Foregrounding the Research Log in Information Literacy Instruction

Information Labs: The Next Best Thing in Information Literacy Instruction?

As higher education transforms itself from a lecture-dominated enterprise to one that encourages active engagement by the students with the curriculum, librarians have a new avenue for inserting themselves into the educational mission of the university. At Purdue University, the libraries have been successful integrating problem-based learning activities into curricula in several departments. O...

The Relationship of Research Capabilities and Information Literacy with Research Anxiety in Physical Education Students

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship of research capabilities and information literacy with research anxiety prediction in postgraduate students of physical education. The research method was descriptive correlation. The statistical population consisted of all postgraduate students of physical education at Mohaghegh Ardabili University in 2017-2018 (N=130). 102 students ...

A research case study for user-centred information literacy instruction: information behaviour of translation trainees

From the vantage point of user studies and information literacy studies, an empirical case-study has been carried out (at the Universitat Jaume I, Castellón, Spain) in order to establish a diagnosis of the information behaviour of translation students. It is hoped that this study will serve as a basis for the design and subsequent implementation of programmes of instruction (within the paradigm...

Can Library Research Be Fun? Using Games for Information Literacy Instruction in Higher Education

To the instruction cave, librarian!: Graphic novels and information literacy