... librarians were engaged in various tasks, including information literacy instruction, research support, faculty liaison, collection development and marketing. Additionally, the study highlighted that the transition to Education 5.0 has presented librarians with new challenges, necessitating the redefinition...

... re-use rights only Research Libraries Library services LGBTQ+ studies In 2022 , author Jules Gill-Peterson drew exigent attention to the mounting wave of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, administrative policies and bills, to which she argued “taken together, aim to fully disenfranchise...

...Jamie M. Addy Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss how academic librarians tasked with research instruction can use connections between digital, civic and information literacy to combat polarization and misinformation through skill-based instruction. Design/methodology/approach...

...Kanwal Ameen Purpose This study aims to explore the perceptions and expectations of graduate research students regarding reference and information services. The purpose was also to determine the information seeking and library usage patterns of the respondents. Design/methodology/approach...

...Christina Riehman-Murphy; Jennifer Hunter Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide evidence of the value of Research Parties, a new model of supplementary reference in a social environment. Design/methodology/approach A survey of multiple choice and open-ended questions was administered...

... programs to develop integrated literacies, and librarians should leverage both subject and literacies expertise as part of an ecosystem of support. Design/methodology/approach Drawing on library, writing center and higher education scholarship, the author draws on research methodologies from writing...

... into information literacy instruction. Design/methodology/approach A five-question paper-and-pencil feedback survey was developed by the researchers and completed at the end of the semester by students in several sections of health and social work classes. The survey measured the level and ease of usage...

...Ellen L. Rubenstein; Cheryl McCain; Kristal S. Boulden Purpose The effectiveness and usability of one-boxes have been subjects of much research and debate, as librarians have worked to evaluate and improve the tools’ effectiveness and functionality. As one-box technologies change and improve over...

...Eleonora Dubicki Purpose – This study aims to explore how students conceptualize the research process, describing in their own words the strategies they used, as well as the successes and challenges they encountered. Areas of review include: thesis definition; search strategies; quality, variety...

... this opportunity to establish a new approach to teach library research to freshmen. Two library workshops were embedded into a six-credit combined content and writing course. Design/methodology/approach – This paper documents the process by which the City College Library successfully transitioned to the new...

... of which were less than ideal as academic sources, but not openly inappropriate as such. Research limitations/implications The citations were stripped of all personal information at the department's request; therefore the research does not and cannot comment on student topics and individual assignments...

...Eleonora Dubicki Purpose The purpose of this paper is to look at the research needs of undergraduate and graduate business students at Monmouth University. Design/methodology/approach Students were surveyed regarding the types of business course assignments that require research and the number...

...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...

... for data analysis were more likely to find the results useful; the utility of the SAILS report data can also be correlated with institutional type. Practical implications Results from this study suggest that SAILS can be most effective if there is statistical/institutional research support for data...

...Theresa Arndt; Erin Meyer; Carrie Forbes; Jennifer Bowers Purpose This paper aims to report on the University of Denver Penrose Library's Research Center, a new reference service model created to respond to the changing needs of students and to strengthen the connection between research...

...Robin A. Paynter Purpose The purpose of this paper is to outline increased use of evidence‐based research strategies in the applied social sciences. Design/methodology/approach The paper documents an ideal procedure for researchers to follow. It also provides resources from which to find...

...Claire McGuinness; Michelle Brien Purpose The purpose of this paper is to show how the use of reflective research journals to assess students on a Stage One information literacy (IL) module can offer unparalleled insight into the complex information research processes and subjective learning...

...Bradley Brazzeal Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine how guidelines for information literacy and library instruction can be incorporated into online research guides and provide examples from guides that have done this. Design/methodology/approach Online research guides in forestry...

... Research Those that have seized the opportunity believe that, yes, there is room for both Google Scholar™ and traditional library databases; the “buzz” in these quarters is how best to embrace or otherwise integrate Google Scholar™ into our repertoire of collections and services. The carpe...

...Martin P. Courtois; Martha E. Higgins; Aditya Kapur Purpose Most academic libraries make subject or research guides available on their web sites. Little is known, however, in terms of user satisfaction with guides. This study examines methods used to evaluate guides and reports on an online survey...