A Content Analysis of Strategies and Tactics Observed among MLIS Students in an Online Searching Course

Autor/inn/en	Ondrusek, Anita L.; Ren, Xiaoai; Yang, Changwoo
Titel	A Content Analysis of Strategies and Tactics Observed among MLIS Students in an Online Searching Course
Quelle	In: Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 58 (2017) 3, S.141-159 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0748-5786
Schlagwörter	Content Analysis; Learning Strategies; Masters Programs; Graduate Students; Library Education; Online Searching; State Universities; Coding; Assignments; Information Retrieval; Student Evaluation; Data Analysis; Qualitative Research; Search Strategies; Georgia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Inhaltsanalyse; Learning methode; Learning techniques; Lernmethode; Lernstrategie; Magister course; Magisterstudiengang; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Bibliothekarausbildung; Online-Recherche; Staatliche Universität; Codierung; Programmierung; Assignment; Auftrag; Zuweisung; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Auswertung; Qualitative Forschung; Suchstrategie
Abstract	Online searching is a skill that all professional programs educating librarians consider an essential part of their curricula. However, investigations of online searching behavior have centered almost exclusively on end users, and there have been no recent formal studies that explore the online searching behaviors of MLIS students. In this study, the researchers conducted a qualitative content analysis by coding documents collected from assignments in an MLIS online searching course. The analysis used typologies derived from previous research that identified specific strategies and tactics employed in information retrieval. Taken as a whole, the results suggested that there are signposts instructors can expect to encounter when evaluating strategies and tactics in online searching assignments. The typologies provided the vocabulary needed to classify those strategies and tactics--a key ingredient for future studies of online searching performance. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01