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Who's That Scientist? A Scientist Report Writing Assignment for General Chemistry Students
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Danica A. Nowosielski – Journal of Chemical Education, 2023
How often do students get to delve deeper into the lives of the scientists that are typically mentioned in a general chemistry class? Most of the time, the scientist's name is mentioned, and then their scientific contribution becomes the main topic of discussion. A Scientist Report writing assignment has been used in a General Chemistry I course…
Descriptors: Scientists, Writing Assignments, Chemistry, Reports
Purchase Recommendations for Globalizing Online Collections at Community College Libraries
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Harris, Annie Kadala – Community & Junior College Libraries, 2016
Focused on community colleges in North Carolina participating in the Scholars of Global Distinction initiative, the goal of this article is to assist librarians in their efforts to thoughtfully increase global and area studies online resources available at their libraries. Through this article, the author hopes to increase global library resources…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Libraries, Librarians, College Students
Bigger Is (Maybe) Better: Librarians' Views of Interdisciplinary Databases
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Gilbert, Julie K. – Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2010
This study investigates librarians' satisfaction with general interdisciplinary databases for undergraduate research and explores possibilities for improving these databases. Results from a national survey suggest that librarians at a variety of institutions are relatively satisfied overall with the content and usability of general,…
Descriptors: Student Research, Institutions, Databases, Librarians
End User Resource Valuation in Community College Libraries: A Q Methodology Study
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Lucy, Theodore John – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to explore the valuation process of community college library end-users as they decide which information resources to use when conducting research. This study was designed as an exploratory study using Q methodology and focused on five specific information resources that community college library end-users routinely…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Libraries, Use Studies, Users (Information)
Assigning Inquiry: How Handouts for Research Assignments Guide Today's College Students. Project Information Literacy Progress Report
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Head, Alison J.; Eisenberg, Michael B. – Project Information Literacy, 2010
A report of findings from a content analysis of 191 course-related research assignment handouts distributed to undergraduates on 28 college campuses across the U.S., as part of Project Information Literacy. A majority of handouts in the sample emphasized standards about the mechanics of compiling college research papers, more so than guiding…
Descriptors: Assignments, Instructional Materials, Research Tools, Information Sources
Measuring Consortium Impact on User Perceptions: OhioLINK and LibQUAL+[TM]
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Gatten, Jeffrey N. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2004
What is the impact of an academic library consortium on the perceptions of library services experienced by users of the member institutions' libraries? What is the impact of an academic library consortium on the perceptions of library services experienced by users of the member institutions libraries? In 2002 and 2003, OhioLINK (Ohio's consortium…
Descriptors: Consortia, Library Services, Academic Libraries, Benchmarking