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Walsh, Lynda; Zytkoskee, Adrian M.; Ragains, Patrick; Slater, Heidi; Rachal, Michelle – Composition Studies, 2018
This article details a collaboration between the fyw program and the library at the University of Nevada, Reno. The departments share a goal of helping students develop better research-writing skills; however, institutional and disciplinary boundaries presented well-known challenges. To surmount these challenges, the cross-disciplinary team…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Freshman Composition, College Libraries, Librarian Teacher Cooperation
Foor, Jamie L. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
In this study, I investigated the effectiveness of the knowledge map (k-map) instructional strategy compared to a text-based presentation in an online environment. K-maps consist of node-link representations of concepts that together form the content of a topic or domain. The benefits of using k-maps are that concepts and ideas are represented as…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Web Based Instruction, Educational Technology, Comparative Analysis
Morin, Melinda J. – 1992
The study described in this report was designed to determine the dominant approach to library skills instruction in the schools of the DeKalb County School System (Georgia), and whether any relationships existed between certain demographic variables and the approach being used. Library media specialists were asked to respond to a two-part…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Comparative Analysis, Demography, Elementary Secondary Education
Kuhlthau, Carol C. – School Library Media Quarterly, 1989
Presents a model of the information search process as a complex series of stages involving thoughts and feelings as well as actions. A study that sought to verify the model using high school seniors from three different achievement levels is described, and the implications for library instruction are discussed. (five references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affective Behavior, Comparative Analysis, High School Seniors

Small, Ruth V.; Ferreira, Sueli M. – Reference Librarian, 1994
Discussion of multimedia technology focuses on a study of middle school students that explored ways in which students used a multimedia resource to complete a research task in art and compared results with use of a print-based resource. Topics addressed include information seeking activities and value-added characteristics. (Contains 19…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Comparative Analysis, Information Seeking
A Comparative Study on Information-Seeking Behaviors of Domestic and International Business Students
Song, Yoo-Seong – Research Strategies, 2004
This study investigates information-seeking behavior of one particular segment of international students--international students seeking degrees in the field of business. The author surveyed domestic and international business students enrolled in the College of Business at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The survey was designed to…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Research Methodology, Library Services, Library Instruction
Park, Betsy – 1986
Based on the assumption that librarians can benefit from a better knowledge and understanding of information needs and behavior, this paper presents a review of the literature on information needs and information seeking behavior from 1971 to 1986, a report on a survey of 100 graduate students enrolled in a course on educational research at…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Graduate Students, Higher Education