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Kennedy, Marie R.; Brancolini, Kristine R. – College & Research Libraries, 2018
This article reports the results of a 2015 survey that updates and extends the authors' 2010 survey of academic librarians, to learn of the current state of their attitudes, involvement, and perceived capabilities in the research process. A key change in the 2015 survey is the use of an expanded research confidence scale, designed by the authors.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Librarian Attitudes, Library Skills, Research Skills
Rebecca B. Penrose; Kristi J. Chavez – Communications in Information Literacy, 2024
This article showcases an instructor-librarian collaborative model for teaching critical information literacy (CIL) skills in a higher education course by incorporating interactive workshops into a sequence of required course assignments. Using an asset-focused design, this assignment sequence allows students to first demonstrate their existing…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Teacher Collaboration, Student Writing Models, Research Skills
Pegues, Conrad R. – Communications in Information Literacy, 2018
Information literacy classes are becoming common on college campuses to help first year students learn information search skills necessary for higher education. Free speech debates on some college campuses have bred a level of student activism not seen since the 1960s. Academic librarians can play a key role to educate students in First Year…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Information Literacy, Social Media, Library Skills
Borycz, Joshua; Carroll, Alexander – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2021
The pivot to online teaching caused by the COVID-19 pandemic enabled science and engineering librarians at Vanderbilt University to expand their teaching roles within graduate-level courses in biomedical engineering, chemistry, and physics. In addition to addressing traditional information literacy skills related to information retrieval and…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Online Courses, School Closing
Faulk, Nick – Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning, 2018
This case study provides insights into how one academic library scaled and structured its information literacy program for a rapidly growing online learning division. Particular attention is paid to strategies for reaching learners who bypass portions of the liberal studies requirements and techniques for designing information literacy modules…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Information Literacy, Electronic Learning, Library Services
Deborah Mutnick – College Composition and Communication, 2018
This article describes how a first-year learning community combining library, archival, and digital literacies facilitated students' grasp of threshold concepts of academic research and writing. It argues that critical-rhetorical processes and pedagogies can help counteract neoliberal educational trends that interpellate students as consumers…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Communities of Practice, Case Method (Teaching Technique), Archives
Cox, John – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2018
A strong position in the institution is vital for any academic library and affects its recognition, resourcing, and prospects. Higher education institutions are experiencing radical change, driven by greater accountability, stronger competition, and increased internationalization. They prioritize student success, competitive research, and global…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Role, Higher Education, Institutional Mission
Brownlie, Stacey R. – Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning, 2018
In the Spring 2017 semester, an instructional designer, a writing center coordinator, and a director of distance library services initiated a pilot project for a seven-campus, eight-satellite center, public university system to cross-train virtual writing tutors in baseline research skills. This case study describes the collaborative pilot…
Descriptors: Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Writing Instruction, Laboratories, Writing (Composition)
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
Auten, Beth; Glauner, Dana; Lefoe, Grant; Henry, Jo – Community & Junior College Libraries, 2016
This article explains how the South Piedmont Community College librarians educated faculty members about how they guide student use of the library and how it is advantageous for them to require high-quality resources for student papers. As documented by observations at SPCC and in the library literature, students use the tools they know to find…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Faculty, Librarians, Librarian Teacher Cooperation
Soria, Krista M.; Fransen, Jan; Nackerud, Shane – College & Research Libraries, 2017
The purpose of this paper was to investigate whether there are relationships between first-year college students' use of academic libraries and four academic outcomes: academic engagement, engagement in scholarly activities, academic skills development, and grade point average. The results of regression analyses suggest students' use of books…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, College Libraries, Use Studies, Users (Information)
Affective Learning and Personal Information Management: Essential Components of Information Literacy
Cahoy, Ellysa Stern – Communications in Information Literacy, 2013
"Affective competence," managing the feelings and emotions that students encounter throughout the content creation/research process, is essential to academic success. Just as it is crucial for students to acquire core literacies, it is essential that they learn how to manage the anxieties and emotions that will emerge throughout all…
Descriptors: Information Management, Psychological Patterns, Information Literacy, Librarians
Young, Shawna; Jacobs, Warren – Online Submission, 2013
Traditionally, graduate study includes a research component, requiring library skills to locate relevant literature. Upon matriculation into graduate programs, many students are underprepared in library research skills, making library instruction a priority for the success of graduate students. This qualitative study, utilizing emergent design,…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Student Needs, Library Skills, Research Skills
Locknar, Angela; Mitchell, Rudolph; Rankin, Janet; Sadoway, Donald R. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2012
A first-year chemistry course is ideal for introducing students to finding and using scholarly information early in their academic careers. A four-pronged approach (lectures, homework problems, videos, and model solutions) was used to incorporate library research skills into a large lecture-based course. Pre- and post-course surveying demonstrated…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Chemistry, Research Skills, Library Research
Monroe-Gulick, Amalia; Petr, Julie – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2012
Academic librarians provide information literacy instruction and research services to graduate students. To develop evidence-based library instruction and research services for incoming graduate students, the authors interviewed fifteen incoming graduate students in the social sciences and analyzed the interviews using the Association of College &…
Descriptors: Evidence, Graduate Students, Library Research, Social Sciences