For UNIV 1120, a basic research and technology skills class, our librarians transformed lectures about the catalog, our databases, and web research into a cohesive research assignment that culminates in a brief movie about the student's project. They are in the classroom more often leading assignment design and assessment and have a real hands-on role as opposed to a discrete appearance not tied as well to the curriculum.
http://www.libs.uga.edu/ref/univ1120/
Learn how to create a workable research query.
Demonstrate how to search GIL (the UGA Libraries’ online catalog), Academic Search Premier (article database covering scholarly, popular and news articles), and LexisNexis (newspaper articles) to find research sources.
Demonstrate how to read and summarize key points in resources.
Students completed the following work: Research Topic (5 points) Annotated Bibliography (35 points) Script for documentary (35 points) Documentary Movie (25 points).
We analyzed the bibliographies of entry level Freshman Composition papers. English instructors who used the EMMA software program were able to make the bibliographies available separately for analysis.
http://www.libs.uga.edu/emma/emma.ppt
Determine if students profited by library instruction by analyzing what types of resources students cite.
Determine how teachers’ wording about assignment affect students’ understanding of research.
Determine if there is a correlation between number of citations and grades.
We examined the bibliographies of each paper submitted. We learned that faculty members need assistance in drafting guidelines for writing effective assignments. We also learned that timing library sessions to work with course assignments was critical.
Our Election 2008 Resource Page facilitates research on the candidates' positions, polling data and discussion in the blogosphere.
http://www.libs.uga.edu/ref/election08/
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The Digital Library of Georgia is a gateway to Georgia's history and culture found in digitized books, manuscripts, photographs, government documents, newspapers, maps, audio, video, and other resources. The Digital Library of Georgia connects users to 500,000 digital objects in 105 collections from 60 institutions and 100 government agencies. Though this represents only a fraction of Georgia's cultural treasures, the Digital Library of Georgia continues to grow through its partnerships with libraries, archives, museums, government agencies, and allied organizations across the state.
http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/?Welcome
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The New Georgia Encyclopedia is an authoritative source on the people, places, events, and institutions of Georgia. The site contains nearly 2,000 articles and more than 5,000 images and audio and video clips on the history, culture, and life of the state.
http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Home.jsp
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