Desperately seeking citations: Uncovering faculty assumptions about the undergraduate research process

This article discusses information-seeking problems which the typical research paper assignment creates. The problem is divided into four components. Faculty must assume more responsibility for teaching information-retrieval skills in their courses, and the article illustrates how this could be acco...

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Published in:	The Journal of academic librarianship Vol. 22; no. 3; pp. 201 - 208
Main Author:	Leckie, Gloria J.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York, etc Elsevier Inc 1996 Elsevier Inc., etc Elsevier Science Ltd
Subjects:	Assignments Class Activities College students Critical Thinking Faculty Higher Education Information Retrieval Information Seeking Information seeking behaviour Librarian Teacher Cooperation Libraries Library Instruction Library Role Library Skills Research Papers (Students) Scholarly Communication Searches Skill Development Skills Teacher Attitudes Teacher Role Teaching Teaching Methods Undergraduate Students Undergraduates
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Summary:	This article discusses information-seeking problems which the typical research paper assignment creates. The problem is divided into four components. Faculty must assume more responsibility for teaching information-retrieval skills in their courses, and the article illustrates how this could be accomplished through a stratified methodology.
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ISSN:	0099-1333 1879-1999
DOI:	10.1016/S0099-1333(96)90059-2