How to Address “I've Already Written My Paper, Now I Just Need to Find Some Sources”: Teaching Personal Voice through Library Instruction

Atwood, Thomas; Crosetto, Alice

doi:10.1080/10691310903355952

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“…Students' reliance on commonly-held notions in regards to the authority of certain sources suggests that the authors' instructional efforts did not push far enough in this direction, and points to the need for information literacy instruction that delves deeper into gray areas (Atwood & Crosetto 2009;Mark, 2011a;Swanson, 2004). When might a government website not be reliable?…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Atwood and Crosetto (2009) argue that librarians have a responsibility to help students develop and employ a personal voice in research assignments. When students learn to strike a balance between their opinions and the texts of others, their writing and comprehension of a scholarly discourse improves, and they can begin to establish themselves as authorities.…”

Section: Notions Of Authoritymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Teaching and Un-Teaching Source Evaluation: Questioning Authority in Information Literacy Instruction

Angell¹,

Tewell²

2017

Comminfolit

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This study details the design of library instruction sessions for undergraduate students that intended to encourage critical source evaluation and the questioning of established authorities, and appraises these instructional aims through a thematic analysis of 148 artifacts containing student responses to group and individual activities. The authors found a widespread reliance on traditional indicators of academic and scholarly authority, though some students expressed more personal or complex understandings of source evaluation, trustworthiness, and authorship. Based on the findings, recommendations are made for academic librarians interested in promoting learners' senses of agency and authority.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Notions Of Authoritymentioning

confidence: 99%