Papers in this group
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Despite the young child’s increasing access to electronic books and the evidence indicating it’s effectiveness for promoting emergent literacy, research among young children at risk for learning disabilities is only just beginning. Motivated by this…
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Purpose – In order to increase students' awareness and usage of the college library, an undergraduate marketing class collaborated with an academic librarian to create and develop new marketing ideas for the library. This case study aims to detail…
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El objetivo general es que los usuarios conozcan mejor y utilicen los recursos de información que pone a su disposición la BUG, o formar usuarios autosuficientes y eficaces en la gestión de la información. La formación de usuarios está recogida de…
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Purpose – This paper aims to examine the increased lack of clarity about the professional role of academic librarians, and where the future lies in the academic environment during this period of fast information environment change.…
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a model for curricular integration of information literacy for undergraduate programs in higher education. Design/methodology/approach – Data are drawn from individual interviews at three…
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Young people's engagement with digital media presents new opportunities, needs, and challenges for libraries and for the education of librarians. This article discusses insights from a recent study on digital youth and considers implications for…
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El objetivo de esta comunicación es doble, reivindicar la figura del bibliotecario escolar, con perfil profesional, como miembro docente de pleno derecho de los centros escolares, figura que le daría sentido a la concepción de biblioteca escolar…
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Purpose – This paper seeks to describe the theory of connectivism as a learning theory that provides a useful framework for understanding how students learn information literacy. Design/methodology/approach – The paper explores the theory of…
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Purpose – This study seeks to gauge student use of open internet sources for the purpose of refining instruction and information literacy pedagogy in the library. Design/methodology/approach – The authors obtained citations from seven spring 2009…
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The theory-driven Electronic Health Information for Life-Long Learners via Collaborative Learning (eHILLL-CL) intervention, developed and tested in public libraries, aims to improve older adults' e-health literacy. A total of 172 older adults…
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Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to describe the process of developing an information literacy assessment project, and to discuss key findings from the project. Design/methodology/approach - A variety of assessment tools were used to gather…
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Purpose – Studying at university today is a complex undertaking. Not only have the characteristics of the student cohort changed significantly in recent years, but the exponential growth of technological innovation has also impacted markedly on the…
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All incoming first-year students at Saint Leo University, as well as transfer students matriculating after beginning their studies elsewhere, are required to enroll in SLU100, Introduction to the University Experience. This course carries three…
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Toda disciplina tiene, y necesita, definiciones que intentan aprehender su esencia, reducirla, sintetizarla o hacerla comprensible. Lomismo ocurre con la alfabetización informacional3. En este sentido, nos gusta lo sencillo y lo sintético, por lo…
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Purpose – The purpose of this article is to describe the rapidly changing learning landscapes academic libraries are facing using a case study of Arizona State University. Flexible, adaptable and low-cost solutions are available for libraries who…
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Los cambios sociales, económicos y tecnológicos han afectado al mundo de la información, y a su vez estos han venido en buena parte producidos por los procesos acaecidos en este sector. Entre las cuestiones más destacables están: — La…
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This paper discusses the use of laser pointers at the Engineering and Physical Sciences Library, University of Maryland, College Park, as a personal response system (PRS) tool to encourage student engagement in and interactivity with one-shot,…
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Quels pourraient être les contenus et démarches d'un enseignement de la culture numérique à l'université visant à former des « lettrés du numérique » ? Un enjeu important de cette formation pourrait être la sensibilisation au caractère construit de…
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El documento presenta los resultados de 560 entrevistas a estudiantes de 10 campus universitarios de los EE.UU.como parte del Project Information Literacy (PIL). El objetivo del estudio es conocer como utilizan los estudiantes la tecnología a la…
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe how librarians at the University of Lethbridge Library recently undertook a pilot project to deliver information literacy to satellite campus students using Skype. Distance delivery of…