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"I Felt Like Such a Freshman": First-Year Students Crossing the Library Threshold
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Dempsey, 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
Environmental Education in Pre-Service Teacher Training: A Literature Review of Existing Evidence
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Álvarez-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
Paths of Discovery: Comparing the Search Effectiveness of EBSCO Discovery Service, Summon, Google Scholar, and Conventional Library Resources
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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
Issues Facing Academic Library Consortia and Perceptions of Members of the Illinois Digital Academic Library.
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Brooks, Sam; Dorst, Thomas J. – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2002
Discusses the role of consortia in academic libraries, specifically the Illinois Digital Academic Library (IDAL), and describes a study conducted by the IDAL that investigated issues surrounding full text database research including stability of content, vendor communication, embargo periods, publisher concerns, quality of content, linking and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Consortia, Content Analysis, Electronic Libraries
Trial and Error as a Learning Strategy in System Use.
Neumann, Laura J.; Ignacio, Emily N. – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1998
Analyzes videotapes of people using the Illinois Digital Library system during tests as well as transcripts and audiotapes from the sessions. Identifies how users learn to uncover new features and what assumptions they have about systems. What first appeared to be a random trial-and-error use of the interface was actually structured exploration…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Electronic Libraries, Information Retrieval, Information Seeking