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Main Authors: Young, Shawna, Jacobs, Warren
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 2013
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED548271
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  • Graduate Student Needs in Relation to Library Research Skills Young, Shawna Jacobs, Warren Graduate Students Student Needs Library Skills Research Skills Workshops Student Attitudes Efficiency Self Efficacy Achievement Gains Literacy Information Sources Databases Citations (References) Teacher Student Relationship Cooperation Qualitative Research Grounded Theory Surveys Traditionally, graduate study includes a research component, requiring library skills to locate relevant literature. Upon matriculation into graduate programs, many students are underprepared in library research skills, making library instruction a priority for the success of graduate students. This qualitative study, utilizing emergent design, was developed to help identify needs of graduate students in relation to library research skills. Based on findings of this study, the co-investigators offer recommendations for the support of graduate students with respect to library research skills. [This paper was published in the "Journal of Modern Education Review," v3 n3 p181-191 Mar 2013 (ISSN 2155-7993.]