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ERIC Number: EJ1277769
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 21
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ISSN: ISSN-1522-8959
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Meeting Graduate Student Needs: An Exploration of Disciplinary Differences
Public Services Quarterly, v16 n4 p213-233 2020
To better engage our graduate students, we asked them to describe their research strategy and challenges, helpful research support services, and their preferred venue for learning research skills. We conducted a thematic analysis and found that participants' top reported research strategies included "Research Topic Development" and "Literature Review," while their challenges cited "Finding and Evaluating Information" and "Access Issues." The students mentioned "Library Databases" most frequently as helpful and websites were their most preferred learning venue. We found evidence that discipline-specific library instruction may be more relevant than large, in-person orientations and discovered a concerning trend of situational challenges.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Ohio (Columbus)
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