Archive for February 22nd, 2017
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Sparking Curiosity – Librarians’ Role in Encouraging Exploration
2017–02–22 | 2 commentsIn Brief Students often struggle to approach research in an open-minded, exploratory way and instead rely on safe topics and strategies. Traditional research assignments often emphasize and reward information-seeking behaviors that are highly prescribed and grounded in disciplinary practices new college students don’t yet have the skills to navigate. Librarians understand that the barriers to…