Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Fall 2017

Publication Source

Learning and Teaching: The International Journal of Higher Education in the Social Sciences

Volume Number

10

Issue Number

2

First Page

83

Last Page

106

Publisher

Berghahn Journals

ISSN

1755-2281

Comments

http://dx.doi.org/10.3167/latiss.2017.100207

Abstract

The study of U.S. elections as a part of introductory political science courses has become an increasingly difficult endeavour as students encounter the ever-changing landscape of electoral politics. Instructors seeking to equip students with the skills needed to navigate this complex terrain may look for partnerships with library faculty and staff as a means of bridging the research gap faced by students in these courses. This article examines the efficacy of a course-embedded librarian and information literacy training as a means of increasing student research confidence and competence. The findings of our quasi-experiment suggest that students participating in a course with an embedded librarian, information literacy training and an assignment based on the training session reported higher levels of research confidence and demonstrated the use and understanding of selected information literacy skills and concepts.

Keywords

elections, voting, undergraduate students, information literacy, political science, politics, internet research, libraries, librarians

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