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Chin Roemer, Robin; Greer, Rebecca – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2016
Research workshops are designed to help students develop skills that go beyond the scope of one-shot library sessions. However, with more students conducting research off-campus, online, and in the evening, workshops targeted towards complex skills and competencies are difficult to offer. But what if librarians were to design and deliver intensive…
Descriptors: Workshops, Integrated Learning Systems, Library Instruction, Research Skills
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Aleman, Karla J.; Porter, Toccara D. – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2016
Connecting with text-weary students can be a challenge in the online instructional environment. Librarians have often developed screencast videos and integrated screenshots into online learning objects to teach students basic research skills. An alternative technology, graphical interchange format (GIF), may prove to be an excellent blend of the…
Descriptors: Library Instruction, Research Skills, Skill Development, Web Based Instruction
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Gall, Dan – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2014
A study to compare the effectiveness of an in-person library orientation with an online asynchronous orientation was conducted with three sections of Social Work Research Methods, a required course in the University of Iowa's Master of Social Work program. Two sections of the course received an online orientation involving short videos, text and…
Descriptors: Orientation, Library Services, Library Instruction, Conventional Instruction
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Debonis, Rocco; O'Donnell, Edward; Thomes, Cynthia – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2012
EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) has been heavily used by UMUC students since its implementation in fall 2011, but experience has shown that it is not always the most appropriate source for satisfying students' information needs and that they often need assistance in understanding how the tool works and how to use it effectively. UMUC librarians have…
Descriptors: Information Needs, Best Practices, Search Strategies, Information Literacy
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Edwards, Mary E.; Black, Erik W. – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2012
This paper reports the results of a case study evaluation of an embedded librarian project at a large, land-grant, research institution. The case is comprised of learners who are full-time academic health care professionals enrolled in an online graduate educational technology program. The mixed methods methodology focused on assessing the…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Information Literacy, Evidence, Library Instruction
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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