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Let Me Google That For You: How The Internet Has Shaped The Way We Research And Learn, For Better And For Worse, Amanda Hartman Mclellan Jun 2011

Let Me Google That For You: How The Internet Has Shaped The Way We Research And Learn, For Better And For Worse, Amanda Hartman Mclellan

Amanda Hartman McLellan

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Grad Students' Information Seeking: What We Need To Know, Marg Sloan, Kim Mcphee Sep 2009

Grad Students' Information Seeking: What We Need To Know, Marg Sloan, Kim Mcphee

Marg Sloan

Canadian graduate student enrollment is increasing and academic librarians must support this diverse group. How do graduate students approach research? What are their stumbling blocks? What do they need from librarians in order to succeed? We spoke to graduate students in the social sciences and have uncovered the answers to these questions. In this session, we will share the results of our research which have both informed and streamlined our instruction practice.


Peer Mentors And Writing Center Tutors: What Our Collaborations Taught Us About Serving The Sjsu Freshmen Students, Peggy Cabrera, Robert Bruce, Francis E. Howard Jan 2007

Peer Mentors And Writing Center Tutors: What Our Collaborations Taught Us About Serving The Sjsu Freshmen Students, Peggy Cabrera, Robert Bruce, Francis E. Howard

Faculty and Staff Publications

The Library Outpost, a satellite office of the campus’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library, seeks ways to reach out to First Year students who are new to writing research papers. One of our goals is to meet the First Year students on their own turf. Since the Peer Mentors and Writing Center tutors have peer relationships with the First year students, we want to learn how we can collaborate with them to provide services to the First year students. We surveyed the Peer Mentors and Writing Center Tutors to assess their perceptions of their own research skills, and their …


Peer Mentors And Writing Center Tutors: What Our Collaborations Taught Us About Serving The Sjsu Freshmen Students, Peggy Cabrera, Robert Bruce, Francis E. Howard Jan 2007

Peer Mentors And Writing Center Tutors: What Our Collaborations Taught Us About Serving The Sjsu Freshmen Students, Peggy Cabrera, Robert Bruce, Francis E. Howard

Francis E. Howard

The Library Outpost, a satellite office of the campus’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library, seeks ways to reach out to First Year students who are new to writing research papers. One of our goals is to meet the First Year students on their own turf. Since the Peer Mentors and Writing Center tutors have peer relationships with the First year students, we want to learn how we can collaborate with them to provide services to the First year students. We surveyed the Peer Mentors and Writing Center Tutors to assess their perceptions of their own research skills, and their …