The lasting value of an embedded, first-year, biology library instruction program

Science and Technology Libraries

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 254-266

  Ferrer Vinent, Ignacio J ^a   Carello, Christy A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

assessment; bibliographic instruction; biology; collaboration; first year experience; information literacy; library instruction; surveys; upper level students

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT; BIBLIOGRAPHIC INSTRUCTION; COLLABORATION; FIRST-YEAR EXPERIENCE; INFORMATION LITERACY; LIBRARY INSTRUCTION; UPPER-LEVEL STUDENTS;

EDUCATION; SURVEYS;

BIOLOGY;

EID: 80052442967     PISSN: 0194262X     EISSN: 15411109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0194262X.2011.592789     Document Type: Article

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