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Reduction deduction: Facets as a key ingredient to searching effectively in a discovery layer
(Association of College and Research Libraries, 2016)
One of the benefits of a discovery layer is the large number and variety of results. In order to search effectively, students must learn to narrow down those results in a meaningful way. This activity helps students tap ...
Finding the right ingredients: Using discovery layers to find different types of sources
(Association of College and Research Libraries, 2016)
This recipe was created to encourage first-year students to explore the different flavors of materials available in the library using the discovery layer.
Overview of Google Scholar, PubMed, and CAB Abstracts
(2018-05-01)
Handout from "Open Session - Library Resources: Getting the Most Out of Your Searches" at the American Medical Writers Association (AMWA) Southwest Chapter Meeting, College Station, Texas, April 28th, 2018.
This handout ...
A Systematic Review of Financial Literacy as a Termed Concept: More Questions Than Answers
(Taylor & Francis, 2015)
Financial literacy, as a concept by that name, has only been explored in library science literature for a little over a decade. The concept, and especially the role of libraries in furthering this literacy, is still evolving. ...
Instructor-Librarian Collaboration to Improve Students’ Searching, Evaluation, and Use of Scientific Literature
(Association of College and Research Libraries, 2019-07-10)
This chapter is a case study that explores the six-semester evidence-based evolution of an upper level undergraduate biomedical writing-intensive course from the initial incorporation of literature searching to the current ...
Scaling instruction to needs: Updating an online information literacy course
(American Library Association, 2016)
Scalability is a buzzword in both libraries and higher education these days. As library budgets continue to tighten and technology continues to advance, libraries are flipping classrooms and deploying technology in order ...
Finding the right stuff: Getting the most out of your literature searches
(2018-05-01)
Slides from "Open Session - Library Resources: Getting the Most Out of Your Searches" at the American Medical Writers Association (AMWA) Southwest Chapter Meeting, College Station, Texas, April 28th, 2018.
This ...
First Generation Success: Mixed-Methods Information Literacy Skills Assessment for First Year Writing Students
(Library Assessment Conference, 2018)
As universities seek to improve retention and graduation rates, more attention is being paid to populations that are statistically less likely to persist, such as first-generation students. Engaging with a campus-wide ...
Mining Writing Center Data for Information Literacy Practices
(Reference Services Review, 2017)
● Purpose
○ Collaborations between writing centers and libraries create opportunities for providing information literacy intervention for students doing researched writing. This case study gathered data from writing ...
In a Research-Writing Frame of Mind
(American Library Association, 2016)
Librarians have been coordinating with composition instructors to offer information literacy instruction in composition classrooms long enough that it can no longer be considered a new trend, but rather a standard feature ...