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Referencing Science: Teaching Undergraduates to Identify, Validate, and Utilize Peer-Reviewed Online Literature
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Berzonsky, William A.; Richardson, Katherine D. – Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education, 2008
Accessibility of online scientific literature continues to expand due to the advent of scholarly databases and search engines. Studies have shown that undergraduates favor using online scientific literature to address research questions, but they often do not have the skills to assess the validity of research articles. Undergraduates generally are…
Descriptors: Validity, Search Engines, Academic Libraries, Scientific Research
An Overview of Performance Measures in Higher Education and Libraries.
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Kyrillidou, Martha – Journal of Library Administration, 2001
Discusses the concepts of accountability and quality assessment in higher education. Topics include performance indicators in academic libraries, including international standards; factors affecting the reliability and validity of data, including consistency, ease versus utility, and values; and recommendations for research libraries. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Accountability, Higher Education, Measurement Techniques
Remote Patron Validation: Posting a Proxy Server at the Digital Doorway.
Webster, Peter – Computers in Libraries, 2002
Discussion of remote access to library services focuses on proxy servers as a method for remote access, based on experiences at Saint Mary's University (Halifax). Topics include Internet protocol user validation; browser-directed proxies; server software proxies; vendor alternatives for validating remote users; and Internet security issues. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Software, Higher Education, Internet
Evidence-Based Library Management: The Leadership Challenge
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Lakos, Amos – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2007
This paper is an extension of the author's earlier work on developing management information services and creating a culture of assessment in libraries. The author will focus observations on the use of data in decision-making in libraries, specifically on the role of leadership in making evidence-based decision a reality, and will review new…
Descriptors: Library Administration, Research Libraries, Academic Libraries, Information Technology
Applying Systems Design and Item Response Theory to the Problem of Measuring Information Literacy Skills.
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O'Connor, Lisa G.; Radcliff, Carolyn J.; Gedeon, Julie A. – College & Research Libraries, 2002
Reports on the development of the Standardized Assessment of Information Literacy Skills (SAILS) at Kent State University (Ohio) for programmatic-level assessment of information literacy skills. Once validated, the instrument will be used to assess entry skills upon admission and longitudinally to ascertain whether there is significant change in…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Literacy, Information Skills
A Consistency-Driven Approach to CD-ROM Selection.
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Duszak, Zbigniew; Koczkodaj, Waldemar W. – Library Software Review, 1994
Discussion of CD-ROM evaluation and selection processes focuses on a pairwise comparison method for knowledge acquisition with a consistency measure as a validation technique. Highlights include human experts' preferences and judgments; a CD-ROM selection model, including format, contents, usage, and technical considerations; and consistency…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education