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Studying Practicing Researchers: How Research within Scientific Industry Can Impact and Influence Information Literacy among Students in STEM Department
Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) (2013)
  • Charlotte Roh, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Abstract
In a two-year grant-based partnership between the Main Library at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and The Dow Chemical Company, both quantitative and qualitative methods were used in order to look at the information-seeking habits of industry researchers in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. The results will not only inform Dow as to how their employees search for information, but will impact information literacy instruction towards graduate student in STEM fields at academic institutions.
Keywords
  • STEM,
  • information literacy,
  • information seeking habits
Publication Date
Spring April 10, 2013
Citation Information
Jenny Emanuel and Charlotte Roh. "Studying Practicing Researchers: How Research within Scientific Industry Can Impact and Influence Information Literacy among Students in STEM Department" Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL). Indianapolis, IN. Apr. 2013.