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Incorporating Student Interns & Grant-Funded Collection Development To Improve Dei In Library Collections, Veronica A. Wells, Mickel Paris, Michele Gibney Nov 2021

Incorporating Student Interns & Grant-Funded Collection Development To Improve Dei In Library Collections, Veronica A. Wells, Mickel Paris, Michele Gibney

University Libraries Librarian and Staff Presentations

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Strengthening The Connections Between Library Instruction And Student Success, Lucinda R. Wittkower, Joleen Westerdale Mcinnis Apr 2021

Strengthening The Connections Between Library Instruction And Student Success, Lucinda R. Wittkower, Joleen Westerdale Mcinnis

Libraries Faculty & Staff Presentations

This poster will share the results from a three-year study that investigated correlations between student participation in library instruction and student academic achievement. Using rigorous research practice and acknowledging ethical concerns by use of an in-depth student consent process, the researchers will share their findings regarding the relationships that exist between student participation in library instruction and completion of course for which instruction was attended and the relationships between student participation in library instruction and their grade in course. Additionally, the researchers will share the unexpected, but interesting finding related to student withdrawal rates. Finally, the researchers will include information …


Research Productivity Of Journal Of Librarianship And Information Science From 1999-2019: A Bibliometric Study, Sanila Aslam, Nusrat Ali, Muhammad Naveed, Dr. Muhammad Ijaz Mairaj Mar 2021

Research Productivity Of Journal Of Librarianship And Information Science From 1999-2019: A Bibliometric Study, Sanila Aslam, Nusrat Ali, Muhammad Naveed, Dr. Muhammad Ijaz Mairaj

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Journal of Librarianship and Information Science (JoLIS) is a peer-reviewed journal that deals with the fields of Library and Information Science and serving since 1969. The journal publishes various forms of data including articles, book reviews, letters, reviews and editorial material, etc. The study aims at highlighting the research productivity of JoLIS. Bibliometric data of JoLIS have been collected through Core Collection and Web of Science. VOSviewer, Biblishiny, and MS Excel spreadsheet were used to analyze the data. This bibliometric study explores the exact figures of publications, types of documents, year-wise distribution of published documents, frequency distribution of specific productivity, …


Assessing Undergraduate And Post Graduate Students’ Information Literacy Skills: Scenario And Requirements In Pakistan, Muhammad Safdar, Haroon Idrees Dr. Jan 2021

Assessing Undergraduate And Post Graduate Students’ Information Literacy Skills: Scenario And Requirements In Pakistan, Muhammad Safdar, Haroon Idrees Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study was conducted to assess information literacy (IL) skills of post graduate (PG) and undergraduate (UG) students, of one of the premier universities at the national level of Pakistan. It was also intended to explore the students’ opinion about the need of information literacy program and related contents. Quantitative research approach was employed to conduct the study and survey method using structured questionnaire was used to collect the data from 400 respondents using convenient sampling technique. Results of the study revealed that majority of the respondents lacked information literacy skills. However, the major part of the respondents considered the …