Reflections on information confusion in chemistry information learning: The meaning of the shift from library instruction to information literacy

Research Strategies

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 285-299

  Calderhead, Veronica ^a,b  

^a John Cotton Dana Library   (United States)

^b University Heights   (United States)

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EID: 0032016235     PISSN: 07343310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0734-3310(99)00018-x     Document Type: Article

References (12)

1. 1. Carol Collier Kuhlthau, Seeking Meaning: A Process Approach to Library and Information Services (Norwood, NJ: Ablex, 1993), iv-vi.
2. 2. Mary Jane McNally and Carol C. Kuhlthau, "Information Search Process in Science Education," in School Library Reference Services in the 90's: Where We are, Where We're Heading, edited by Carol Truett (The Haworth Press, 1994), 56.
3. 3. Howard Dess, "Coping with Chemical Nomenclature in the Age of Computers," Research Strategies 6 (Spring 1988): 65-76.
4. 4. The students were given CAS Online search time in week 10 of the term. The search time was used to determine whether they had missed valuable material in the searches done on other databases.
5. 5. Lynn Westbrook and Robert Waldman, "Outreach in Academic Libraries: Principle Into Practice," Research Strategies 11 (Spring 1993): 60-65.
6. 6. Cathy Moore-Jansen, "What Difference Does It Make? One Study of Student Background and the Evaluation of Library Instruction," Research Strategies 15 (Winter 1997): 26-38.
7. 7. It should be mentioned that retrieval of physical properties and other basic data was demonstrated. It was demonstrated specifically for students who worked from remote sites, without access to the traditional reference sources. It was generally agreed that, although it was helpful to know how to retrieve this data, the use of a traditional print references source, such as the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, was much faster and easier to use.
8. 8. At the time of this writing there was one style manual dealing exclusively with electronic citations - Xia Li and Nancy B. Crane, Electronic Style: A Guide to Citing Electronic Information (Westport: Meckler, 1993). The students were also referred to sections on "other media" in the main style manuals used at the university level.
9. 9. Miguel Roig, "Can Undergraduate Students Determine whether Text has been Plagiarized?" Psychological Record 47 (Winter 1997): 113-122.
10. 10. Marsha Tate and Jan Alexander, "Teaching Critical Evaluation Skills for World Wide Web Resources," Computers in Libraries 16 (Nov. 1, 1996): 49-55.
11. 11. CINAHL, the nursing literature database, provided the best results for these practical articles on abstract writing and poster session preparation. This is an excellent source for educational and education mentor articles.
12. 12. Tate, "Teaching Critical Evaluation Skills for World Wide Web Resources."