Science and News: A Study of Students’ Judgments of Online Scientific News Information
13 January 2020
Tara Tobin Cataldo, Kailey Langer, Amy G. Buhler, Samuel R. Putnam, Rachael Elrod, Ixchel M. Faniel, PhD, Lynn Silipigni Connaway, PhD, Christopher Cyr, PhD, Brittany Brannon, Joyce Kasman Valenza, PhD, Erin M. Hood, Randy A. Graff, PhD
This paper explores how students judge scientific news resources, as they might find through a Google search. The data were collected as part of an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) funded project.
Authority, Context and Containers: Student Perceptions and Judgments When Using Google for School Work
7 May 2019
Tara Tobin Cataldo, Kailey Langer, Amy G. Buhler, Samuel R. Putnam, Rachael Elrod, Ixchel M. Faniel, PhD, Lynn Silipigni Connaway, PhD, Christopher Cyr, PhD, Brittany Brannon, Joyce Kasman Valenza, PhD, Erin M. Hood, Randy A. Graff, PhD
What really happens when student researchers meet a Google results page? How do students determine the authority behind each result? News, blogs, journals, Wikipedia, websites, e-books--with the vast array of online content available, how do students differentiate between them? Better still, do they differentiate between them or are these format agnostic students stymied by container collapse? The Researching Students’ Information Choices (RSIC) project is answering these questions.
Container Collapse and the Information Remix: Students’ Evaluations of Scientific Research Recast in Scholarly vs. Popular Sources
10 April 2019
Amy G. Buhler, Ixchel M. Faniel, Brittany Brannon, Christopher Cyr, Tara Tobin Cataldo, Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Joyce Kasman Valenza, Rachael Elrod, Randy A. Graff, Samuel R. Putnam, Erin M. Hood, Kailey Langer
A scientific communication life cycle publishes results in a variety of containers, formats, and genres to reach diverse audiences. This paper examines 116 students’ selection of scholarly and popular scientific content to compare how consumers use resources across the communication life cycle.
The Many Faces of Digital Visitors and Residents: Facets of Online Engagement
21 November 2017
Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Vanessa Kitzie, Erin M. Hood, William Harvey
Integrating the Library in the Life of the User: An Annotated Bibliography of Practical Ideas
23 June 2016
Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Erin M. Hood
The Library in the Life of the User: Engaging with People Where They Live and Learn
9 November 2015
Lynn Silipigni Connaway
Evaluating Digital Services: A Visitors and Residents Approach
25 February 2014
David White, Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Donna Lanclos, Erin M. Hood, Carrie Vass
’I always stick with the first thing that comes up on Google…’ Where People Go for Information, What They Use, and Why
6 December 2013
Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Donna M. Lanclos, Erin M. Hood
User-centered Decision Making: A New Model for Developing Academic Library Services and Systems
17 August 2012