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.     

大学的收益:留学生教育中的经济学意义

留学生教育的经济收益是国际教育服务贸易中的重要部分,国外有关学者、政府机构和国际组织都非常关注,但在国内,人们对留学生教育的认识还主要集中在政治和文化层面。通过建构的经济收益测算模型(包括图式模型和数学模型),并以上海一所大学的留学生样本进行试测,研究显现出我国高校留学生教育的经济学意义:留学生教育促进了教育服务贸易,增加了我国经济总量;能够缩减我国在国际教育服务贸易中的巨大逆差;增加了高校的"预算外收入";改变了高校的教育资源结构,提高了教育管理效率。     

当代大学生的思想特点及教育对策初探

本文从政治理论基础,价值观,理想信念,知识结构,自主意识等几个方面阐述了当代高校学生的思想现状,通过分析指出造成这些思想特点的主要原因是道德困惑,强调个人本位,功利主义及理论与实践的脱节.最后提出在思想政治教育的过程中应该选择理性化目标,采取行之有效的方法,注重思想政治教育外部环境的建设,以便更好地促进大学生的全面发展.     

生师比评价的一个数学模型及其在教学评估中的应用

本文在生师比评价实际问题的基础上,提出了一种基于模糊数学原则的数学模型,将该模型应用于一个实际的教学评估案例中,对评估结果进行分析并给出了建议。     

大学生运动锻炼组与非运动锻炼组若干生活方式要素的分析与比较

运用Prentice,W.E.于1990建立的健康生活方式自评量表(来自Fitness and Wellnessfor Life),对江苏省10所高校大学生的生活方式进行实证调查。选取该量表中的“运动锻炼”指标对大学生进行分类,比较“锻炼组”和“非锻炼组”大学生其他生活方式要素的异同。结果表明:“锻炼组”和“非锻炼组”大学生在“吸烟”、“遵医嘱服药”、“每日食物多样性”、“学习的积极性”、“寻求感情释放和帮助”、“参加集体活动”等生活方式要素方面均存在差异,说明锻炼与否与健康生活方式的形成存在较高的相关性。     

山西高校研究生体育锻炼意识的调查研究

运用文献资料法、问卷调查法等研究方法,对山西高校研究生体育锻炼意识进行了研究。结果显示:山西高校研究生体育锻炼的总体态度是积极的,对体育锻炼的喜欢程度上存在性别、专业差异,体育锻炼意识较淡薄,对《全民健身计划纲要》和终身体育概念的了解掌握程度较差,体育锻炼知识贫乏,根据存在的问题提出了合理化建议。     

大学生创业企业的法律风险防控机制构建

法律风险是对创业影响最大的风险之一,是导致目前大学生创业失败的重要因素。大学生防控法律风险不力既有其风险防范意识淡漠的因素,又有在企业内部未建立法律风险防线的原因。当前,应促进创业大学生在企业内部构建法律风险防控机制,包括强化大学生的法律风险防控意识,建立全员参与的法律风险责任体系,将法律风险防控融入到企业战略并整合到业务管理中,以及构建法律风险防控的动态闭环制度,从而实现对创业法律风险的全过程、全方位防控。