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Discovery Tools in the Classroom: A Usability Study and Implications for Information Literacy Instruction.
- Source :
- Journal of Web Librarianship; Jan-Mar2019, Vol. 13 Issue 1, p1-19, 19p, 1 Color Photograph, 1 Chart, 3 Graphs
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- In 2016, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS) library acquired ProQuest's discovery tool Summon. To determine when information literacy instruction using Summon would be effective and what aspects should be taught, librarians conducted a usability study. Students completed tasks focused on determining whether Summon is intuitive and whether the interface needs to be taught. Results indicate that students are comfortable with the interface and have few problems with the tool. Instead, participants struggled with critical thinking processes associated with research. Results were used to integrate the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education into instruction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ALTERNATIVE education
CRITICAL thinking
DECISION making
PHILOSOPHY of education
GRADUATE students
LEARNING strategies
LIBRARIES
RESEARCH methodology
QUESTIONNAIRES
SATISFACTION
SCALE analysis (Psychology)
SCHOOL environment
STUDENTS
SURVEYS
UNIVERSITIES & colleges
USER interfaces
INTERNET searching
INFORMATION literacy
TEACHING methods
USER-centered system design
COURSE evaluation (Education)
UNDERGRADUATES
STUDENT assignments
EDUCATION
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19322909
- Volume :
- 13
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Web Librarianship
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 136023168
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/19322909.2018.1530161