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"In the Greater Context of the Field": What Undergraduate Reflections on the Research Process Tell us about Information Literacy

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Madelaine Vanderwerff; Sara Sharun; Christopher Thomas – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2024

This study examines undergraduates' research practices, as described in reflective essays submitted in applications to a library research award. Thematic analysis of 24 student award essays identified three strong themes in student reflections about their research experiences. Students experienced research as a social process, made meaning closely…

Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Information Literacy, Academic Libraries