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López-Fitzsimmons, Bernadette M.; Nagra, Kanu A. – Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2019
Twenty-first century undergraduates demand quick access to authoritative sources that are easily read without challenging technical and disciplinary language. They expect comprehensible natural language--exactly like Google's--which can be read without concentrating for long periods of time. Integrating Google and Google Scholar in library…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Teaching Methods
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Angell, Katelyn; Tewell, Eamon – Communications in Information Literacy, 2017
This study details the design of library instruction sessions for undergraduate students that intended to encourage critical source evaluation and the questioning of established authorities, and appraises these instructional aims through a thematic analysis of 148 artifacts containing student responses to group and individual activities. The…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Questioning Techniques, Teaching Methods, Library Instruction
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Riehle, Catherine Fraser – Public Services Quarterly, 2012
Ability to evaluate information is a critical component of information literacy. This article provides strategies for engaging students in learning about information evaluation in the contexts of the scientific publication cycle and communication in the digital age. Also included are recent findings regarding undergraduate student research…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Personality Traits, Teaching Methods, Constructivism (Learning)
LaGuardia, Cheryl – Library Journal, 1992
Experience at the reference desk motivated this librarian to redesign a library skills course to meet the basic and practical needs of undergraduates. Activity-based rather than conceptual, this "crash library survival course" resulted in increased student success and enthusiasm. (EA)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Curriculum Development, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness