Enhancing Library Research Skills of Graduate Students through Guided Autobiographies.

Lawler, Sally H.; Olson, Elizabeth A.; Chapleski, Elizabeth E.

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Publication Date: 1999

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Enhancing Library Research Skills of Graduate Students through Guided Autobiographies.

Lawler, Sally H.; Olson, Elizabeth A.; Chapleski, Elizabeth E.

Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian, v18 n1 p33-44 1999

Describes the use of an autobiographical writing assignment to orient older, non-traditional students, and students in social work-related fields, to the library and its resources based on experiences in a graduate gerontology course at Wayne State University. Appendices include skill and values objectives and advanced research skills that were introduced. (Author/LRW)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Adult Students, Autobiographies, Educational Objectives, Gerontology, Graduate Study, Library Instruction, Library Skills, Nontraditional Students, Research Skills, Skill Development, Social Work, Values, Writing (Composition), Writing Assignments

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Language: English

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