Student Research &Library Resources Ethan Pullman 10/16/2013.

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. ×• They procrastinate because finding information has

gotten easier with the Internet. ×• They need the most help at the beginning of their research. ×• They tend to use few resources. • They use librarians to find proper resources. ×

http://projectinfolit.org/pdfs/PIL_Fall2009_Year1Report_12_2009.pdf

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?


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.




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.




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.




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


• Modern Language Guides. • Blackboard Participation.


http://guides.library.cmu.edu/cat.php?cid=22747

http://www.cmu.edu/blackboard/

DISCUSSION/QUESTIONS?



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