... researchers rely on the primary database devoted to language and literature study to discover relevant scholarship, and how does the database's performance compare to other common search tools? Design/methodology/approach The study uses a random sample of citations from articles published in the flagship...

...Carl A. Lehnen; Terri Artemchik Purpose This study aims to use research guides as a window to disciplinary information literacy in the field of modern language studies from a librarian’s point of view. Informed by literature on disciplinary research practices and on library research guides...

..., n=21 advanced students and n=21 PhD students completed the test. The freshmen and advanced students also performed an academic literature search task. Findings – The test has acceptable internal consistency (Cronbach's Alpha between 0.73 and 0.82). An analysis of variance showed...

... The information in the paper may be used by librarians and interested parties as a quick reference to literature on library instruction and information literacy. Anna Marie Johnson can be contacted at: annamarie@louisville.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Information literacy Library...

... attended workshops directed towards Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees (IACUC) and Biomedical Researchers. As a result of attending these workshops, the author recognized the potential for librarians and information specialists to assist researchers in performing literature searches, a required...

...Theresa Arndt; Jacqueline Courtney Klentzin; Emily Bounds Paladino; Bruce Johnston; Christopher Devine Purpose This paper aims to provide an examination of the scholarly literature regarding both the pedagogical and practical aspects of PowerPoint. Design/methodology/approach The researchers...

... 2008 Bibliographies Literary criticism Poetry Literature During her lifetime, poet Emily Dickinson (b. 1830) was a virtual unknown in the literary world: only a handful of her hundreds of poems were published before her death in 1886. Yet, Dickinson has since joined Walt Whitman...

... resources that should be in a good forensic psychology collection. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Psychology Law Bibliographies Academic libraries Reference services Literature Forensic psychology is an exciting and relatively new field at the intersection of psychology...

...Hannelore B. Rader Presents a summary review of 25 years of the literature on user instruction and information literacy. Notes how developments in education and technology during the last ten years have affected user instruction and have led to the emergence of information literacy. Demonstrates...

... Lawrence forwarded expurgated versions to both publishers via his agent, the effort came to nothing during his lifetime. © MCB UP Limited 2000 Censorship Freedom of information Literature Legal disputes The “swinging sixties” would not have been nearly so sexy if the bars...

...Maureen Kilcullen Few librarians learn to teach by formal coursework. The literature reveals that librarians are teaching themselves to teach by attending conferences and workshops and reading the literature in the field. But it is easy to miss useful teaching tips with our busy schedules...

...Robert Kieft Recent years have brought rapid growth to the bibliography of reference works for literary and cultural theory. Because of the expansion of literary scholars’ interests and of literature’s curricular domain, and the convergence of literature’s interests during the last 30 years...

... bibliography lists the books and articles essential to an understanding of that history and Miller’s philosophy of literature. Censorship Literature Legal disputes USA Libraries © MCB UP Limited 1997 ...