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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
Learning the Collection: A New Librarian's Experience in Collection Management
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Lewin, Heather – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2010
The author is a reference and instruction librarian at Iowa State University with collection development and liaison responsibilities for chemistry, biochemistry, entomology, and natural resource ecology. She recently came to librarianship with an education and three years' experience in biochemistry and biotechnology. During the last four years…
Descriptors: Librarians, Academic Libraries, Library Services, Research Libraries
Using Data to Assess Staffing and Services: University of Iowa Main Library
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Paulus, Amy R. – Journal of Access Services, 2014
The Main Library Service Desk is a one-stop academic help center located between a newly renovated student-focused space called the Learning Commons and the library collections. Services began with the first day of classes, August 26, 2013, and assessment has been ongoing, in part due to the availability of data. Staffing levels, staffing hours,…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Academic Libraries, Library Services, User Needs (Information)
Floating and Idea: Peer Observations across the Mississippi
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Heinzman, Mary; Weaver, David – Public Services Quarterly, 2006
During the 2001-2002 academic year, Augustana College Library (Rock Island, IL) and St. Ambrose University Library (Davenport, IA) began a unique joint venture of peer observation between the reference staff members of the two libraries. Librarians from each college took turns visiting the other library and conducting peer observations of…
Descriptors: Research Libraries, College Libraries, Reference Services, Peer Evaluation
Using Course Syllabi to Assess Research Expectations of Biology Majors: Implications for Further Development of Information Literacy Skills in the Curriculum
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Dinkelman, Andrea L. – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2010
This article describes an analysis of course syllabi from selected courses in the biology curriculum at Iowa State University. The purpose of this research was to learn about the numbers and types of information literacy assignments given to students majoring in biology. Overall, the most common assignment type for biology majors was a lab report…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Assignments, Biology, Course Descriptions
An Analysis of the Time Use of Elementary School Library Media Specialists and Factors That Influence It.
Deusen, Jean Donham van – School Library Media Quarterly, 1996
Elementary library media specialists in Iowa recorded their use of time for two days. Descriptive measures indicated nearly equal amounts of time for direct services and for management and operations activities. Automation, scheduling, support staff, and number of buildings served by the media specialist were found to have a significant influence…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary Schools, Library Research, Library Services