scholarly journals The Importance of Search as Intertextual Practice for Undergraduate Research

2012 ◽  
Vol 73 (4) ◽  
pp. 336-348 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brett B. Bodemer
Keyword(s):  
Instructional Design ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Lower Order ◽  
Undergraduate Research ◽  
Writing Process ◽  
Mental Activity ◽  
Research Writing ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Lower Division

By first reassessing the role of search in the literacy event of the lower division undergraduate paper, this article argues that searching is not a lower-order mental activity but a concurrent, integral component of the research-writing process. This conclusion has large implications for information literacy instructional design, and several practical applications to further support undergraduate research-writing are outlined.

Learning From Failure

2019 ◽  
pp. 292-314
Author(s):  
Natalie Edwards Bishop ◽  
Hannah Allford
Keyword(s):  
Information Literacy ◽  
Writing Process ◽  
Wait Time ◽  
Feedback Loops ◽  
Research Writing ◽  
Integration Model ◽  
Learning From Failure ◽  
Collaborative Conversation ◽  
Google Drive ◽  
Writing Instructors

Integrating the research and writing process is a stuck place for many students. Leveraging the collaborative conversation through feedback loops confronts stuck places that are critical to students mastering concepts in composition and information literacy. Instructors and librarians, in turn, are more clearly able to identify “stuck places” where students struggle with concepts and build learning experiences around those places. Implementing the collaborative conversation through Google Drive apps allows students, instructors, and librarians a platform to collaborate through shared editing and commenting. As a result, the process of providing feedback is less linear, shifting to an integrative, conversation-based experience. Google Drive affords stakeholders sufficient wait time to contextualize research, respond to feedback, and revise writing. Instructors and librarians are able to model the reflexive, iterative processes of inquiry, research, and writing alongside their students through implementation of the Research, Writing, and Feedback Integration Model.

scholarly journals The Role of Academic Libraries in Mentored Undergraduate Research: A Model of Engagement in the Academic Community

2009 ◽  
Vol 70 (3) ◽  
pp. 235-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony Stamatoplos
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Undergraduate Research ◽  
Research Community ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
Literacy Programs ◽  
Library Service ◽  
Do So

Mentored undergraduate research is an emergent pedagogy in higher education. It differs fundamentally from course-related student research and is largely independent of the curriculum. Academic libraries should engage formally with the undergraduate research community. To do so, librarians will need to think and work beyond traditional models of library service, most notably in information literacy programs. The intent of this article is to raise awareness about opportunities for library involvement with undergraduate researchers and programs. Lessons from one university, including a formal partnership between a library and an undergraduate research center, suggest some general strategies that academic libraries might explore.

scholarly journals Celebrating Undergraduate Students’ Research at York University

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 4
Author(s):  
Sophie Bury ◽  
Dana Craig ◽  
Sarah Shujah
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
Undergraduate Research ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
American University ◽  
Research Libraries ◽  
High Achieving

This article analyses the information literacy (IL) competencies of high-achieving undergraduate students through the lens of undergraduate research celebrations in a North American University. This article focuses on York University’s Undergraduate Research Fair, and shares findings from an analysis of students’ IL award submissions including lower-year (first and second year of university) and upper-year (third and fourth year of university) applicants. Submissions are analysed using a qualitative content analysis approach. The study’s findings point to the positive value of both IL and reference help in building high-achieving undergraduate students’ IL skills. Results indicate important future directions for IL instruction, such as the role of the flipped classroom, and the critical importance of embracing the Association of College and Research Libraries’ (ACRL) Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education to engage undergraduates with high-order IL concepts.

Research is a Verb: Exploring a New Information Literacy-Embedded Undergraduate Research Methods Course

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Polkinghorne ◽  
Shauna Wilton
Keyword(s):  
Research Methods ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Course Design ◽  
Undergraduate Research ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Library Science ◽  
Methods Course ◽  
Research Writing ◽  
Course Effectiveness

This presentation introduces a potential solution to widespread and longstanding concerns about undergraduates’ research, writing, and critical thinking skills: a new activity-based, discipline-specific research methods course. The presenters explore course design, course-embedded information literacy learning, course effectiveness evaluation, faculty-librarian collaboration, and the role of reflection in teaching and learning.Cette communication présente une solution potentielle aux préoccupations répandues et de longue date concernant les habiletés de recherche, de rédaction et d'analyse critique des étudiants universitaire de premier cycle : un nouveau cours de méthodologie de recherche basé sur des activités et adaptée à la discipline. La présentation portera sur la conception de cours, des activités pédagogiques favorisant la maîtrise de l'information, l'évaluation de l'efficacité du cours, la collaboration entre professeurs et bibliothécaires et le rôle de la réflexion dans l'enseignement et l'apprentissage.***Full paper in the Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science***

scholarly journals The Librarian Leading the Machine: A Reassessment of Library Instruction Methods

2016 ◽  
Vol 77 (3) ◽  
pp. 286-301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katie Greer ◽  
Amanda Nichols Hess ◽  
Elizabeth W. Kraemer
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Instructional Design ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Library Instruction ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Research Libraries ◽  
Online Library

This article builds on the 2007 College and Research Libraries article, “The Librarian, the Machine, or a Little of Bsoth.” Since that time, Oakland University Libraries implemented changes to its instruction program that reflect larger trends in teaching and assessment throughout the profession; following these revisions, librarians undertook a new study to assess the effectiveness of online library instruction in face-to-face courses in comparison to the hybrid model that had been in place. The study’s design and its results serve to contribute to discussion of best practices in information literacy pedagogy, online learning, instructional design, and the role of the librarian therein.

ROLE OF LIBRARIANS IN TEACHING INFORMATION LITERACY IN ZIMBABWEAN AND SOUTH AFRICAN UNIVERSITIES: A COMPARATIVE STUDY

Mousaion ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tinashe Mugwisi
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Information And Communications Technologies ◽  
Communications Technologies ◽  
Information Skills ◽  
The University

Information and communications technologies (ICTs) and the Internet have to a large extent influenced the way information is made available, published and accessed. More information is being produced too frequently and information users now require certain skills to sift through this multitude in order to identify what is appropriate for their purposes. Computer and information skills have become a necessity for all academic programmes. As libraries subscribe to databases and other peer-reviewed content (print and electronic), it is important that users are also made aware of such sources and their importance. The purpose of this study was to examine the teaching of information literacy (IL) in universities in Zimbabwe and South Africa, and the role played by librarians in creating information literate graduates. This was done by examining whether such IL programmes were prioritised, their content and how frequently they were reviewed. An electronic questionnaire was distributed to 12 university libraries in Zimbabwe and 21 in South Africa. A total of 25 questionnaires were returned. The findings revealed that IL was being taught in universities library and non-library staff, was compulsory and contributed to the term mark in some institutions. The study also revealed that 44 per cent of the total respondents indicated that the libraries were collaborating with departments and faculty in implementing IL programmes in universities. The study recommends that IL should be an integral part of the university programmes in order to promote the use of databases and to guide students on ethical issues of information use.

The role of the Big Five personality factors in vigilance performance and workload

2002 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 185-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cynthia Laurie Rose ◽  
Laura Bennett Murphy ◽  
Lynn Byard ◽  
Katherina Nikzad
Keyword(s):  
Reaction Times ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
False Alarms ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Perceptual Sensitivity ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Perceived Workload ◽  
Big Five Personality Factors ◽  
Task Parameters

Using the five‐factor personality model, the present study explored the influence of personality factors on sustained attention and perceived workload. Ninety‐six college‐aged participants were administered a 12 minute vigilance fast event rate task. Following the vigil, participants were asked to first, rate their perceived workload of the task using the NASA‐TLX, and then second, complete the NEO‐PI‐R personality inventory. Traditional measures of hits, false alarms, and reaction times were examined as well as the signal detection indices of perceptual sensitivity and response bias. Extraversion correlated with false alarms (r = 0.181; eta2 = 0.055) and conscientiousness correlated with both false alarms (r = −0.275, eta2 = 0.097) and perceptual sensitivity (r = 0.227, eta2 = 0.052). With regard to perceived workload, neuroticism was related to perceived frustration (r = 0.238, eta2 = 0.057). The findings are discussed in terms of theoretical implications, impact of task parameters, and practical applications. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Managing uncertainty in a general insurance company

1990 ◽  
Vol 117 (2) ◽  
pp. 173-277 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. D. Daykin ◽  
G. B. Hey
Keyword(s):  
Computer Model ◽  
Flow Model ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Simulation Methods ◽  
Insurance Company ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
General Insurance ◽  
Alternative Approaches ◽  
The Impact

AbstractA cash flow model is proposed as a way of analysing uncertainty in the future development of a general insurance company. The company is modelled alongside the market in aggregate so that the impact of changes in premium rates relative to the market can be assessed. An extensive computer model is developed along these lines, intended for use in practical applications by actuaries advising the management of genera1 insurance companies. Simulation methods are used to explore the consequences of uncertainty, particularly in regard to inflation and investments. Some comments are made on the role of actuaries in general insurance. Alternative approaches to describing the behaviour of an insurance firm in the market are considered.

Examining digital information literacy as a determinant of women's online shopping behavior

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Munazza Mahmood ◽  
Syeda Hina Batool ◽  
Muhammad Rafiq ◽  
Muhammad Safdar
Keyword(s):  
Information Literacy ◽  
Online Shopping ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Shopping Behavior ◽  
Digital Information ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Information Literacy Skills ◽  
Information Professionals ◽  
Online Shopping Behavior

PurposeThe present study aims to examine the current digital information literacy (DIL) skills of female online shoppers in Lahore city of Pakistan. Data were gathered from a purposive sampling of women, aged between 20–50 years who were buying products online, not from the traditional retail stores. Out of 309 received questionnaires, 269 responses were useable and were utilized for data analysis. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to deduce inferences.Design/methodology/approachQuantitative research approach was employed for this study, and a survey was conducted to collect the data from the study's respondents. For data analysis, descriptive and inferential statistics were used.FindingsResults revealed that the digital information literacy skills of women were good to a moderate level. However, they were not confident in applying advanced searching options. In accordance with what was hypothesized in a directional hypothesis, DIL was found to be a strong predictor of online shopping behavior of women, consequently highlighting the importance of such competencies in modern life. Other findings illustrate that participating women rarely engaged in online shopping and felt hesitation in using credit/debit card for online transactions.Research limitations/implicationsThese observations highlight the important role of information professionals in creating digital literacy among different population groups, specifically women, by planning digital information instruction through courses, workshops and trainings. This could eventually be possible with the dynamic role of librarians or information professionals in the society.Originality/valueThe present study adopts the unique approach of measuring online shopping behavior of female shoppers in connection with their digital information literacy skills.

« Jamais plus ». Le Journal de deuil ou comment écrire la mort

Transilvania ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 12-18
Author(s):  
Despina Jderu
Keyword(s):  
Writing Process ◽  
Major Influence ◽  
Literary Practice ◽  
Late Work

This article aims to analyze the role of mourning in Barthes’s late work, insisting mainly on his Mourning Diary. We flesh out the writing specificities of this work, written in 1977 and published posthumously, trying to emphasize the tension between the need to express grief and its inexpressible sharpness. We attempt to outline the ways in which the experience of mourning reshapes the writing process and exerts a major influence on Barthes’s literary practice and life.

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