Two Thousand Students, One Librarian: Balancing Depth and Breadth of Library Instruction for Online Graduate Students

Homol, Lindley

doi:10.1080/1533290x.2018.1498637

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“…Homol investigated three approaches-asynchronous video tutorials, web research consultations, and live library webinars recorded for later viewing-and found the webinars to be the most time-effective instructional strategy for the impact, measured by number of students reached. 13 The webinars, tailored to specific assignments, contained the most relevant information for students, and Homol suggests more targeted placement of specific tutorials could increase their use. Librarianship can be embedded within a learning management system (LMS), a more tailored and time-intensive instructional approach that provides point-of-need services and efficient access to customized library resources.…”

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A Mixed-Methods Study of Library Communication with Online Students and Faculty Members

Faulk

Crist

2020

C&RL

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To better understand, articulate, and improve the academic library's impact on online populations, this two-phase mixed-method study examines library communication with online students and faculty. In phase I, online focus group participants responded to vignettes illustrating library communication scenarios. Results from phase I informed the creation of a questionnaire for phase II. Results of both phases demonstrated that patrons' lack of knowledge about how and when to communicate with the library can serve as a communication barrier, that online patrons highly value being able to access librarians, and that a range of outreach strategies hold appeal.

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A Mixed-Methods Study of Library Communication with Online Students and Faculty Members

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Crist

2020

C&RL

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“…The library instruction programs were mainly targeted to 1styear and 2nd-year students (Carroll 2016;Kaneko 2018;Budhai and Williams 2021;Morin 2021). For the first-year students, the material given focused on the introduction to the library, search strategy, scientific database, information source evaluation (Tomaszweski 2021), scientific writing (Budhai and Williams, 2021), identifying fake news, searching the catalog (Marchis, 2018), corporate media, media introduction (Tewell, 2018), and introduction to the campus (Morin, 2021), and the 2nd-year students were taught about dissertation search (Homol, 2018), subject searching, library research, finding full text, argumentative writing, research paper, and plagiarism (Gariepy, 2016). The library instruction program also aimed to introduce the student to campus life.…”

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Teaching strategies for library instruction: directions from the literature

Variant Anna,

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A.M.K.

2023

MJLIS

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This paper proposes teaching strategies and techniques for library instruction in academic libraries to achieve the intended goals. The recommendations are based on insights from previous research in library instruction with the intention to identify possible strategies and techniques for different user groups. This study applied a systematic literature review method, using the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) protocol to examine the use of teaching strategies and techniques in library instruction programs. The Web of Science (WoS) and Scopus databases were searched for relevant literature using specific keywords. Applying the inclusion criteria, a total of 27 articles out of the 1380 documents extracted, were deemed relevant to the study. The results show that library instruction is usually conducted in the form of individual sessions. Teaching strategies used by librarians include flipped classroom, faux flip, classroom teaching, research clinic, consultation, asynchronous learning, and online synchronous learning, among others. These teaching strategies improved engagement and relationships between students and librarians, while impacting critical thinking, confidence and self-directed learning. It is concluded that librarians should consider adopting and combining teaching strategies based on individual needs and use technology to improve teaching effectiveness and increase student learning. This study shows that most studies on library instruction have only partially addressed instructional strategies. A critical review of the literature revealed that a strategic shift in the management of library instruction is necessary to achieve the intended outcomes. In this study, three teaching strategies for library education are proposed, namely Embracing for freshman, Encouraging for sophomore, and Leveraging for postgraduates.

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Research consultations in the academic library: A scoping review on current themes in instruction, assessment and technology

Stapleton

Carter

Bredahl

2020

The Journal of Academic Librarianship

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Two Thousand Students, One Librarian: Balancing Depth and Breadth of Library Instruction for Online Graduate Students

Cited by 7 publications

References 5 publications

A Mixed-Methods Study of Library Communication with Online Students and Faculty Members

A Mixed-Methods Study of Library Communication with Online Students and Faculty Members

Teaching strategies for library instruction: directions from the literature

Research consultations in the academic library: A scoping review on current themes in instruction, assessment and technology

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