A review of:

Beile, Penny M. and David N. Boote. “Does the Medium Matter?: A Comparison of a Web-Based Tutorial with Face-to-Face Library Instruction on Education Students’ Self-Efficacy Levels and Learning Outcomes.” Research Strategies 20 (2004): 57-68.

Objective…

Objective - The study examined whether a prompt sheet improved the reference interview process for health information advisers working at NHS Direct, a 24 hour telephone helpline that provides confidential health care advice for the public in England.

Method…

A review of:

Gunn, Holly, and Gary Hepburn. “Seeking Information for School Purposes on the Internet.” Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology 29.1 (Winter 2003): 67-88. 24 May 2007
http://www.cjlt.ca/content/vol29.1/04_gunn_hepburn.html

Abstract

Objective – This study investigated…

Objective – To discover how faculty perceives information literacy and examine whether professors in different disciplines view and approach information literacy differently. Particularly, the study seeks to address the following questions:

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“How do faculty members define or understand…

A review of:

Bradford, Jane T., Barbara Costello, and Robert Lenholt. “Reference Service in the Digital Age: An Analysis of Sources Used to Answer Reference Questions.” The Journal of Academic Librarianship 31.3 (May 2005): 263-72.

Objective – To…

A review of: Copeland, A. J. (2011). Analysis of public library users’ digital preservation practices. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 62(7), 1288-1300. doi:10.1002/asi.21553

Objective – To discover the factors that influence digital information preservation…

Objective – To determine the perceived impact of leadership development on the behaviours and competencies of employees and the organizational culture of the University Library, University of Saskatchewan, Canada.

Methods – Using grounded theory methodology, the study was conducted…

Objectives – To compare PubMed and Google Scholar results for content relevance and article quality

Design – Bibliometric study.

Setting – Department of Internal Medicine at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.

Methods – Four clinical…

Objective – To synthesize research on the information seeking behaviour of graduate students.

Design – Meta-synthesis of quantitative and qualitative research.

Setting – Higher education institutions mainly in the U.S. and Canada, but including studies from other countries…

Objectives – To explore the construction of mental models as a dynamic process and how users understand a consumer health information system, MedlinePlus, during a search session.

Design – Face-to-face interview.

Setting – Large university.