Engaging first-year students in meaningful library research

the long version

Written by a seasoned academic librarian, this book offers strategies for motivating and developing college students research skills. You will learn how to integrate library research techniques into first-year courses and prepare students for meaningful research through a process-driven framework. There are numerous practical models and real-life examples of library research assignments. This is a process-driven, constructivist framework for engaging freshman in interesting, meaningful and disciplinarily relevant ways.