Browsing OU Libraries Faculty Scholarship by Issue Date
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Empowering users with a new online catalog
(Emerald, 2000)In June 1998 Oakland University's library migrated to a new online catalog. In order to determine user acceptance of the new OPAC, students receiving library instruction were asked to complete an open-ended questionnaire ... -
Convenience or content: A study of undergraduate periodical use
(Emerald, 2001)Full-text periodical databases have changed how students access research materials. Many librarians fear that students favor the convenience of full-text databases over more valuable information found in print periodical ... -
Beyond these walls: Building a library outreach program at Oakland University
(Taylor & Francis, 2003)To enhance the learning experiences of all students, today’s academic librarians must engage in outreach efforts that move beyond the walls of the library. In the past year, Oakland University’s Kresge Library has made ... -
Caught in the web: The impact of library instruction on business students' perceptions and use of print and online resources
(ACRL Publications, 2003-01)Many business students rely heavily on the Web for research, in part because of their unfamiliarity with the breadth of their library’s business resources (online and in print). This study sought to determine whether library ... -
Developing the Online Learning Environment: The Pros and Cons of Using WebCT for Library Instruction
(American Library Association, 2003-06)Rising enrollments at Oakland University (OU) have required librarians to decrease instruction time with each basic writing class in order to preserve contact with all sections. As a result, the faculty at Kresge Library ... -
Developing Information Literacy Instruction for Honors Students at Oakland University: An Information Consulting Approach
(The Haworth Information Press, 2007)Entering the university setting can be daunting for even the brightest of students, given the increased coursework and research expected of them as compared to high school. To support these significant research needs and ... -
Keeping Up With the Journals: A Library Journal Club at Oakland University
(Elsevier, 2007)Journal clubs, often relied upon in the sciences, can also be applied in the field of librarianship, where busy schedules make it challenging to stay current on research in the field. This article discusses the development ... -
The Librarian, the Machine, or a Little of Both: A Comparative Study of Three Information Literacy Pedagogies at Oakland University
(ACRL Publications, 2007-07)Each year, Oakland library faculty provide information literacy instruction for Rhetoric 160, a first-year writing course, through a combination of WebCT-based online tutorials and in-class teaching. For this study, twelve ... -
Documenting the Immigrant and Ethnic Experience in American Archives
(Society of American Archivists, 2010)This paper examines the development of ethnic and immigrant archives in the United States since the 1960s. It focuses on the dramatic evolution of "ethnic archiving"—the processes and objectives involved in documenting the ... -
Social Software in Academic Libraries for Internal Communication and Knowledge Management: A Comparison of Two Reference Blog Implementations
(Internet Reference Services Quarterly, 2010-04)This article investigates the adoption of new innovations for internal reference desk communication and knowledge management in academic libraries, specifically the use of social software tools. Actual implementations of ... -
Dissertation 101: A research and writing intervention for Education graduate students
(2011)The vast breadth of information sources available in the field of education and the dearth of institutional resources for native graduate writers have left many graduate students overwhelmed, struggling to conduct an ... -
Social Media Use in Higher Education: Key Areas to Consider for Educators
(Journal of Online Learning and Teaching, 2011-12)The use of social media in higher education classrooms is on the rise as faculty employ a variety of software tools and free web applications to enhance learning, communication, and engagement. Web 2.0 social software ... -
Business information literacy teaching at different academic levels: An exploration of skills and implications for instructional design
(Journal of Information Literacy, 2012)This study investigates the difference among students' discipline-specific information literacy (IL) skills by studying first-year and final-year undergraduate business students. An online IL tutorial was designed and ... -
The Politics of Ethnic Heritage Preservation in Canada: The Case of the Multicultural History Society of Ontario
(University of Texas Press, 2012)This article examines the constitution of the collections of the Multicultural History Society of Ontario between 1976 and 1982 in the context of the Canadian policy of multiculturalism. Set up as an independent nonprofit ... -
Teaching Students How to Research the Past: Historians and Librarians in the Digital Age
(Society for History Education, 2012-01)The article discusses innovations in information and communication technologies and examines their impact on the teaching of history, as well as student learning. Particular focus is given to ways in which the practices ... -
Beyond the Web Tutorial: Development and Implementation of an Online, Self-Directed Academic Integrity Course at Oakland University
(Elsevier, 2012-09)Intentional and unintentional plagiarism cases occur frequently and present unique pedagogical challenges for librarians, who often are deemed responsible for ensuring that undergraduates gain a solid understanding of ... -
Millennial Generation Students Search the Web Erratically, with Minimal Evaluation of Information Quality
(University of Alberta Learning Services, 2013)A Review of: Taylor, A. (2012). A study of the information search behaviour of the millennial generation. Information Research, 17(1), paper 508. Retrieved from http://informationr.net/ir/17-1/paper508.html -
Gender, Race, and Age of Librarians and Users Have an Impact on the Perceived Approachability of Librarians
(University of Alberta Learning Services, 2013)A Review of: Bonnet, J. L., & McAlexander, B. (2012). Structural diversity in academic libraries: A study of librarian approachability. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 38(5), 277-286. doi:10.1016/j.acalib.2012.06.002 -
The MAGIC of Web Tutorials: How one library (re)focused its delivery of online learning objects on users
(Taylor and Francis, 2013-11-20)Oakland University (OU) Libraries undertook an assessment of how to leverage its resources to make online tutorials more focused on users’ needs. A multi-part assessment process reconsidered web tutorials offerings through ...