Improving Information Literacy Skills for Psychology Majors: The Development of a Case Study Technique |
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| Authors: | Vivian Milczarski Amanda Maynard |
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| Institution: | Kaplan Family Library and Learning Center, Division of Social Sciences, Mount Saint Mary College, Newburgh, New York, USA |
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| Abstract: | This article describes the development of a faculty–librarian collaborative project that integrated discipline-specific information literacy into an upper-level psychology class. The instruction involved a case study technique in order to increase student engagement in a content area while helping students gain needed information literacy skills that meet professional guidelines. We found that employing this approach enhanced instructor ability to more fully and meaningfully engage with students within a more comfortable classroom atmosphere. This method may be easily adapted to other disciplines as it allows for much creativity and selection of course-relevant themes. |
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| Keywords: | Academic libraries collaboration information literacy psychology undergraduates |
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