Engaging first-year students in meaningful library research :
General Material Designation
[Book]
Other Title Information
a practical guide for teaching faculty /
First Statement of Responsibility
Molly R. Flaspohler.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Oxford, UK :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Chandos Pub.,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2012.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xvii, 180 p. :
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ill. ;
Dimensions
24 cm.
SERIES
Series Title
Chandos information professional series.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-176) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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The Millennials go to the library : or do they? Introducing the Millennials ; Characteristics of this new generation ; What is information literacy and do contemporary undergraduates really need it? ; Attitudinal shifts : addressing truculence in the faculty lounge -- Information literacy in the context of the first year. Attending to novice researchers ; Process-centered library research ; How can course content and information literacy co-exist? -- Pragmatic pedagogical approaches. From the start : advice from librarian colleagues ; Creating effective library experiences ; The next step : advancing information literacy beyond the first year ; One final note.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Written by a seasoned academic librarian, this book offers strategies for motivating and developing college students research skills. You will learn how to integrate library research techniques into first-year courses and prepare students for meaningful research through a process-driven framework. There are numerous practical models and real-life examples of library research assignments. This is a process-driven, constructivist framework for engaging freshman in interesting, meaningful and disciplinarily relevant ways.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
College freshmen-- Services for.
Information literacy-- Study and teaching (Higher)