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Direct linkDempsey, Paula R.; Jagman, Heather – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2016
Qualitative analysis of reflective essays by first-year students in an academic skills course documented outcomes related to the Association of College and Research Libraries Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education. Student narratives showed how novices encounter the clusters of concepts described in the Framework as…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Qualitative Research, Academic Ability, Information Literacy
Download full textÁlvarez-García, Olaya; Sureda-Negre, Jaume; Comas-Forgas, Rubén – Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability, 2015
The importance of pre-service teacher training regarding environmental education (EE) has been vastly demonstrated. This systematic review examined the existing evidence from studies evaluating and analysing the relationship between EE, including environmental competences and pre-service primary school teacher training. The literature review…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Preservice Teachers, Literature Reviews, Evidence
Asher, Andrew D.; Duke, Lynda M.; Wilson, Suzanne – College & Research Libraries, 2013
In 2011, researchers at Bucknell University and Illinois Wesleyan University compared the search efficacy of Serial Solutions Summon, EBSCO Discovery Service, Google Scholar, and conventional library databases. Using a mixed-methods approach, qualitative and quantitative data were gathered on students' usage of these tools. Regardless of the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Online Searching, Databases, Library Materials
Foster, Anita K.; MacDonald, Jean B. – Journal of Web Librarianship, 2013
Web-scale discovery systems are gaining momentum among academic libraries as libraries seek a means to provide their users with a one-stop searching experience. Illinois State University's Milner Library found itself in the unique position of having access to two distinct discovery products, EBSCO Discovery Service and Serials Solutions' Summon.…
Descriptors: Usability, Search Engines, Online Searching, Search Strategies
Richburg-Hayes, Lashawn; Anzelone, Caitlin; Dechausay, Nadine; Datta, Saugato; Fiorillo, Alexandra; Potok, Louis; Darling, Matthew; Balz, John – MDRC, 2014
The Behavioral Interventions to Advance Self-Sufficiency (BIAS) project is the first major opportunity to use a behavioral economics lens to look at programs that serve poor and vulnerable people in the United States. Sponsored by the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation of the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) within the U.S.…
Descriptors: Poverty, At Risk Persons, Social Services, Program Effectiveness
Avery, Susan; Hahn, Jim; Zilic, Melissa – Public Services Quarterly, 2008
Given the many changes in our students and their study and research practices, libraries are finding it necessary to seek new ways to reach these students. The Undergraduate Library at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign created a new model to do so. Librarian's Office Hours are a hybrid of reference and instructional services that…
Descriptors: College Students, Research Papers (Students), Study Habits, Educational Change
