Mining writing center data for information literacy practices

Graves, Stephanie J.; Anders, Kathy; Balester, Valerie

doi:10.1108/rsr-07-2016-0043

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“…Tutors also engaged students in conversations about selecting, evaluating, and documenting sources. Similarly, Graves, Anders, and Balester (2017) found new opportunities for collaboration between writing centres and libraries by examining tutoring logs for indications that tutors had provided information literacy instruction.…”

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The Library and the Writing Centre Build a Workshop: Exploring the Impact of an Asynchronous Online Academic Integrity Course

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2019

New Review of Academic Librarianship

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This research investigated the impact of implementing an asynchronous online academic integrity workshop at the University of South Alabama. The workshop featured interactive modules designed to teach students about ethical conduct, impart study skills correlated with academic integrity, and provide instruction on integrating and citing sources. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected through a pretest and posttest and an open-ended survey. Quantitative analysis indicated statistically significant improvements in scores among the 1,312 participants. Qualitative feedback revealed that students became more aware of the expectations of higher education, including the fact that scholarship is a conversation. These positive results correlate with prior research concerning academic integrity workshops. While previous studies explore particular acts of academic misconduct, especially plagiarism, this study demonstrates how collaboration between a university's library and writing centre can familiarise students with both the practical aspects of academic integrity and the expectations of college coursework and academic culture.

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The Library and the Writing Centre Build a Workshop: Exploring the Impact of an Asynchronous Online Academic Integrity Course

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2019

New Review of Academic Librarianship

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“…However, in practice, this relationship is scarce. According to Graves et al . (2017), who studied the interaction between Texas A&M University’s writing centers and libraries by analyzing records of students’ consults, found that only 13 per cent of operations could be considered to relate to information literacy and in only one per cent of cases the writing center staff considered it convenient to refer the student to a librarian.…”

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Knowing and improving paraphrasing skills of Mexican college students

Cortés-Vera

García

Gutierrez

2017

ILS

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Purpose This study aims to develop both an activity and an instrument to support college students’ learning of the proper ways to paraphrase. Design/methodology/approach This study used a participatory action research approach, consisting of four phases. A survey was used to collect information, as well as a rubric to evaluate students’ competencies in paraphrasing, before and after an educational intervention activity. The tools were designed by the authors. Findings The findings suggest that students only have a partial understanding of the elements that are needed to write an adequate paraphrase, despite the declared importance in academic dialogue by the majority of them. The findings also suggest that a short-range intervention can help students develop their skills in paraphrasing. Research limitations/implications This research was conducted mostly with a small group of first-year college students and a professor they have known for a year. Therefore, a level of trust had been established. This trust relationship is necessary to achieve a participatory action in an unscheduled activity. Only some of the major results are presented. Originality/value Little actual research has been conducted on college students’ perception on paraphrasing and its importance, as well as on their abilities to paraphrase, especially in the Latin American context. This study demonstrates the usefulness of a short-range intervention that can be easily applied in any course or information literacy program.

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“…David James Brier explored drawing as an instructional method to teach information literacy [3]. Stephanie J. Graves explored collaborations between writing centers and libraries which create opportunities for providing information literacy intervention for students doing researched writing [4]. Kuan-nien Chen explored the essential features of information literacy; what role it should play in university library user education; and how programs can be best implemented [5].…”

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Bottleneck and Countermeasure of Information Literacy Education for Chinese Rural Residents - From the Perspective of qBeautiful Countrysideq

Luo¹

2018

Proceedings of the 2018 4th International Conference on Education Technology, Management and Humanities Science (ETMHS 2018)

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Rural informatization mainly focuses on the construction of hardware infrastructure, which has made some achievements. However, the rural informatization is a comprehensive and systematic project, not only to increase the investment in the rural basic hardware facilities, but also to improve the self-cultivation of the villagers. Enhance the "soft power" of the villagers to cultivate a new generation of villagers with high information literacy. In order to promote the construction of "beautiful countryside" and improve the information literacy of villagers, this paper analyzes the bottleneck of rural information literacy education, and puts forward relevant countermeasures. This has practical significance for the realization of Chinese rural informatization construction.

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Mining writing center data for information literacy practices

Cited by 6 publications

References 9 publications

The Library and the Writing Centre Build a Workshop: Exploring the Impact of an Asynchronous Online Academic Integrity Course

The Library and the Writing Centre Build a Workshop: Exploring the Impact of an Asynchronous Online Academic Integrity Course

Knowing and improving paraphrasing skills of Mexican college students

Bottleneck and Countermeasure of Information Literacy Education for Chinese Rural Residents - From the Perspective of qBeautiful Countrysideq

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