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McGowan, Bethany S. – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2021
The use of text mining tools can help librarians improve the precision of searches, increase search sensitivity, and translate search strategies across multiple research databases. When combined with the intuitive approaches that librarians commonly use, text mining tools help reduce biases by improving the objectivity, transparency, and…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Information Retrieval, Search Strategies, Open Source Technology
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Green, Rosemary; Macauley, Peter – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2007
This paper centers on doctoral-level education candidates in the United States and Australia and their realms of engagement with information. On the basis of in-depth interviews with American and Australian doctoral students and academic librarians, we pose a critical reflection upon the two doctoral pedagogies as they relate to experiences of…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Educational Environment, Foreign Countries, Information Literacy
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Reeb, Brenda; Gibbons, Susan – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2004
Librarians use subject guides to introduce students to library materials. Surveys, usability tests, and usage statistics demonstrate that students do not relate well to subject guides. We suggest that library resources organized or delivered at a course level are more in line with how undergraduate students approach library research. (Contains 26…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Library Materials, Library Research, User Needs (Information)