Designing LibGuides as Instructional Tools for Critical Thinking and Effective Online Learning

Baker, Ruth L.

doi:10.1080/1533290x.2014.944423

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“…Pathfinder-type guides have been criticized because they do not fit with students' research process and may cause cognitive overload. A new approach to the role and purpose of research guides leads to applying tutorial-based guide designs (pedagogical), organized around research processes, assignments, or student needs, rather than format (Baker 2014;Hicks 2015). In spite of the new design approach, many studies (as described in the literature review) have focused only on resolving usability issues in the format-based (pathfinder) guide organization.…”

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Building Positive Learning Experiences through Pedagogical Research Guide Design

Lee

Lowe

2018

Journal of Web Librarianship

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Library research guides are traditionally designed in a pathfinder-style format by resource type. However, would a pedagogical-style guide, which moves students through the research process, better support the student learning experience? This study sought to answer the question: Which guide design best supports the student information literacy learning experience outside of a classroom setting? This article reports results of a usability study (n=22) of first-year to graduate students who interacted with either a pedagogical or pathfinder-style research guide through a simulated research assignment. Results indicate that although there is no statistically significant performance difference between guide type, students using the pedagogical guide reported a more positive experience than those using the pathfinder guide. As a result, this led them to spend more time on, interact more with, and consult more resources on the research guide. Librarians who wish to enhance the usability of research guides may get greater student engagement by designing their guides pedagogically.

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Building Positive Learning Experiences through Pedagogical Research Guide Design

Lee

Lowe

2018

Journal of Web Librarianship

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“…HTML5 is been a working draft and some browser designers and websites are already adopting HML5 elements. HTML5 also support location based services open formats such as Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG), open XML file formats and high quality graphics [2].…”

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Community Service Creating Applied Information System for Managing Inventory on Hotel SWK 95, Surabaya, Indonesia

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In the ever-expanding digital information era, hotels in particular Hotel SWK 95 should start using information technology to help hotel operations to operate maximally. Hotel SWK 95 has an information system for booking rooms and others but Hotel SWK 95 does not have information system to manage Inventory like pillow, blanket, etc. So here the author has compiled and made an inventory information system to meet the needs of the Hotel SWK 95. The information system that the authors created can help in the inventory arrangements, especially as laundry systems and vendors anywhere that the hotel use to wash the laundry and schedule when the estimated laundry should be taken. And also the status, quantity, and history of the circulation of existing goods.

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“…19 Studies have identified instructional elements in guides for forestry, 20 political science, 21 international business law, 22 health sciences, 23 and psychology. 24 Mira Foster et al found that instruction is an effective way to promote the use of research guides.…”

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Resource Delivery and Teaching in Live Chat Reference: Comparing Two Libraries

Dempsey

2017

CRL

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This study investigates how reference staff at two libraries balance teaching with resource delivery in live chat reference. Analysis of 410 transcripts from one week shows that one library tends to deliver more resources from a wider range of database suggestions, to take more time in chat interactions, and to incorporate more teaching behavior with specific resource links. Two possible reasons for these differences are reference policies and staffing models: one library states that chat is for brief factual questions and monitors chat from a public service point; the other does not state a policy and monitors chat from private offices. Findings are important for staffing responsively, developing effective research guides, and improving teaching in online reference. IntroductionWhen a student asks a librarian for help with a research assignment, will the librarian suggest a place to start looking or deliver a specific resource? Selecting a reference strategy requires balancing priorities:• Save students' time • Engage students in learning • Optimize use of library collections The imperative of teaching in reference service is established in research and professional standards, yet meeting students' immediate information needs is also vital. General approaches to reference include advising students to search the library catalog or a specific database (assuming that students can navigate to them independently) or providing a link to a research guide for the course or subject area. Delivering specific resources can mean linking to a canned search in a recommended database that incorporates the librarian's keywords and date or material type limits or sending a link to a specific journal article, book, encyclopedia article, or Web resource. In a busy chat reference service, especially one staffed at a public desk, both general and specific strategies also risk negative closure: quickly resolving an interaction without confirming whether the student's information need is satisfied.

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Designing LibGuides as Instructional Tools for Critical Thinking and Effective Online Learning

Cited by 36 publications

References 23 publications

Building Positive Learning Experiences through Pedagogical Research Guide Design

Building Positive Learning Experiences through Pedagogical Research Guide Design

Community Service Creating Applied Information System for Managing Inventory on Hotel SWK 95, Surabaya, Indonesia

Resource Delivery and Teaching in Live Chat Reference: Comparing Two Libraries

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