Demonstrating Library Impact Through Acknowledgment: An Examination of Acknowledgments in Theses and Dissertations

Academic libraries are increasingly seeking ways to demonstrate their impact on student learning. Acknowledgments - formal statements of indebtedness – in graduate theses and dissertations provide a rather unexplored area for demonstrating impact of the academic library on student learning. This study uses quantitative and qualitative methods to characterize acknowledgments of the Texas A&M University Libraries (TAMU Libraries) in theses and dissertations, both overall and for three disciplines specifically: civil engineering, geography, and history. This study also searched for mentions of the TAMU Libraries throughout the entire body of theses and dissertations. Overall, acknowledgments to the TAMU Libraries in theses and dissertations were less than 1%, though acknowledgments were found in all three disciplines with over a quarter of the history theses and dissertations containing an acknowledgment to libraries. There was no statistically significant difference found between the numbers of acknowledgments in theses versus dissertations. Acknowledgments to the TAMU Libraries were found in the theses and dissertations of 28 different departments. Mentions to the TAMU Libraries – not necessarily a formal acknowledgment – were found throughout the text of theses and dissertations with most concentrated in the acknowledgment, method, and bibliography sections.     

We May Be Teaching Information Literacy,but Are the Design First Year Students Actually Getting It?

The purpose of this study was to examine the outcomes of information literacy instruction for the Design first year students at the Temasek Polytechnic Library. Also of interest was whether or not the librarian was being seen as easily approachable, and if the students were deeming the lessons to be worthwhile. A participant action research approach was used, with the data being collected from multiple choice tests delivered via the institutional learning management system, group exercises, and a diagnostic assessment that was delivered before the workshops. It was found that the students did see the librarian as someone who was eminently approachable, and the majority of them found the lessons to be of value. It was concluded that the use of a diagnostic tool can be very useful in highlighting the gaps in students' knowledge, and that it would be beneficial to use it for all information literacy instruction at TP. Suggested future research could include a study of how much the students retain of IL skills into their third year of study.     

Information-seeking behavior of economics graduate students: If you buy it,will they come?

The information-seeking behavior of social science graduate students has been the subject of many studies, but none have concentrated only on the economics graduate student population and their unique needs. The purpose of this focus group study was to use group discussions to understand the actual online behavior of graduate economics students when conducting research. The results provide insight and information about the skills and characteristics of economics graduate students, their first steps in conducting research online, their use of publicly available and library resources, challenges to finding information, and resources used to overcome these challenges.     

Evaluation of Internet Information Sources by High School Students in Ghana

The Internet clearly presents the opportunity for students to expand their knowledge at a fast pace, since they are able to access enormous amount of information. However, accessing the Internet also has its downside since not all information is of good quality. The study explored how 12th grade students at a high school in Ghana evaluated online information sources. These students and the head of the Information Communication Technology department respond to self-administered questionnaires and a semi-structured interview, respectively. The study found that most of the high school students did some kind of an evaluation of online information sources, however, they were not applying the right criteria. The study further revealed that students were not introduced to evaluation criteria at school and this had contributed to the gap in their evaluation competencies.     

软件高职C语言程序设计教学方法探索

本文在分析软件高职C语言程序设计课程教学现状和存在问题的基础上,综合考虑该课程教学目标、教学内容特点、学生实际情况、教师自身素质和教学环境条件,选择适当的教学方法并进行组合运用,有助于增强教学的趣味性,激励学生积极主动地学习,加强实践技能训练,提高课程的教学效果。     

大学生心理健康现状调查分析及对策研究——以贵阳学院为例

通过对贵阳学院2000余名学生进行的各种心理健康量表测量的调查显示,大学生的心理健康状况总体上是比较好的,但是有一定数量的大学生因为不同原因存在着不同程度的心理问题。而且,许多心理问题是因为一些思想问题没有得到很好的解决,长期累积而导致其产生的。在对大学生心理健康状况进行分析的基础上,进行了相应的对策研究。     

高职院校校园文化建设透析

当前高职院校的校园文化建设存在着建设滞后、缺乏规划、创新不足等问题.造成这些问题的主要原因包括领导重视不够、理论研究不足、认识片面、经费场地限制等.应从各个方面入手,大力加强高职院校校园文化建设.     

高职院校图书馆建设存在的问题和对策

高职院校图书馆存在着藏书结构与教育教学的发展不相适应、网络平台信息内容不足、影像资料播放缺乏场所、人员技术水平和观念不适应发展等问题.给出了解决问题的思路:建立机制,提高图书采购的针对性和有效性,创建多维共享型专业教学资源库,强化教职工业务技术和职业守则的培训、提高.     

冲突教育视野下的大学生心理健康教育途径研究

冲突是大学生人际交往过程中必然出现的现象,但其负面作用并非无解.将冲突作为教育素材,可有效挖掘学生真正的意愿,明晰学生心理压力的来源,进而为心理健康教育人员提供精准、有效的心理辅导参考依据.以冲突教育为视野,对冲突的教育价值进行深层次的解构.基于心理学视角对大学生冲突行为进行归因分析.基于冲突的教育价值和冲突行为的产生...     

大学生创新能力影响因素及培养对策研究

本文采用问卷调查法研究了师生对大学生创新能力的评价以及影响大学生创新能力提高的不良因素。结果表明,师生普遍认为社会环境和学校氛围等是影响大学生创新能力提高的主要不良因素,因此,高校要从系统的角度认识大学生能力培养的影响因素,注重教育模式的转变,全面提升教师创新教学能力,努力培养大学生的创新能力并为大学生创新提供良好的社会环境。