Study: College students lack basic research skills
Only 30% of 8,353 college students recently polled say they have asked a librarian for research help, according to the latest online Project Information Literacy Progress Report of 25 college campuses nationwide. The survey also revealed that the sources students cited most often were course readings, search engines like Google, and scholarly research databases. Alison J. Head, a co-principal project investigator, said the findings show that college students see research as a hunt for the right answer instead of an evaluation of different arguments to come up with their own interpretation....
http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/students-lack-basic-research-skills-study-finds/28112
Library Journal’s top 10 of 2010 list
For the first time, Library Journal has announced its top 10 best books list reflecting fiction and nonfiction titles that stood out as the very best in 2010. The list—compiled with the input of librarians and LJ’s stable of book reviewers—represents an assortment of books appropriate for a broad reading audience. Several of the book review editors chronicled their deliberations on Twitter under the hash tag #bestbooks10. Compare with Publishers Weekly’s choices....
Library Journal, Nov. 4; Publishers Weekly, Nov. 8
http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/home/887637-264/library_journal_announces_inaugural_top.html.csp
UConn library to loan bicycles
Getting around the University of Connecticut’s Storrs campus will soon be a little easier. A bike-sharing pilot program is set to begin in the coming months. UConn students, faculty, or staff will be able to check out one of 20 bicycles from the Homer Babbidge Library and use it to get around campus for the day. The program will allow anyone with a current university ID to borrow a bike through the library’s iDesk, which will provide helmets and keys for the bike locks....
UConn News, Oct. 28
http://today.uconn.edu/?p=23698
Most beautiful academic libraries
On those nights when you’re hunched over your books, over-tired, over-caffeinated, and counting down the hours until your work is done, take a break to look around—you might be in one of the most beautiful college libraries. Campus Grotto compiled a list of the ultimate breathtaking study spots in America. Click through to see if yours ranks in the top 10....
Huffington Post, Nov. 9
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/09/the-most-beautiful-colleg_n_778614.html#s174271
