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Academic librarians’ educational factors and perceptions of teaching transformation: An exploratory examination
(2019)Objective – As information literacy instruction is an increasingly important function of academic librarianship, it is relevant to consider librarians’ attitudes about their teaching. More specifically, it can be instructive ... -
Academic librarians’ teaching identities and work experiences: Exploring relationships to support perspective transformation in information literacy instruction
(2020-01)Academic library leaders have a vested interest in quality library instruction, but strategies to ensure this happens can vary across environments. In this study, the author analyzed data collected using King’s Learning ... -
Advancing research data management in the social sciences: Implementing instruction for education graduate students into a doctoral curriculum.
(2017)Research data management (RDM) skills are vital yet often untaught in graduate programs, especially in the social sciences. In this article, my co-author and I presented a case study of how a Research Data Librarian and ... -
Archival Representations of Immigration and Ethnicity in North American History: From the Ethnicization of Archives to the Archivization of Ethnicity
(2014)This article traces the representations of ethnicity and immigration in mainstream American and Canadian archives since the 1950s. It identifies three main periods of evolution of these ethnic archives: the era prior to ... -
Awareness and Attitudes about Open Access Publishing: A Glance at Generational Differences
(2014)INTRODUCTION OA publishing is now solidly established as a publishing model. This study examines current faculty members understanding of and perceptions of OA publishing, focusing on demographic data that divide faculty ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Books, bytes, and buildings: The academic library's unique role in improving student success
(2015-10)Student persistence and completion are paramount in higher education, and institutions are employing targeted programs and initiatives to address these concerns. The academic library can play an especially important role ... -
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 ... -
Byte-Sized Pieces: Equipping Academic Librarians to Integrate Technology into Library Instruction through Manageable, Maintainable, and Meaningful Staff Development
(2014-11)Technology changes how classroom instruction happens and, unlike K-12 educators who receive pedagogical training, academic librarians are not always experts in teaching information literacy – especially in 21st century ... -
A case study of job-embedded learning
(2016-04)Librarians recognize the importance of professional learning as their roles and responsibilities evolve in the shifting teaching and learning environments of the twenty-first century. However, the literature on meaningful, ... -
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 ... -
Conducting formative evaluation online
(2016-02)In this article, the authors explore how to conduct formative evaluation of a freestanding library e-course using online resources. -
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 ... -
Copyright and You: Copyright Instruction for College Students in the Digital Age
(Elsevier, 2014-09)Educators are concerned about the ease with which new digital technologies permit intellectual property to be discovered, re-purposed and shared. What do our students know about copyright compliance and academic integrity ... -
Data Management 101 (Research Data Management presentation for SEHS)
(2017)This presentation was given to graduate students in OU's School of Education and Human Services (SEHS) doctoral program during the Winter 2017 semester. It provides a general introduction to research data management and ... -
Dataset from: Research Forum: Creating and Sustaining an Intra-library Venue to Share Library Faculty Research
(2019)This data corresponds to the article "Research Forum: Creating and Sustaining an Intra-library Venue to Share Library Faculty Research" -
Datasets for submitted article titled "A Health Education Partnership Between an Academic Medical Library and Public Library: Lessons Learned Before & During a Pandemic"
(2021)Three datasets for submitted article (see article abstract below): Background: Public libraries serve as community centers for accessing free, trustworthy health information. As such, they provide an ideal setting to teach ... -
Designing for engagement: Using the ADDIE model to integrate high-impact practices into an online information literacy course
(2016)In this article, the authors share how a team of librarians used the ADDIE instructional design model to incorporate best practices in teaching and learning into an online, fourcredit information literacy course. In this ... -
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 ...