The role of libraries in teaching doctoral students to become information-literate researchers
| Autor: | Christopher Hoadley, Paul A. Kirschner, Sharon Ince |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
Information management
LEARNERS IMPACT Library and Information Sciences Scholarly communication Education Empirical research ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION Sociology ATTITUDES Student research Digital literacy Medical education Information problem solving (IPS) Research workflows Information literacy SOCIAL-SCIENCES 05 social sciences GRADUATE-STUDENTS 050301 education Computer Science Applications Doctoral students Workflow Graduate students UNIVERSITY SCHOLAR 0509 other social sciences 050904 information & library sciences 0503 education BEHAVIOR |
| Zdroj: | Ince, S, Hoadley, C & Kirschner, P A 2019, ' The role of libraries in teaching doctoral students to become information-literate researchers : A review of existing practices and recommendations for the future ', Information and Learning Sciences, vol. 120, no. 3/4, pp. 158-172 . https://doi.org/10.1108/ils-07-2018-0058 |
| ISSN: | 2398-5348 |
| Popis: | PurposeThis paper aims to review current literature pertaining to information literacy and digital literacy skills and practices within the research workflow for doctoral students and makes recommendations for how libraries (and others) can foster skill-sets for graduate student research workflows for the twenty-first century scholarly researcher.Design/methodology/approachA review of existing information literacy practices for doctoral students was conducted, and four key areas of knowledge were identified and discussed.FindingsThe findings validate the need for graduate students to have training in information literacy, information management, knowledge management and scholarly communication. It recommends empirical studies to be conducted to inform future practices for doctoral students.Practical implicationsThis paper offers four areas of training to be considered by librarians and faculty advisers to better prepare scholars for their future.Originality/valueThis paper presents a distinctive synthesis of the types of information literacy and digital literacy skills needed by graduate students. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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