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Breen, Michelle; Waters, Jesse; O'Shea, Louise – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2023
This study will provide some inspiration and practical insights to academic libraries and educators within tertiary education who wish to experiment with digital upskilling programmes in their institutions. 2,661 students registered for extra-curricular digital skills workshops over a three-week period in the spring of the 2021 academic year, at a…
Descriptors: Digital Literacy, Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Information Literacy
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Joshua W. Sadvari – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2024
Student employees are often vital members of an academic library's workforce, though the extent to which they contribute to library geospatial services has not yet been explored in a systematic way. The present study was designed to address this gap through a survey of academic library professionals involved in employing students to provide…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Librarians, Library Instruction, Library Services
Jade Geary – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The purpose of this action research was to examine information literacy skills in undergraduate students. In particular, this research investigated students' knowledge and self-efficacy of information literacy skills. Furthermore, this study explored students' application of information literacy and how students apply information literacy skills…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Information Literacy, Knowledge Level, Self Efficacy
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Smith, Denise – Journal of Information Literacy, 2019
McMaster University's Health Sciences Library (HSL) began to transition to a new liaison service model in early 2018. One of its librarians sought to understand how an academic health sciences library can optimise its support for academic undergraduate programmes. This scoping review of the literature was pursued with the aim to submit an informed…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Libraries, Library Services, Medical Libraries
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Faulk, Nick – Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning, 2018
This case study provides insights into how one academic library scaled and structured its information literacy program for a rapidly growing online learning division. Particular attention is paid to strategies for reaching learners who bypass portions of the liberal studies requirements and techniques for designing information literacy modules…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Information Literacy, Electronic Learning, Library Services
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Gorman, Emily F.; Staley, Catherine – Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning, 2018
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of online and in-person instructional methods for teaching research skills, as well as to determine student preferences for each method. Undergraduate students received librarian-led research skills instruction either through an online course management system or in person at the library.…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Teaching Methods, Research Skills
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Lohmann, Sam; Diller, Karen R.; Phelps, Sue F. – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2019
This case study discusses an assessment project in which a rubric was used to evaluate information literacy (IL) skills as reflected in undergraduate students' research papers. Subsequent analysis sought relationships between the students' IL skills and their contact with the library through various channels. The project proved far longer and more…
Descriptors: Performance Based Assessment, Information Literacy, Undergraduate Students, Research Papers (Students)
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Granruth, Laura Brierton; Pashkova-Balkenhol, Tatiana – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2018
Improving the information literacy and writing skills of undergraduate social work students continues to be an issue for social work educators. In spite of the persistent concern, only a few studies examine the factors influencing these skills and interventions to strengthen them. This article details a faculty-librarian collaborative teaching…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Writing Skills, Undergraduate Students, Social Work
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Nelson, Megan Sapp – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2009
Librarianship is one of a limited number of disciplines that deliberately learn and practice the art of the interview. For engineering librarians, this gives expertise and a role in teaching professional skills that are increasingly expected in the engineering profession. The reference interview and design interview have many similarities. Some…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Speech, Service Learning, Library Instruction
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Nelson, Frederick E. – Journal of Geography, 1991
Outlines an undergraduate geography research methods course that emphasizes bibliographic instruction. Suggests incorporating selected developmental materials. Recommends that students discover materials pertaining to their own areas of interest through systematic search procedures. Includes several sample assignments. (DK)
Descriptors: Course Integrated Library Instruction, Geography Instruction, Higher Education, Research Methodology
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Cronau, Deborah Ann – Australian Library Journal, 2001
Examines the literature and explores expectations of undergraduates regarding lifelong learning and the library to propose a perceptual model of lifelong learning and user education. Suggests that a perceptual model can facilitate lifelong learning through education approaches geared to the sequential levels of skills needed by particular library…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Instruction, Lifelong Learning
Elmhorst, Jeanne – 1993
This paper describes the rationale and purpose of a library assignment (suitable for 100- and 200-level communication courses) designed to expose students to concepts about communication research. The assignment encourages students to explore the library, enhances their understanding of the research process and scholarly journals, helps them…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Communication Research, Higher Education, Library Instruction
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Lynch, Anne – Reference Services Review, 1989
Describes the software package developed as a result of a project aimed at developing an effective model of computer assisted instruction to encourage the development of research and critical thinking skills among students. The package includes modules for class assignments, encyclopedic background information, a citations database, and access to…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Critical Thinking
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Leckie, Gloria J. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1996
Faculty often overestimate the scholarly communication experiences, critical-thinking abilities, and information-seeking skills of the undergraduates to whom they assign papers. A stratified methodology is suggested for teaching information retrieval skills in the classroom. A strong curriculum-integrated approach could ease the burden on students…
Descriptors: Assignments, Class Activities, Critical Thinking, Higher Education