.../value Video tutorials are a staple of most academic libraries’ collections of digital learning objects. However, this new generation of learners will benefit from a different approach to creating library videos using short-form content. The current and incoming generations of students have...

...Bonnie J. M. Swoger; Kimberly Davies Hoffman Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess student perceptions of their learning during reference transactions and to evaluate a note-taking strategy developed to improve the quality of learning during reference encounters. Design/methodology...

... in other cultural or educational contexts. Practical implications – The findings from this research offer an important contribution to information literacy practice by providing important insights about EFL students’ experiences and perceptions of information and learning that can be used to inform...

.... The information gathered from the librarians, teachers and students involved provides a holistic view about the effectiveness of web-based tutorials for information literacy learning. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Evaluation Learning University libraries Information literacy Teaching...

... Instructional design Learning It is hard to deny the place video games have established in our popular culture in the past several decades. Angry Birds, a single casual game for mobile phones, alone earns two million dollars per month (Slutsky, 2011). Video games have had a profound effect...

...Michelle Kathleen Dunaway 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 connectivism and reviews...

... means of orienting students to the library and library services. The self‐paced game approach allows students to learn valuable information with minimal impact on staff. Originality/value This paper offers practical information about using games as an academic library orientation. Assessment data...

... in the learning process. Findings The pre‐assessment exercise and the session assessment questions together created an instruction session that included content that was appropriate for the students in each session. Therefore, these information literacy instruction sessions were more practical and beneficial...

...Meagan Bowler; Margy MacMillan; Yvonne Mery; Jill Newby; Ke Peng Purpose With a call for increased accountability for student learning across higher education, it is becoming more important for academic libraries to show their value to the greater university community with the use of quantitative...

... C. Barnhart can be contacted at: barnhart@westga.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Academic libraries Communication technologies Learning Students United States of America The University of West Georgia (UWG) is located about an hour west of Atlanta. Since obtaining...

...Meagan Bowler; Margy MacMillan; Alison Hicks; Alison Graber Purpose This paper seeks to re‐conceptualize Web 2.0 tools within the intellectual and theoretical frameworks currently driving changes in academic learning communities and to explore the effect of this paradigm shift on academic...

...Theresa Arndt; Caroline Cason Barratt; Phoebe Acheson; Emily Luken Purpose This study aims to describe reference service activity within a learning commons at a large research university. The researchers tested several reference models in order to explore new ways of providing research support...

...Christopher Chan; Dianne Cmor Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe how a course‐integrated blog is used to facilitate the learning of information literacy skills. It also reports on how the effectiveness of the blog is evaluated. Design/methodology/approach The blog is made...

...Onda Bennett; Karen Gilbert Purpose The purpose of this article is to describe the successful collaboration between faculty in Eastern Kentucky University Libraries and the University's Occupational Therapy Department in supporting a graduate student learning community, and the benefits...

... analysis of information literacy standards drafted by different groups. The discussion on the place and purpose of values‐related objectives in the 2000 ACRL Competency Standards and a review of the literature on this topic are unique to this paper. Information literacy Standards Learning Value...

...Priscilla Finley; Margy MacMillan; Susie Skarl; Lori A. Mardis; Connie Jo Ury Purpose The purpose of the paper is to share the types, uses, and students' recommendations about reusable digital learning objects at Northwest Missouri State University, which can be used or adapted by other libraries...

... how the “bottom‐up” model of history implied in the game differed from textbooks or film (Francis, 2006 , p. 9) so the medium itself played a role in the learning outcome. Jerremie Clyde can be contacted at: jvclyde@ucalgary.ca © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Video games...

...Priscilla Finley; Margy MacMillan; Susie Skarl; Billie E. Walker Purpose This paper aims to focus on the usefulness of a library version of the popular television show Jeopardy as an active learning technique for library instruction. Design/methodology/approach The review considers...

... analysis of the video game medium and practical techniques taken from an excellent representative of that medium. Nicholas Schiller can be contacted at: schiller@vancouver.wsu.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Learning Students Video games Information literacy The link...

...Jim Hahn Purpose This paper aims to present a review of selected mobile learning literature and programmatic approaches for librarians interested in developing mobile digital library services in order to equip readers with a framework for understanding and appreciating mobile digital librarianship...