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Direct linkWhite, Scott; Cheng, Hong – Community & Junior College Libraries, 2016
The purpose of this article is to chronicle and discuss a unique research opportunity at LaGuardia Community College when Hurricane Sandy caused a week of class cancelations, including library instruction sessions for ENG101 students. Librarians took advantage of the natural sample, paired with randomly selected classes that had previously…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, English Instruction, Librarians, Academic Libraries
Peer reviewedCraig, Cindy L.; Friehs, Curt G. – Journal of Web Librarianship, 2013
This study compared two common types of online information literacy tutorials: a streaming media tutorial using animation and narration and a text-based tutorial with static images. Nine sections of an undergraduate biology lab class (234 students total) were instructed by a librarian on how to use the BIOSIS Previews database. Three sections…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Online Searching, Animation, Comparative Analysis
Foor, Jamie L. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
In this study, I investigated the effectiveness of the knowledge map (k-map) instructional strategy compared to a text-based presentation in an online environment. K-maps consist of node-link representations of concepts that together form the content of a topic or domain. The benefits of using k-maps are that concepts and ideas are represented as…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Web Based Instruction, Educational Technology, Comparative Analysis
Shaffer, Barbara A. – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2011
Graduate students are a significant segment in online instruction programs, yet little is known about how well they learn the necessary library research skills in this increasingly popular mode of distance learning. This pre- and posttest study and citation analysis examined learning and confidence among students in graduate education programs,…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Feedback (Response), Graduate Students, Graduate Study
Corcos, Evelyne; Monty, Vivienne – EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 2008
To introduce students to library research skills, university faculty often encourage them to attend hour-long presentations offered by the library. This face-to-face introduction to research skills can be disappointing, however, if students do not participate during the session. This article reports on a study that focused on improving student…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Library Research, Research Methodology, Student Participation
Wang, Rui – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2006
This study found that there were statistically significant differences in citation use and grades between students who took a library credit course and students who did not. The results of independent samples t-tests indicated that the student group that took a library credit course cited more scholarly resources, produced fewer incomplete…
Descriptors: Grades (Scholastic), Citations (References), Comparative Analysis, Library Skills
