Study Examines Student Research Behavior

Beyond Google: How Do Students Conduct Academic Research? is a departure from the findings of some other research studies on the topic. The study used student discussion groups, content analysis, and a student survey to determine that students may not be relying as exclusively as previously thought on search engine results and Wikipedia for research in lieu of library catalogs and databases.

Summary of ILI-L Listserv Discussion on Mini Instruction Sessions

There has been a pretty good discussion going on at the ILI-L listserv for a week or so about mini instruction sessions, which we have also referred to as "one-shot" presentations on this blog. Mary Murray, Instruction Librarian at Juniata College, was nice enough to post a summary of the discussion with lots of great ideas as an easily accessible MSWord document.

Library Assessment Presentation at ACRL Conference

Here's the link to a recent library assessment presentation from the 2007 ACRL conference. Take a look and see if there are any ideas you could implement at your campus if you are getting questions about the impact of library instruction on student success, how the library contributes to the college's "learning environment," or evidence of student success related to the library, and the like.