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Student Research &Library
ResourcesEthan Pullman10/16/2013
How do students research?
How College Students Seek Information in the Digital Age, 2009 PIL report
True or False?• For course related research assignments, they first
turn to Google. ו They procrastinate because finding information has
gotten easier with the Internet. ו They need the most help at the beginning of their research. ו They tend to use few resources. • They use librarians to find proper resources. ×
How do students research?
•How Much?•Obstacles?
• Finding• Accessing• Evaluating
• Current • Professional • Resource
Appropriate
• Background• Exploring Topic• Relational
Thinking
Big Picture
Language
Situational
Information
Gathering
Based on PIL’s Research Context Typology - http://projectinfolit.org/pdfs/PIL_Fall2009_Year1Report_12_2009.pdf
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Working with your librarian?
How College Students Seek Information in the Digital Age, 2009 PIL report
Encourage students to consult with a librarian (put us in your syllabus or on Blackboard!).
PIL’s content analysis of research assignment handouts found that only 13% recommended consulting with a librarian and 80% of students reported rarely, if ever, seeking help from a librarian with course-related research. Yet 63% of students report frustration due to their inability to find resources.
Librarians are experts in planning a research strategy, searching for and locating
information, and easing frustration with research.
Working with your librarian?
How College Students Seek Information in the Digital Age, 2009 PIL report
Suggest specific databases by name.
PIL’s content analysis of research assignment handouts found that only 14% recommended a specific database.
Meet with a librarian if you need a refresher, exploring a new course proposal, or need to make sure we have the resources you need.
Working with your librarian?
How College Students Seek Information in the Digital Age, 2009 PIL report
Clarify Expectations: Break-up research; provide evaluation criteria (not grading), discuss plagiarism vs. patchwriting.
- 84% have problems getting started (lack of Background/Context)- 66% find difficulty defining the topic (language). - 62% don’t know how to narrow a topic (Information Gathering)- 25% of handouts discuss authority
Meet with a librarian if you need a refresher, exploring a new course proposal, or need to make sure we have the resources you need.
Working with your librarian?
How College Students Seek Information in the Digital Age, 2009 PIL report
Embed Me/Us/Your librarian into your Blackboard.
- If you add me to your course :
a. Post my contact informationb. Post a guide to your course.c. Create library research related
quizzes/evaluations.d. Post research tips.
Examples
How College Students Seek Information in the Digital Age, 2009 PIL report
• Modern Language Guides. • Blackboard Participation.
DISCUSSION/QUESTIONS?
How College Students Seek Information in the Digital Age, 2009 PIL report