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Tunon, Johanna; Ramirez, Laura Lucio; Ryckman, Brian; Campbell, Loy; Mlinar, Courtney – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2015
A formative program evaluation using Stufflebeam's (2010) Context, Input, Process, Product (CIPP) model was conducted to assess the use of digital badges for tracking basic library instructional skills across academic programs at Nova Southeastern University. Based on the evaluation of pilot library modules and Blackboard Learn's badges…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Certification, Portfolios (Background Materials), Formative Evaluation
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Bonnet, Jennifer L.; Cordell, Sigrid Anderson; Cordell, Jeffrey; Duque, Gabriel J.; MacKintosh, Pamela J.; Peters, Amanda – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2013
Little is known about the intellectual journey of advanced undergraduates engaged in the research process. Moreover, few studies of this population of library users include students' personal essays as a point of analysis in their scholarly pursuits. To gain insights into the research trajectory of apprentice researchers at the University of…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Essays, Intellectual Development
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Malik, Melinda – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2016
Librarians at colleges and universities invested in graduate education must understand and incorporate adult learning theories in their reference and instruction interactions with graduate students to more effectively support the students' learning. After participating in a professional development program about adult learning theory, librarians…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Adult Learning, Learning Theories, Program Evaluation
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Maddison, Tasha; Beneteau, Donna; Sokoloski, Brandy – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2014
This case study describes the use of flipped teaching for information literacy instruction in a new course, "Drill, Blast, and Excavate GeoE 498," within the mining option for geological engineering (GeoE) students. These students will enter the mining industry with less discipline-specific knowledge than a student that graduated with a…
Descriptors: Library Instruction, Information Literacy, Engineering Education, Undergraduate Students
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Halpern, Rebecca – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2016
This study served to investigate how information literacy instruction can alleviate information anxiety in online learners. While there has been much research to demonstrate that hands-on or activity-based learning is beneficial in reducing library anxiety, those studies have not been conducted for the online classroom. Using a required,…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Information Literacy, Anxiety, Electronic Learning
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Klipfel, Kevin Michael – College & Research Libraries, 2015
This article articulates and defends a student-centered approach to reference and instructional librarianship defined by authentic engagement with students' interests. A review of the history of the construct of authenticity in philosophy, humanistic and existential psychology, and contemporary educational psychology is traced. Connections are…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Reference Services, Library Science, Student Centered Curriculum
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Pickens, Kathleen; Witte, Ginna – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2015
The Quality Matters™ (QM) Program is utilized by over 700 colleges and universities to ensure that online course design meets standards imperative to student success in a Web-based classroom. Although a faculty-driven peer-review process, QM provides assessment from a student perspective, thereby identifying opportunities for improvement that may…
Descriptors: Benchmarking, Online Courses, Academic Libraries, Library Services
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Forbes, Carrie; Schlesselman-Tarango, Gina; Keeran, Peggy – College & Research Libraries, 2017
This case study describes the development, implementation, and assessment of a series of grants research workshops for graduate students, which were implemented to fill a gap in graduate student support. We assessed the workshops through a series of focus groups, and findings show overall satisfaction with the grants tools and workshop. However,…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, College Libraries, Student Research, Library Research
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Taylor, Arthur; Dalal, Heather A. – Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 2014
Introduction: This paper aims to determine how appropriate information literacy instruction is for preparing students for these unmediated searches using commercial search engines and the Web. Method. A survey was designed using the 2000 Association of College and Research Libraries literacy competency standards for higher education. Survey…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Standards, Student Surveys, Internet
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Cook, Jean Marie – College & Research Libraries, 2014
The University of West Georgia's Ingram Library has offered a fifteen-week two-hour credit course since 1998. In a longitudinal study covering twelve years, the library analyzed the progression and graduation rates of more than fifteen thousand students. Students who took the class during their undergraduate career were found to graduate at much…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Instruction, Courses, College Credits
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Monge, Robert; Frisicaro-Pawlowski, Erica – Innovative Higher Education, 2014
Information literacy instruction--a set of skills taught in order to identify and find the information needed to solve a problem--traditionally follows a formalized academic model. It assumes information skills can be applied universally and learned individually. However, this approach does not correspond to the social and specialized learning…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Information Skills, Guidelines, Curriculum Development
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Erb, Rachel A.; Erb, Brian – Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2014
This case study offers an alternative use of LibGuides beyond its intended purpose to offer course and subject guides. LibGuides have become an integral part of the virtual instruction landscape at Colorado State University (CSU) Libraries. We discovered that the LibGuides platform can also be effectively harnessed to provide support for…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Library Services, Access to Information, Case Studies
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Aharony, Noa; Bronstein, Jenny – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2014
Information literacy (IL) is a necessary skill crucial for effective functioning in today's knowledge society. This study seeks to explore Israeli librarians' perspectives toward major components of information literacy. Do librarians find there is a need to redefine the concept? Who do they think should teach it? How do they think Web 2.0…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Literacy, Academic Libraries, Librarian Attitudes
White, Scott; Cheng, Hong – Community & Junior College Libraries, 2016
The purpose of this article is to chronicle and discuss a unique research opportunity at LaGuardia Community College when Hurricane Sandy caused a week of class cancelations, including library instruction sessions for ENG101 students. Librarians took advantage of the natural sample, paired with randomly selected classes that had previously…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, English Instruction, Librarians, Academic Libraries
Dotson, Kaye B.; Clark, Christine – Knowledge Quest, 2015
Using technology in the classroom for learning is no longer new and innovative; it is expected and even demanded. K-12 teachers have a responsibility to employ technology tools in multiple ways to teach and foster students' development of 21st-century skills and enhance researching, learning, and creating. School librarians can be instrumental in…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Technology Education, Technological Literacy, School Libraries
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