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Assessing the Value of a Fellowship Program and Community of Practice at the Intersection of Data Science and Library and Information Science
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Crystal Goldman; Erik T. Mitchell – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2024
The intersection of Data Science (DS) and Library and Information Science (LIS) is rapidly developing, with a notable need for ongoing transdisciplinary training between practitioners in these two fields. The LIS Education and Data Science Integrated Network Group (LEADING) fellowship program and its ancillary community of practice (CoP) showcase…
Descriptors: Library Science, Information Science Education, Data Science, Interdisciplinary Approach
"In the Greater Context of the Field": What Undergraduate Reflections on the Research Process Tell us about Information Literacy
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Madelaine Vanderwerff; Sara Sharun; Christopher Thomas – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2024
This study examines undergraduates' research practices, as described in reflective essays submitted in applications to a library research award. Thematic analysis of 24 student award essays identified three strong themes in student reflections about their research experiences. Students experienced research as a social process, made meaning closely…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Information Literacy, Academic Libraries
A Way through … Troublesome Knowledge: Student Research as Threshold Concept Practice
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Marshall, Ann; Wagner, Sarah – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2019
While the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education has prompted important new scholarship, Jan Meyer and Ray Land's related theoretical work has received less attention from librarians. The study described in this article is based upon 20 in-depth interviews with undergraduates…
Descriptors: Student Experience, Undergraduate Students, Concept Formation, Research Papers (Students)