx Image Based Xml For Digital Projects In The Humanities, Ionut Emil Iacob, Kevin Kiernan

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

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"You Can Download It For Free, Can't You?": Ethics In Professional Communication, Christy Mroczek Oct 2008

"You Can Download It For Free, Can't You?": Ethics In Professional Communication, Christy Mroczek

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

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