Google in the Research and Teaching of Instruction Librarians

Google in the Research and Teaching of Instruction Librarians

This exploratory study assesses the differences and similarities between how instruction librarians in Western Canada use Google and how they instruct students to use it. Survey results indicate that these librarians do use Google but can be influenced by faculty to present Google negatively to stud...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of academic librarianship 2008-11, Vol.34 (6), p.482-488
Hauptverfasser: Sorensen, Charlene, Dahl, Candice
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Canada
Comparative studies
Education
Exact sciences and technology
Foreign Countries
Information and communication sciences
Information science. Documentation
Librarians
Library and information science. General aspects
Library Instruction
Library science
Sciences and techniques of general use
Search Engines
Use and user studies. Information needs
User training
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Zusammenfassung:This exploratory study assesses the differences and similarities between how instruction librarians in Western Canada use Google and how they instruct students to use it. Survey results indicate that these librarians do use Google but can be influenced by faculty to present Google negatively to students.
ISSN:0099-1333
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DOI:10.1016/j.acalib.2008.09.015