Academic Librarians in Data Information Literacy Instruction: A Case Study in Meteorology

Autor/inn/en	Frank, Emily P.; Pharo, Nils
Titel	Academic Librarians in Data Information Literacy Instruction: A Case Study in Meteorology
Quelle	In: College & Research Libraries, 77 (2016) 4, S.536-552 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0010-0870
DOI	10.5860/crl.77.4.536
Schlagwörter	Academic Libraries; Information Literacy; Case Studies; Meteorology; Library Instruction; Graduate Students; Librarians; Data; Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Library Role; Librarian Attitudes; Information Seeking; Delphi Technique; Research Design; Semi Structured Interviews; Questioning Techniques; Data Collection; Pilot Projects; Questionnaires; Norway (Oslo) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? College; Colleges; University; Universities; Libary; Libraries; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Universität; Bibliothek; Hochschulbibliothek; Informationskompetenz; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Meteorologie; Bibliotheksverzeichnis; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Librarian; Bibliothekar; Bibliothekarin; Daten; Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Informationserschließung; Delphi-Methode; Forschungsdesign; Befragungstechnik; Fragetechnik; Data capture; Datensammlung; Pilot project; Modellversuch; Pilotprojekt; Fragebogen
Abstract	E-science has reshaped meteorology due to the rate data is generated, collected, analyzed, and stored and brought data skills to a new prominence. Data information literacy--the skills needed to understand, use, manage, share, work with, and produce data--reflects the confluence of data skills with information literacy competencies. This research assessed perceptions of data information literacy and attitudes on its instruction for graduate students in meteorology. As academic librarians have traditionally provided information literacy instruction, the research determined if they were perceived as having a role in data information literacy instruction. The modified Delphi method was applied to obtain the perspectives of a panel of experts, representing students, librarians, professors, and researchers, for the purpose of forecasting and consensus-making. Through the consideration of the University of Oslo's Department of Geosciences' Meteorology Section, the research found that data information literacy skills were relevant to the work of meteorology students. Stakeholders perceived that academic librarians could play a future role in general instruction but that they would have to overcome obstacles to be involved in data information literacy instruction. For librarians to enter this domain, they would need to improve their technical skills, enhance their discipline-specific knowledge, or rely on collaborations. The significance of these findings was limited by the modest target population under examination; as a consequence, the results were strongly linked to the specific setting. Further studies would be necessary to determine their generalizability. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01