Not just another BI: Faculty-librarian collaboration to guide students through the research process

Stein, Linda; Lamb, Jane M.

doi:10.1016/s0734-3310(98)90004-0

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“…Library instruction, both on-campus and online, is offered in a myriad of waysas a 'stand-alone' class about a specific topic or database, a 'one shot' courseintegrated session that covers specific content within a course, or by means of an embedded librarian within a course or several courses in a college. While all these methods have contributed to student learning, course integrated instruction where students have opportunities to transfer the content of library instruction to real-world settings or course activities has been found to be most effective (Adams, 1998;Allegri, 1985;Badke, 2009;Beile, 2003;Bordonaro & Richardson, 2004;Hall, 2008;Stein & Lamb, 1998).…”

Section: Library Support For Online Learnersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Considering Information Literacy Skills and Needs: Designing Library Instruction for the Online Learner

Kumar¹,

Ochoa²,

Edwards³

2012

Comminfolit

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This paper reports on a library instruction needs assessment conducted with incoming doctoral students (n=34) in two online programs in education. The differences in the prior skills and experiences of the two groups highlighted the importance of needs assessments and learner analyses as well as course-or program-specific instructional design in information literacy instruction for online students. Based on students' reported skills, education librarians structured both the content and format of instruction to help students succeed in their programs and build lifelong skills. 91[ARTICLE]

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Section: Library Support For Online Learnersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Considering Information Literacy Skills and Needs: Designing Library Instruction for the Online Learner

Kumar¹,

Ochoa²,

Edwards³

2012

Comminfolit

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“…Librarians and teaching faculty have similar goals with respect to developing students into capable researchers and encouraging academic success (Hollander et al, 2004). Despite those challenges mentioned, there is a rich literature on successful collaboration between faculty and librarians (Bhavnagri and Bielat, 2005;Black et al, 2001;Farber, 1999;Gandhi, 2005;Huerta and McMillan, 2000;Murry et al, 1997;Stamatoplos, 2009;Stein and Lamb, 1998).…”

Section: Faculty Supportmentioning

confidence: 99%

The case for partnering doctoral students with librarians: a synthesis of the literatures

Harris

2011

Library Review

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to ask how the academic library may better position itself to assist with the demonstrated need for improved research ability in doctoral students. The paper examines the literature on doctoral student retention, which demonstrates problems with research self‐efficacy in students, and connects this issue to the library literature demonstrating the impact of library instruction.Design/methodology/approachThe main approach is the review of the literatures in library science on the impact of instruction, and in the wider education literature on student retention and doctoral student attrition.FindingsIt was found that library instruction does demonstrably improve student research skills, and that doctoral students are generally underprepared to conduct dissertation level research. There is a case for partnering doctoral students with academic librarians to improve dissertation completion rates and lower attrition due to lack of research skill.Practical implicationsThe paper demonstrates an obvious need for focus of library instruction on graduate students, and doctoral students in particular. The paper poses a number of research agendas that can be taken up by practitioners in the field, including various models for implementing instruction for doctoral students.Social implicationsAttrition from doctoral programs has a burdensome impact on academic institutions, and has been demonstrated to have adverse social, psychological and financial impacts on the doctoral students themselves. The ability of library intervention to alleviate the problem has wide‐ranging implications.Originality/valueThe paper brings a wider literature base to bear on the practice of library instruction, and raises important questions relevant to librarians and graduate faculty about the value of the library to more advanced research students and the current focus of most library instruction programs at the undergraduate levels.

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“…There are other methods for teaching engineering students the value of information literacy skills. One involves engineering faculty working together with librarians to develop course-specific assignments or curriculum-based instruction [11][12][13][14]. In curriculumbased instruction, information literacy is taught throughout the undergraduate program.…”

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Survey of Library Services at Engineering News Record's Top 500 Design Firms: Implications for Engineering Education

Napp

2004

J of Engineering Edu

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This paper reports on the findings of a national survey of the library services available at Engineering News Record's Top 500 Designs Firms. In mid‐October 2002, a survey was mailed to all 500 firms. The survey was in two parts. One part was to be completed by a principal in the firm. The second part was to be completed by the degreed librarian (holding a Masters in Library Science or its equivalent) if the firm employed one. The findings indicated that 74.4 percent of responding design firms do not employ a degreed librarian. In 79 percent of those firms, engineers obtain information on their own. This situation, along with other results, seems to suggest that more information literacy instruction may need to be included in the engineering curriculum.

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Not just another BI: Faculty-librarian collaboration to guide students through the research process

Cited by 28 publications

References 4 publications

Considering Information Literacy Skills and Needs: Designing Library Instruction for the Online Learner

Considering Information Literacy Skills and Needs: Designing Library Instruction for the Online Learner

The case for partnering doctoral students with librarians: a synthesis of the literatures

Survey of Library Services at Engineering News Record's Top 500 Design Firms: Implications for Engineering Education

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