Conference Session

Information Literacy in First-year Courses and Co-curricular Experiences

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Shelby J. Hallman, North Carolina State University; Bertha P. Chang, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

literature types were coveredequally in the workshop sessions (i.e., the majority of the time was spent on searching for journalarticles), exposure to previously unfamiliar literature types boosted the students’ comfort levelwith being able to find these sources on their own. The marked difference in students’ pre-session responses between Versions 1 and 2 for Monographs/Edited Collections versusBooks/Monographs indicates that simply understanding the definition of a literature type isimportant to these students’ self-efficacy. It was also a reminder for us that library jargon can beconfusing to our patrons. 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0