ERIC Number: EJ1235759
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
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Google vs. Library Databases: Engaging Twenty-First Century Undergraduate Students in Critical Thinking
López-Fitzsimmons, Bernadette M.; Nagra, Kanu A.
Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, v31 n4 p219-231 2019
Twenty-first century undergraduates demand quick access to authoritative sources that are easily read without challenging technical and disciplinary language. They expect comprehensible natural language--exactly like Google's--which can be read without concentrating for long periods of time. Integrating Google and Google Scholar in library instruction can have an impact on learners. It can bridge the information literacy gap between using Google's natural language and the databases' controlled language. This article provides pedagogical strategies and learning activities using Google, Google Scholar, and databases which can be incorporated in library's one-shot sessions and credit courses to enhance students' understanding and knowledge about both.
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Teaching Methods, Learning Activities, Search Engines, Library Instruction, Information Literacy, Databases, Electronic Libraries, Information Sources, Blended Learning, Web Sites, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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