Developing Library Assignments: A Bibliography
Looking for information on developing a library assignment? Try searching through this selected bibliography, drawn from resources in a variety of disciplines. Recommend a resource.
General Articles
Blandy, Susan Griswold, and Patricia O'Brie Libutti. "As the Cursor Blinks: Electronic Scholarship and Undergraduates in the Library." Library Trends 44.2 (1995): 279-305.
Cichewicz, Joy. "Library Research Assignment Ideas." University of Michigan Library. 19 Mar. 2002.
Lawler, Sally H., Elizabeth A. Olson, and Elizabeth E. Chapleski. "Enhancing Library Research Skills of Graduate Students through Guided Autobiographies." Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian 18.1 (1999): 33-44.
Smith, Kerry. "Professor Attendance as a Factor in Perceived Library Instruction Effectiveness: An Exploratory Study." Reference Services Review 30.1 (2002): 43-48.
Valentine, Barbara. "The Legitimate Effort in Research Papers: Student Commitment versus Faculty Expectations." Journal of Academic Librarianship 27.2 (2001).
Watson, L. W. "How do Students' Perceptions of Their Library Usage Influence Their Educational Outcomes?" College Student Journal 35.3 (2001): 366-372.
Accounting
Clay, Raymond J., Jr. "A Mock Operational Audit Based on Library Research." Managerial Auditing Journal 11.5 (1996): 25-27.
Biological Sciences
Krest, Margie and Daria O. Carle. "Teaching Scientific Writing: A Model for Integrating Research, Writing and Critical Thinking." The American Biology Teacher 61.3 (1999): 223-227.
Orians, Colin, and Laurie Sabol. "Using the Web to Teach Library Research Skills in Introductory Biology: A Collaboration Between Faculty and Librarians." Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship 23 (1999). 19 Mar. 2002 <http://www.library.ucsb.edu/istl/99-summer/article2.html>
Chemistry
Shibley, I. A., L. M. Milakofsky, L. M., and C. L. Nicotera. "Incorporating a Substantial Writing Assignment into Organic Chemistry: Library Research, Peer Review, and Assessment." Journal of Chemical Education 78.1 (2001): 50-52.
Geography/Geosciences
Aspaas, Helen R. "Integrating World-Views and the News Media into a Regional Geography Course." Journal of Geography in Higher Education 22.2 (1998): 211-27.
Burton, V. T., and S. A. Chadwick S.A. "Investigating the Practices of Student Researchers: Patterns of Use and Criteria for Use of Internet and Library Sources." Computers and Composition 17.3 (2000): 309-328.
Davis, Larry Eugene, and Eileen Brady. "Library Research: The First Step in Geoscience Writing." Journal of Geological Education 42.5 (1994): 417-419.
Metz, Cheryl Lynn, and Vicki Marie Harder. "The Annotated Bibliography as an Introduction to Geology and Library Research at the Entry Level." Journal of Geological Education 41.2 (1993): 104-105.
History
Carlson, Marybeth, and Laura Hunt Yungblut. "Where the Wild Papers Are: Producing a Student Portfolio in the Undergraduate Seminar." History Teacher 32.1 (1998): 43-56.
Gredel-Manuele, Zdenka. "The Study of Family History: Research Projects in a Senior Seminar." Teaching History. 16.1 (1991): 27-32.
Nutrition
Vickery, C. E., and N. Cotugna. "Broadening Students' Perspectives on Literature Review." Journal of the American Dietetic Association 89.9 (1989): 1286-1289.
Political Science
Boenau, B. A. "Introducing Students to Reference Sources in Comparative Politics." Political Science Teacher 3 (1990): 12-14.
Tuckett, H., and J. Pryor. "Research Strategies for Political Science." Research Strategies 1 (1983): 128-30.
Sociology
Abowitz, Deborah A. "Developing Awareness and Use of Library Resources in Undergraduate Sociology: A Sample Assignment." Teaching Sociology 22.1 (1994): 58-64.
Booth, David B. "Studying Research Methods by Examining Changing Research Strategies." Teaching Sociology 11.2 (1984): 205-212.
Shapiro, Beth J., and Richard Child Hill. "Teaching Sociology Graduate Students Bibliographic Methods for Document Research." Journal of Academic Librarianship 5.2 (1979): 75-78.
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