Collaborative inquiry project-based learning: Effects on reading ability and interests

The academic performance of students has been shown to be associated with reading ability. Inquiry learning can potentially enhance the reading abilities and interests of students. This study verified this proposition by examining the effects of an inquiry approach to group projects on the reading abilities of primary school students. Using a case study design, an inquiry project-based learning (PBL) approach, with the collaboration between three types of teachers and the school librarian was implemented to support the development of reading abilities and interests of students in a primary school in Hong Kong. The participants included Primary 4 students, teachers, and parents. Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) tests were used to evaluate the students' reading abilities; survey questionnaire and interviews were used to examine the participants' perceptions of the inquiry PBL; and the PIRLS survey was used to measure the students' attitudes and self-perceptions. Quantitative and qualitative data analyses showed positive effects on the reading abilities and attitudes of the participating students. Students' attitudes and self-perceived abilities appeared to influence the improvements in reading abilities. Finally, improvements in the students' reading comprehension, reading speed, and vocabulary were perceived. These findings provide evidence and insights to support further implementation of inquiry PBL in primary schools.     

Using collaborative teaching and inquiry project-based learning to help primary school students develop information literacy and information skills

Information literacy and information technology (IT) skills have become increasingly important in today's knowledge society. Many studies have shown that students from primary school to postgraduate lack crucial information literacy and IT skills, hence there is a need for an effective pedagogical approach that will develop these skills. This study investigated the effect of combining a collaborative teaching approach with inquiry project-based learning (PjBL) on the development of primary students' information literacy and IT skills. Students in a Hong Kong primary school completed two inquiry-based group projects. A collaborative teaching approach involving three teachers in different subject areas (general studies, Chinese, and IT) and the school librarian was adopted in guiding students through the two projects. Results indicate that this program had a positive impact of on the development of different dimensions of the students' information literacy and IT skills.     

Bibliographic research and critical inquiry: a learning module for graduate students in health services administration

Critical to the success of contemporary health administration practice is the ability to identify, access, synthesize, apply, and report information from a diversity of sources. To enhance the critical logic and bibliographic research skills of first-semester graduate students in health services administration, a fifteen-hour learning module was collaboratively developed and integrated into a required course on health care organization. Reference librarians and health administration faculty participate to provide both group and individual instruction.     

Elucidating usage of e-government learning: A perspective of the extended technology acceptance model

Learning is critical to both economic prosperity and social cohesion. E-government learning, which refers to the government's use of web-based technologies to facilitate learning about subjects that are useful to citizens, is relatively new, relevant, and potentially cost-effective. This work proposes and verifies that the technology acceptance model (TAM) can explain and predict usage of e-government learning. The TAM examines how perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness and their antecedents influence intention and usage of a system. This study identifies antecedents that account for individual differences, thereby enhancing the explanatory power of the built model. A survey is used to collect data from users of an e-government learning website in Taiwan. Structural equation modeling is employed to examine the fit of the data to the model. From a theoretical point of view, this research extends the TAM to e-government learning and identifies the perceived e-government learning value and perceived enjoyment as antecedents of usage of e-government learning. This study also provides directions for future research and approaches to promote e-government learning.     

Understanding: A subject of inquiry and an object of modeling

This paper reviews scientific interpretations of the term understanding. A methodological analysis of the possibility to model the process of understanding, including the analysis of the user-model construction, is provided. Options of the correct use of the term understanding are suggested for intelligent system design problems.     

图书馆项目制信息服务研究

项目制信息服务以项目为对象,在项目的各个阶段开展有针对性的信息服务,形成系统的信息。文章介绍了在项目不同阶段信息服务的主要内容,分析了项目制信息服务的优势和面临的问题,并认为基于项目的信息服务使图书馆的信息服务方式、服务效果及图书馆自身的角色地位都有明显的改变。     

基于3521工程的区域卫生信息化建设总体设计框架

基于国家“十二五”期间卫生信息化建设总体框架提出的加强公共卫生、医疗服务、医疗保障、药品供应保障和综合管理5项业务应用系统,建设居民电子健康档案、电子病历等两个基础数据库和一个业务网络的目标,立足于各层级卫生机构功能定位,从业务系统功能及区域平台功能2个角度,搭建了区域医疗卫生机构管理信息系统功能框架。指出了实现国家“3521工程”目标的实施难点及发展前景。     

Informed learning: A pedagogical construct attending simultaneously to information use and learning

The idea of informed learning, applicable in academic, workplace and community settings, has been derived largely from a program of phenomenographic research in the field of information literacy, which has illuminated the experience of using information to learn. Informed learning is about simultaneous attention to information use and learning, where both information and learning are considered to be relational; and is built upon a series of key concepts such as second-order perspective, simultaneity, awareness, and relationality. Informed learning also relies heavily on reflection as a strategy for bringing about learning. As a pedagogical construct, informed learning supports inclusive curriculum design and implementation. Aspects of the informed learning research agenda are currently being explored at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT).     

Re-framing information literacy: Problem-based learning as informed learning

This study explores an online information literacy module that uses problem-based learning (PBL). The goal was to enable students to experience information literacy in a richer way, by moving away from a focus on locating information sources to one of information use in the construction of knowledge. A content analysis of the research journals and reflection papers of students (N = 15) in a distance education school library media administration endorsement program suggests that PBL was an effective approach for some students, but not others. Some students were motivated by working on authentic problems, and at least half the students engaged deeply with information and discovered new questions and angles for research during the process. These students applied more sophisticated evaluation strategies and were more metacognitive in their thinking, assessing their progress and shifting strategies as they progressed through the module.     

数字图书馆参考咨询服务探析

分析数字环境下图书馆参考咨询工作特点,探讨网上参考咨询及服务问题.     

基于ASP技术的期刊查询系统设计

本文通过工作中遇到的问题及解决过程,介绍了如何运用ASP技术制作期刊查询系统.     

医保改革中电子病案的利用问题初探

关注民生是时代赋予我们国家的重任。健全的医疗保障体系成为实现人民当家作主,保障公民民主权利的重要举措。随着医保改革的推进、公民民主意识的增强以及信息技术的发展,电子病案作为一种新兴的病案形式,作为医疗保险理赔与报销的重要原始凭证,在医疗保障体制改革中日益显示出优越性。本文试从电子病案的角色定位、利用的有利因素以及存在的发展瓶颈三方面进行阐述,以期达到对医保改革中电子病案的利用问题较为充分的了解。     

信息共享空间在学习型学生社团组织建设中的作用及模式构建

在简要介绍信息共享空间概念的基础上,分析了高校信息共享空间建设与学习型学生社团组织建设之间的密切关系和相互促进作用,表明信息共享空间是学习型学生社团组织的理想场所,并结合海南经贸职业技术学院图书馆的实践。探讨了面向学习型学生社团组织的信息共享空间的构建模式。     

图书馆与旅游结合点探究

旅游业作为一门综合性的行业，其关联度高，涉及面广。辐射力强。尤其在文化消费、文化购物、文化服务、文化知识旅游兴起的今天。文化部门与旅游业的关系日渐紧密。图书馆作为文化的荟革之地，与旅游业有结合的交叉点。通过图书馆来促进旅游业的发展。有重要的现实意义。参考文献6。     

Academic libraries as learning spaces in Japan: Toward the development of learning commons

Since the beginning of the 1990s, new types of learning spaces at academic libraries have emerged mainly in North America. They are called “information commons” or “learning commons.” They provide various kinds of services, facilities, and materials in one location to support students’ learning. The idea of learning commons has been introduced to colleges and universities in Japan as well. The purpose of this study is to examine the present condition of learning spaces in university libraries in Japan. A questionnaire was sent to 755 main or central libraries at colleges and universities. The response rate was 69.4%. The results of the survey are as follows: (a) simple collaborative learning spaces with desk/desks and chairs have become modestly widespread, while advanced spaces with equipment for information and communication technology, such as computers or projectors, are not common; (b) many libraries provide computer clusters; and (c) cafés and/or beverage vending machines in libraries are still few in number. The survey also reveals that learning commons in Japan are in the early stage of development. Various types of learning spaces are recognized as learning commons. They range from a group learning room with Wi-Fi access to an entire learning commons, where several kinds of facilities, services, and information resources to support students’ learning in one location are provided. This diversification may be based on the confusion caused by the rapid introduction of learning commons in Japan. Many learning spaces may rebuild their own services in the near future because of their students’ needs.     

A model of social interaction: Tests in three situations

This research tests a model resulting from a perspective of social interaction, one that defines its domain and which specifies interrelationships between elements within that domain. The model is intended to specify the elemental structure of ongoing, stable interactions and is couched at a rather high level of abstraction so that it can be applied to a large range of situations.     

关于高校图书馆开展合作咨询的思考

高校图书馆与其他信息机构利用各自的优势开展合作咨询,为社会服务,是当今高校图书馆信息咨询工作发展的趋势.文章在阐述高校图书馆开展合作咨询的必要性和可行性的基础上,着重论述了合作咨询的具体形式和内容.