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Main Author: Fong, Bonnie L.
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 2014
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1043064
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  • Searching for the Formula: How Librarians Teach Chemistry Graduate Students Research Skills Fong, Bonnie L. Chemistry Graduate Students Research Skills Library Instruction Librarians Surveys College Instruction Academic Libraries Information Literacy Teaching Methods Student Evaluation An exploratory study was conducted in Summer 2012 in an effort to determine what librarians in the United States are doing to teach chemistry graduate students research skills. Chemistry librarians at ARL (Association of Research Libraries) institutions were surveyed about the content they teach; when, where, and how they present it; and what assessment they perform. Program size was studied to ascertain its effect on the above. Results reveal the most popular resources and information literacy skills taught, coverage gaps, and preferences for teaching and assessment techniques. Librarians providing instruction to graduate chemistry (and perhaps even upper-level undergraduate) students will find it helpful to compare what they are currently doing against these findings.