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Correlation between Library Instruction and Student Retention: Methods and Implications
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O'Kelly, Mary K.; Jeffryes, Jon; Hobscheid, Maya; Passarelli, Rachael – College & Research Libraries, 2023
Eight years of data from Grand Valley State University Libraries show a positive correlation between in-class library instruction and student reenrollment the following fall semester. Using consistent statistical methods over time, controlling for confounding factors, and using a large population (N>16,000 annually) and strict protocols that…
Descriptors: Research Libraries, Library Instruction, School Holding Power, Enrollment Rate
Cultivating a Community of Scholars: Crafting a Virtual Information Literacy Hub to Support Student Research
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Gaylor, Ryan; Cain, Jessica; Chase, Matthew; Evener, Julie – Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning, 2022
This paper focuses on how one university library embarked on a journey to provide information literacy instruction when a change in curriculum altered the library's role in a first-term research methods course. Enter the Scholarly Skills Community: a virtual learning landscape, consisting of more than 20 modules designed to fill gaps in…
Descriptors: Research Libraries, Information Literacy, Library Instruction, Library Role
"Easier, Less Stressful, and Better Results": Sociology and Criminal Justice Majors' Experience of Library Research before and after Library Instruction
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Willms, Nicole; O'Brien-Jenks, Kelly – Teaching Sociology, 2021
This article argues for the incorporation of library instruction into research methods courses to foster information literacy skills important to disciplinary specialization. The evidence in support emerges from a collaborative teaching and assessment project conducted by a research methods instructor and a faculty instructional librarian. The…
Descriptors: Sociology, Criminology, Majors (Students), Library Instruction
How International Students Use Library Resources and Conduct Research
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Doll, Christopher M. – Public Services Quarterly, 2021
This study sought to (1) Determine how international students conduct research. (2) Determine whether international students conduct research in the way they perceive that they do. (3) Determine whether international students are efficient in conducting research. This study collected data from 67 international students who attend the University of…
Descriptors: College Students, Foreign Students, Student Research, Library Research
Promising Practices: Educational Research Applied to the Shared Foundations. A Report of the Class II Research Project
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American Association of School Librarians, 2021
This report features syntheses of select Causality: School Libraries and Student Success II (CLASS II) research findings as they relate to the Shared Foundations of Inquire, Include, Collaborate, Curate, Explore, and Engage from the The American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) "National School Library Standards for Learners, School…
Descriptors: Educational Research, School Libraries, Library Research, Learning Activities
Promising Practices: Educational Research Applied to the Shared Foundations. An Executive Summary of the Class II Research Project
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American Association of School Librarians, 2021
The American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) Causality: School Libraries and Student Success II (CLASS II) project was the first step in developing a long-term, three-phase school library research agenda to investigate causal relationships between school libraries staffed by professionally prepared school librarians and student learning.…
Descriptors: Educational Research, School Libraries, Library Research, Learning Activities