A Content Analysis of Strategies and Tactics Observed Among MLIS Students in an Online Searching Course

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“…A survey of faculty conducted by Ondrusek [48] found that writing ability was noted as a major obstacle to student success in graduate schools. Beginning undergraduate writing classes may have been structured around topics with which students had some familiarity and assignments may have dealt with reporting what was known on that topic rather than an inquiry-based research question that was unique to the individual learner's research focus [48]. There may also have been more focus placed on mechanics or basic skills, such as spelling and grammar [48].…”

“…Beginning undergraduate writing classes may have been structured around topics with which students had some familiarity and assignments may have dealt with reporting what was known on that topic rather than an inquiry-based research question that was unique to the individual learner's research focus [48]. There may also have been more focus placed on mechanics or basic skills, such as spelling and grammar [48]. With multilingual students, proofreading may become a focus rather than the content or conceptual focus of the topic [6].…”

“…To support basic writing skills, many universities offer writing centers for student support, although they may be restricted to the undergraduate student population and may not be available to graduate level students. Students may also seek tutoring services or pay editors to help them with their final drafts [48].…”

Methodological Issues with Search in MEDLINE: A Longitudinal Query Analysis

“…39 Researchers, librarians, information scientists, and others rely on bibliographic databases to 40 conduct research, to instruct future information and other professionals how to conduct literature 41 searches, and to assist those with information needs to locate and access literature [13][14][15][16].…”

“…34 Research on search queries that inform the development of bibliographic databases or on how 35 queries influence information retrieval sets were once common lines of inquiry [6] but these have 36 subsided in recent decades [7]. Search query research has largely shifted away from a Boolean 37 model of information retrieval and has focused on ranked-based keyword systems [8] or on 38 database coverage [9-12].39 Researchers, librarians, information scientists, and others rely on bibliographic databases to 40 conduct research, to instruct future information and other professionals how to conduct literature 41 searches, and to assist those with information needs to locate and access literature [13][14][15][16].42 Furthermore, an entire bibliographic universe exists based on bibliographic control that includes 43 standardized rules for description, authority files, controlled vocabularies, and taxonomies to 44 help make searching for information more precise or comprehensive [17,18].45 Fine control over bibliographic search and the documentation of search strategies, which are 46 often reported in systematic review research, should allow for the replication and reproduction of 47 searches. In the broader scientific community, the replication and reproduction of research, or 48 lack thereof, has garnered increased attention recently [19,20].…”