A Case Study Using ProQuest RefWorks: An entry point for addressing information literacy.

Katrina Roseler,Brooke Carlson,Valerie Coleman,Claire E Kendal-Wright,Elizabeth Park

doi:10.14434/josotl.v19i4.23975

Abstract

An interdisciplinary team of university faculty members collaborated to develop an intervention to address a deficiency in student information literacy skills. The team developed video modules that instruct users how to create, use and maintain a ProQuest RefWorks account; a citation management software (CMS) tool that is compatible with Google Docs word processing. The research team collected YouTube and ProQuest RefWorks analytics as well as pre/post survey data from university students who participated in a pilot using the video modules. Results indicate that the modules impacted student information literacy skills; specifically, in-text citation and referencing. Based on the results, we also describe next steps for this research.

Highlights

Introduction to ProQuest RefWorksCreating a ProQuest RefWorks AccountOverview of the ProQuest RefWorks InterfaceLibrary Resources (ProQuest RefWorks)Adding a Reference from a Database (ProQuest RefWorks)Adding a Reference Manually (ProQuest RefWorks)Creating a Bibliography with ProQuest RefWorksChoosing a Citation Style (ProQuest RefWorks)Install ProQuest RefWorks Add-on in Google DocManage ProQuest RefWorks Add-on: Login & Set Writing StyleManage ProQuest RefWorks Add-on: In-Text CitationManage ProQuest RefWorks Add-on: Formatting References
The extent of information literacy addresses research scope as it relates to a research question or thesis; the identification of key concepts and identification of resources related to concepts or research question (Jamieson, 2017; Johnston & Webber, 2003)
As a result of the analysis of student artifacts, the core competency team reported that student information literacy was below proficiency in the areas of (1) extent of information needed and (2) access and relevance

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Introduction

Introduction to ProQuest RefWorksCreating a ProQuest RefWorks AccountOverview of the ProQuest RefWorks InterfaceLibrary Resources (ProQuest RefWorks)Adding a Reference from a Database (ProQuest RefWorks)Adding a Reference Manually (ProQuest RefWorks)Creating a Bibliography with ProQuest RefWorksChoosing a Citation Style (ProQuest RefWorks)Install ProQuest RefWorks Add-on in Google DocManage ProQuest RefWorks Add-on: Login & Set Writing StyleManage ProQuest RefWorks Add-on: In-Text CitationManage ProQuest RefWorks Add-on: Formatting References. During the academic year 2014-15, a team of faculty members at the Roseler, Park, Coleman, Carlson, and Kendal-Wright university was tasked with evaluating the information literacy of students, a core competency at the university. This core competency team adopted an adapted version of the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AACU) Information Literacy Value Rubric as the tool they would use to evaluate student information literacy. As a result of the analysis of student artifacts, the core competency team reported that student information literacy was below proficiency in the areas of (1) extent of information needed and (2) access and relevance. The team expressed the need for greater emphasis on writing and bibliography as a demonstration of knowledge and shared discussion, no matter the discipline

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