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Submitted by Duke University Libraries RIS Team on November 6th, 2019

Short Description:

In post-session feedback, first-year students frequently express anxiety over how to physically navigate the library to find a book on the shelf. This is a simple, pre-session activity to help students try this out before class, so that they can discuss with their librarian any challenges they faced in attempting to complete the task. With the help of the course instructor, students are asked to find a book on their research topic (or course topic) and bring it to class.

Attachments:

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Finding a Book Instructions.docxdisplayed 731 times	13.61 KB
Finding-a-Book-example.pdfdisplayed 864 times	340.67 KB
Finding-a-Book-template.pdf.docxdisplayed 740 times	93.98 KB

Relevant links:

Website detailing LoC call numbers

Learning Outcomes:

Utilize the libraries online catalog to find a book suitable to chosen topic
Locate the specific book identified in the search in the stacks

Discipline:

Multidisciplinary

Information Literacy concepts:

Individual or Group:

Individual

Ability Level:

Course Context (e.g. how it was implemented or integrated):

Additional Instructor Resources (e.g. in-class activities, worksheets, scaffolding applications, supplemental modules, further readings, etc.):

Potential Pitfalls and Teaching Tips:

Librarian will need to coordinate with instructor to ensure that the assignment is clearly communicated to students before class;
Participation, or assignment, credit helps as an incentive.

Suggested Citation:

RIS Team, Duke University Libraries. "Finding a Book." CORA (Community of Online Research Assignments), 2019. https://projectcora.org/assignment/finding-book.

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Submitted by Duke University Libraries RIS Team on October 23rd, 2019

Short Description:

This is an activity that helps students develop an interdisciplinary search strategy in stages. Students define their topic, brainstorm questions related to their topic area, and connect these questions to the disciplines and experts where they might find more research and information. Students learn how to identify search tools & information sources based on their questions using the library’s website.

Attachments:

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Directions for Instructordisplayed 914 times	13.8 KB
Blank Template for Use by Students or Instructordisplayed 1071 times	324.05 KB
Completed Exampledisplayed 1055 times	494.5 KB

Learning Outcomes:

Breakdown topic by brainstorming relevant ideas and questions

Analyze these ideas to identify subject areas, this will help inform later searches on topic (ie what databases to consult)

Identifies key concepts and terms that describe the information need

Recognizes that knowledge can be organized into disciplines that influence the way information is accessed

Discipline:

Multidisciplinary

Information Literacy concepts:

Individual or Group:

Ability Level:

Tags:

Potential Pitfalls and Teaching Tips:

· Students don’t necessarily know a lot about different academic ‘disciplines’ and may need some help making meaningful connections between their topics and particular disciplines.

· Students may need help and/or to do some background research to think about interesting questions/issues related to their topics.

Suggested Citation:

RIS Team, Duke University Libraries. "Developing an Interdisciplinary Search Strategy." CORA (Community of Online Research Assignments), 2019. https://projectcora.org/assignment/developing-interdisciplinary-search-strategy.

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Teaching Resource

Richard Felder's Home Page for Science & Engineering

Resources in science and engineering education from Richard Felder, Hoechst Celanese Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering at North Carolina State University. Topics include student handouts, learning styles, and papers.

Submitted by Dennis Isbell on April 1st, 2016

Short Description:

A brief two page handout on how to read abstracts for scholarly journals for lower division undergraduates in particular. Examples include one from social sciences and one from humanities.

Attachments:

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Scholarly Journal Abs Handout1-16Rev.docxdisplayed 1475 times	56.9 KB

Learning Outcomes:

Evaluating Sources

Discipline:

Communication Studies English Liberal Studies

Information Literacy concepts:

Individual or Group:

Ability Level:

Undergraduate / Bachelors

Tags:

Course Context (e.g. how it was implemented or integrated):

First-year composition classes. Introduced when students were searching then selecting scholarly journal articles for their research paper assignments.

Suggested Citation:

Isbell, Dennis. "Making Sense of Scholarly Journal Abstracts." CORA (Community of Online Research Assignments), 2016. https://projectcora.org/assignment/making-sense-scholarly-journal-abstracts.

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