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Yes, Virginia, There Are Full-Text Articles In That Bound Periodical!: Helping Students Make Connections About Locating Journal Articles, Camille Mccutcheon, Michael W. Wilson Sep 2009

Yes, Virginia, There Are Full-Text Articles In That Bound Periodical!: Helping Students Make Connections About Locating Journal Articles, Camille Mccutcheon, Michael W. Wilson

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

The overall theme of the program concerns the methods of instruction librarians are using to teach basic information about the following: journal formats, such as current, bound, microfilm, and electronic; elements of journal citations, such as publication date, volume numbers, and issue numbers; and why it is essential for students to understand this information in order to locate articles in print and electronic formats. The presenters will discuss their experiences and active learning activities used to introduce journal formats, the elements of journal citations, and journal locator tools, such as EBSCO A to Z and SFX, during library instruction sessions. …

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Information Literacy Or Inert Knowledge? Applying Key Principles Of Cognitive Apprenticeship To The Library Instuction Session, William H. Weare Jr. Sep 2009

Information Literacy Or Inert Knowledge? Applying Key Principles Of Cognitive Apprenticeship To The Library Instuction Session, William H. Weare Jr.

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It All Begins With Craap: Website Evaluation For Limited English Proficiency Students, Rachel M. Slough Sep 2009

It All Begins With Craap: Website Evaluation For Limited English Proficiency Students, Rachel M. Slough

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Developing A Topic-Centered Fy Seminar With A Renewed Focus On Information Literacy, Lisa P. Smith, Wendy L. Chambers Sep 2009

Developing A Topic-Centered Fy Seminar With A Renewed Focus On Information Literacy, Lisa P. Smith, Wendy L. Chambers

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Citation Generators: Helpmate Or Hindrance In The Information Literacy Classroom?, Shaunna E. Hunter, Lizabeth A. Rand Sep 2009

Citation Generators: Helpmate Or Hindrance In The Information Literacy Classroom?, Shaunna E. Hunter, Lizabeth A. Rand

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

In our ever-expanding digital culture, citation generators are becoming increasingly popular sites for student-researcher-writers whose professors require specific, and often, different, citation styles as part of the assignments that they give. Citation generators are, in effect, “workhorses,” performing one of the more tedious aspects required of the researcher-writer; that is, the need for him or her to convey, accurately, and, in fact, precisely, a “record” of his or her information for others to consult. Jane Kessler and Mary K. Van Ullen, library scholars and authors of “Citation Generators: Generating Bibliographies for the Next Generation,” echo this sentiment, partly, pointing out …

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Information Seeking Behaviors Of Academically Under-Prepared Community College Students: An Exploratory Study, Glen Phillips Sep 2009

Information Seeking Behaviors Of Academically Under-Prepared Community College Students: An Exploratory Study, Glen Phillips

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Glen Phillips, Georgia Military College As the information age matures, the generation of students currently in college will need excellent skills in information literacy in order to find meaningful employment. This exploratory study focuses on the information literacy needs of academically under-prepared, college students in a small, rural community college in the Southeastern United States. Students were interviewed to learn more about their research habits and their approaches to seeking information related to academic assignments. The researcher explores similarities and differences in the information-seeking behaviors of students in a community college environment with studies of academically better prepared students at …

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Wigwam Research, Lynne A. Rhodes Sep 2009

Wigwam Research, Lynne A. Rhodes

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The Digital Literacy Contest: Evaluating Higher Level Information Literacy Skills, Helga B. Visscher, Karen S. Croneis Sep 2009

The Digital Literacy Contest: Evaluating Higher Level Information Literacy Skills, Helga B. Visscher, Karen S. Croneis

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

In April 2009 the University of Alabama (UA) Libraries in conjunction with Global Networked-Intelligence Contests (GNIC) sponsored the Digital Literacy Contest (DLC) http://DigitalLiteracyContest.org. DLC is a web-based game in which students compete to find and document answers to questions using only information they find online. Participants have called this competition “awesome” and “lots of fun” while agreeing that “it was fun and frustrating which means I KNOW I learned something.” Join us as we talk about the Digital Literacy Contest, discuss the role of GNIC, report contest results and participant feedback, explain data analysis conclusions, and share recommendations and next …

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Embracing Google Scholar: Introducing Students To Better Research, Jean Cook, Veronica Cook Sep 2009

Embracing Google Scholar: Introducing Students To Better Research, Jean Cook, Veronica Cook

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Using Iskills And Sails To Assess Information Literacy: What Do We Know And What Do We Do Now?, Shawn Tonner, Marina Slemmons, Jennifer Campbell Meier Sep 2009

Using Iskills And Sails To Assess Information Literacy: What Do We Know And What Do We Do Now?, Shawn Tonner, Marina Slemmons, Jennifer Campbell Meier

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Introducing First Year Students To Library Resources Through Google Books And Scholar, Diane Fulkerson Sep 2009

Introducing First Year Students To Library Resources Through Google Books And Scholar, Diane Fulkerson

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Active Scholarship: Integrating Research And Writing In The Extensible Classroom, Sara Steger, Robin Waharton, Laura Adams Weaver, Caroline Cason Barratt Sep 2009

Active Scholarship: Integrating Research And Writing In The Extensible Classroom, Sara Steger, Robin Waharton, Laura Adams Weaver, Caroline Cason Barratt

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

The proliferation of digital media has created a need for college instructors to cultivate in students the skills required to navigate and participate effectively within an information- and communication-rich environment. In addition, digital technologies open up new opportunities for integrating research-intensive instruction specifically designed to incorporate information literacy into the core curriculum. This panel will discuss a pedagogical experiment in which we created an “eXtensible” classroom that integrated a number of institutional resources. Our team worked with the instructor of record for an upper-division course to develop a support model that encouraged students to engage in “active scholarship.” Beginning with …

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Applying The Big 6® To Student Foreign Language Research Assignments, David Alley Ed.D., Lisa P. Smith Sep 2009

Applying The Big 6® To Student Foreign Language Research Assignments, David Alley Ed.D., Lisa P. Smith

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Successfully Completing College: Developing Integrated Information Literacy Skills Planning Project, Adrianna Lancaster, Sharon Morrison Sep 2009

Successfully Completing College: Developing Integrated Information Literacy Skills Planning Project, Adrianna Lancaster, Sharon Morrison

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Collaborating At A Distance, Linda E. Kern, Cynthia L. Smith Sep 2009

Collaborating At A Distance, Linda E. Kern, Cynthia L. Smith

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Information Literacy Is Going To The Dogs, Kathy Albertson Sep 2009

Information Literacy Is Going To The Dogs, Kathy Albertson

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Using Pop Culture To Engage Students In Media Literacy, Kimberley Bugg Sep 2009

Using Pop Culture To Engage Students In Media Literacy, Kimberley Bugg

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Throw Away The Map: Blazing New Trails Between Information Literacy And The Disciplines, Carrie Donovan, Brian Winterman Sep 2009

Throw Away The Map: Blazing New Trails Between Information Literacy And The Disciplines, Carrie Donovan, Brian Winterman

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

There have been many approaches to information literacy education at academic institutions, and many positive outcomes from these efforts. Still, there is need for more research, exploration, and professional communication among librarians to identify information literacy teaching methods that have a consistent and long-lasting impact. Librarians at Indiana University-Bloomington embraced the announcement for information literacy in the General Education requirements as an opportunity to evolve the instruction program from an ad-hoc, decentralized program into one that is based on measurable and achievable learning outcomes for every discipline. When we began asking ourselves what it would take to achieve this on …

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Why Digital Does Not Equal Daunting: The Role Of Information Management Tools In Supporting Faculty Research Through Topic-Specific Library Workshops, Stan Trembach, Liya Deng Sep 2009

Why Digital Does Not Equal Daunting: The Role Of Information Management Tools In Supporting Faculty Research Through Topic-Specific Library Workshops, Stan Trembach, Liya Deng

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Incorporating Information Literacy Into Introductory Courses, Melissa Chesanko, Arnita Sitasari, Laura Trent, Jayne Chapple Sep 2009

Incorporating Information Literacy Into Introductory Courses, Melissa Chesanko, Arnita Sitasari, Laura Trent, Jayne Chapple

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This panel, consisting of instructors of the Introduction to Women’s Studies course, is concerned with including information literacy and skills training concepts into curriculum in a way that supplements our subject matter. In an introductory level course there is usually a broad range of experience in information literacy. As may be expected, upper class students have a better understanding of the research process than first year students and general education students have less interest in subject-specific research than majors or minors. Both of these predispose students to resistance to new techniques. Despite these differences, we found that most students stated …

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Embedded Librarians: Partnering With Faculty In The Virtual Classroom, Dee Bozeman, Rachel Owens, Min Tong, Andrew D. Todd Sep 2009

Embedded Librarians: Partnering With Faculty In The Virtual Classroom, Dee Bozeman, Rachel Owens, Min Tong, Andrew D. Todd

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Google Is Not A 4-Letter Word And Wikipedia Is Not An Obscenity, Suellen Adams Sep 2009

Google Is Not A 4-Letter Word And Wikipedia Is Not An Obscenity, Suellen Adams

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Assessing The Evaluation Of Library Instruction Using A Business Model, Barbara Petersohn Sep 2009

Assessing The Evaluation Of Library Instruction Using A Business Model, Barbara Petersohn

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

The business sector has traditionally evaluated their training and instruction programs on a model that considers 4 levels of success (Kirkpatrick). These levels can be described as success based on 1) appeal, 2) learning outcomes 3) integration of learning into daily work routines, or 4) overall impact on / improvement of the organization. This paper describes how this rubric can be generally, and ideally, translated and applied to instruction programs in libraries to determine what levels of evaluation are attempted by libraries. And, based on a review and analysis of case studies of the literature of library instruction, considers questions …

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Wac Goes Green: The Unique Information Literacy Tasks Of A Sustainability-Related Compositon Course, Susanna Coleman Sep 2009

Wac Goes Green: The Unique Information Literacy Tasks Of A Sustainability-Related Compositon Course, Susanna Coleman

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Rhetoric And The Research Guide, Reba Leiding Sep 2009

Rhetoric And The Research Guide, Reba Leiding

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The Effect Of Library Instruction On The Information Seeking Behavior Of Undergraduate Education Majors, Jason Martin Sep 2009

The Effect Of Library Instruction On The Information Seeking Behavior Of Undergraduate Education Majors, Jason Martin

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Implementing Plain Language Guidelines In Student Documents, Katie Derthick, Natasha Jones Sep 2009

Implementing Plain Language Guidelines In Student Documents, Katie Derthick, Natasha Jones

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Learning Style And The Information Search Process, Mary Jane Rootes Sep 2009

Learning Style And The Information Search Process, Mary Jane Rootes

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

Dr. Kuhlthau’s Information Search Process theory (ISP) asserts that there are six stages within the quest for information: initiation, selection, exploration, formulation and collection. A successful search for information will entail each of these stages. In each of these stages, a person experiences thoughts, feelings and actions unique to the stage. Kolb’s Learning Style Inventory asserts that those with different predominant learning styles will experience thoughts, feelings and perceptions differently. If this is correct, it would follow that students with different predominant learning styles will experience the thoughts, feelings and actions within each of these stages differently. It is the …

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Communication Renaissance: Environmental Scanning And Futuring In The Composition Classroom, David Bailey Sep 2009

Communication Renaissance: Environmental Scanning And Futuring In The Composition Classroom, David Bailey

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

The world of research will soon experience a cataclysmic shift. As newspapers and more traditional venues of scholarly communication fold from pressure created by online news sources, Really Simple Syndication feeds, and news aggregates, the Composition classroom must aim ahead of the curve and teach students the essential skill of Environmental Scanning and Futuring. Environmental Scanning and Futuring are cooperative disciplines that seek to highlight trends and patterns within specific fields and disciplines using the plethora of data available on the World Wide Web. What makes these methods so useful in the face of the Communication Renaissance is their focus …

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What Can A Wiki Do? Exploring History, Identity And Literacy In A Digital World, John Vanecek Sep 2009

What Can A Wiki Do? Exploring History, Identity And Literacy In A Digital World, John Vanecek

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