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Information Literacy Support for Online Students in Higher Education

Information Literacy Support for Online Students in Higher Education

Swapna Kumar, Kristin Heathcock
Copyright: © 2016 |Pages: 17
ISBN13: 9781466686328|ISBN10: 1466686324|EISBN13: 9781466686335
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8632-8.ch075
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Kumar, Swapna, and Kristin Heathcock. "Information Literacy Support for Online Students in Higher Education." Professional Development and Workplace Learning: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2016, pp. 1380-1396. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8632-8.ch075

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Kumar, S. & Heathcock, K. (2016). Information Literacy Support for Online Students in Higher Education. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Professional Development and Workplace Learning: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 1380-1396). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8632-8.ch075

Chicago

Kumar, Swapna, and Kristin Heathcock. "Information Literacy Support for Online Students in Higher Education." In Professional Development and Workplace Learning: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 1380-1396. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2016. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8632-8.ch075

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Abstract

As online education grows, so does the need for institutional support for online students. Information literacy support is one support that is infrequently addressed. Though students are familiar with the Internet, they often do not have the information literacy skills necessary for research. A collaborative effort involving program faculty and librarians was undertaken to address the information literacy needs of students in an online doctoral program. This chapter provides an overview of the first step of this project – an assessment of incoming students' information literacy skills. The results of the assessment indicate a need for comprehensive instruction to familiarize students with online library resources at the university, access to relevant scholarly databases, quality assessment of such resources, and the use of bibliographic management software. Recommendations are made for higher education institutions and online programs wishing to integrate information literacy support for incoming students.

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