ERIC Number: EJ931155
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Mar
Pages: 16
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Are They Ready? Exploring Student Information Literacy Skills in the Transition from Secondary to Tertiary Education
Salisbury, Fiona; Karasmanis, Sharon
Australian Academic & Research Libraries, v42 n1 p43-58 Mar 2011
How information literate are the Google generation, and what information literacy skills do they bring to university? For university libraries, understanding student prior knowledge provides a foundation on which to introduce appropriate learning activities during the first year. In 2009, in response to a new pedagogical model in health sciences, La Trobe University Library measured and analysed the entry-level information literacy skills of first year health science students. The data was gathered during the first week of semester and 1,029 responses were collected. This paper examines the results of the survey and its implications for programs that broaden and build on students' existing knowledge base. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Literacy, College Freshmen, Generational Differences, Information Skills, Literacy, Postsecondary Education, Health, Sciences, Biomedicine, Research Libraries, Prior Learning, Novices, Student Surveys
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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