Category: Information Literacy

Information Literacy, STEMM

Critical Appraisal Tools for Health Research

What is Critical Appraisal? The process of critically appraising a study for validity and applicability is a daunting one – not only for students but for professionals as well. Critical appraisal is “the skill to criticize medical [or scientific] literature and decide if results are credible or not” (Dans et al., 2017). Critical appraisal is an important part of the Evidence-Based Medicine skill set, and … Continue reading Critical Appraisal Tools for Health Research

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Information Literacy, Publishing, STEMM

PRISMA-Statement.org: Your one-stop shop for everything PRISMA

What is PRISMA? Published for the first time in 2009, “Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA Statement” (Moher et al., 2009) provides succinct and (relatively) manageable guidance for structuring, and therefore conducting, Systematic Reviews and Meta Analyses. Evinced by the primary image on its Wikipedia page, PRISMA is known for its flow diagram, where authors illustrate the systematic process of screening … Continue reading PRISMA-Statement.org: Your one-stop shop for everything PRISMA

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Artificial Intelligence, Information Literacy, STEMM

Incorporating ChatGPT in Information Literacy Activities and Assignments

Given that students at different educational levels are discovering ChatGPT and its functionalities, it is beneficial to demonstrate how to utilize this tool to enhance their learning. For instance, ChatGPT can be a useful tool when teaching information literacy to support students’ learning and development of research skills. Here are some ways in which ChatGPT can be used in the classroom: 1. Reverse research: One … Continue reading Incorporating ChatGPT in Information Literacy Activities and Assignments

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Data Science, Information Literacy, Open Access, Publishing, Tools & Resources

FAIRsharing.org

FAIRsharing.org is a curated, searchable registry of metadata standards; databases and repositories; and funder and journal policies that are relevant to specific domains or types of data. Figure 1. FAIRsharing.org home page. Accessed 28 November 2022 at https://fairsharing.org/ Background: The benefits of data sharing have been powerfully demonstrated during the COVID-19 pandemic: shared data made possible the rapid development of public health policies, treatment guidelines, … Continue reading FAIRsharing.org

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Information Literacy, Open Access

Libraries and Undergraduate Research Training

University Libraries at Virginia Tech (UL at VT) has long supported students and faculty with a variety of formal, informal, or co-curricular undergraduate research (UR) training. Virginia Tech (VT) is a research-intensive (R1), land-grant institution with students participating in research projects across the university and beyond. Librarians at VT began to notice that multiple librarians were receiving similar instruction requests for sessions in support of … Continue reading Libraries and Undergraduate Research Training

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Information Literacy, Tools & Resources

Explainers

Welcome to a somewhat normal start to the academic year! I am thrilled to see the students walking around campus again, but a bit overwhelmed by the mountainous piles of information flooding my inbox. I would imagine that I am not alone in that sentiment, so I promise to only add one rock to that mountain today – this post recommending two “explainer” websites. Shall … Continue reading Explainers

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Equity & Inclusion, Information Literacy

Creating Equity in the Classroom with Asynchronous Tutorials

Whether you are facilitating subject-specific instruction, or library and information literacy, one of the simple ways that instructors can bring equity into the classroom is through the use of online asynchronous tutorials (Webb & Hoover, 2017). The 2020 COVID pandemic sent the majority of campuses to an online learning format, but many were unprepared for the stress and hardship that caused both instructors and student … Continue reading Creating Equity in the Classroom with Asynchronous Tutorials

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Information Literacy

Expanding Scholarly Voices using Google’s Site: Command

It’s a conundrum many teaching librarians face. We know that many students feel comfortable searching in the Google interface, but part of our job is to encourage them to use the subscription sources that the library has acquired to support their studies. My argument is that rather than telling students to completely avoid using search engines, to instead encourage students to use search engines in … Continue reading Expanding Scholarly Voices using Google’s Site: Command

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