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McBride, Mark F. – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 2012
The response to the countless forms of information delivery and creation has been the catalyst for the development of the new literacies that are being researched and implemented into teaching by educators around the world. This article will examine information literacy courses being taught at colleges and universities and how the courses…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Professional Associations, Research Libraries, Information Literacy
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Perkins, Gay Helen; Helbig, Tuesdi L. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2008
Stoan's distinction between library skills and research skills based on different philosophies of information seeking suggests the value of training in research methodology for the librarian. Such training could lead to more effective patron consultations, committee/administrative work, and personal research. Thus, a convenience sample of…
Descriptors: Library Education, Research Methodology, Courses, Library Skills
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Booth, David B. – Teaching Sociology, 1984
One way to enliven a research methods course in sociology is to require students to select journal articles over a 20- to 30-year period to show how research strategies have changed on a topic in which they have special interest. Teaching strategies are discussed. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Course Evaluation, Higher Education, Library Skills
Evans, John E. – 1986
This paper addresses several problems relating to the use of research materials and information resources by graduate students and proposes teaching educational research skills in an introductory-level graduate research course, "Information Resources for Educational Research," to be taught by the Memphis State University (MSU) Library…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Educational Research, Graduate Study, Higher Education