Best Practices for Teaching the Literature Review to Graduate Students
Presented by: Jim Alderman (UNF), Alyse Ergood (FAU), Carol Maksian (FGCU), Kristy Padron (FAU)
Considerations in Library Instruction for Graduate Students◦ Who else is in graduate school?◦ What factors influence library instruction to
graduate students?◦ Which skills do librarians need to have?
Recent Graduates with Bachelor Degrees
Women (this also depends on the program)
Returning Adult Students
International Students
Who is in Graduate School?
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What are the effects of these characteristics?
Class Environmento Instructor-Student
interactionso Motivation
Teaching: Androgyny & Adult learning practices
o Prior knowledge & life experience
Communication & Cultural Exchange
What factors influence library instruction to graduate students?
• Ph.D / Ed.D• Masters Level• Certificate / Credentials
• Full-Time• Part-Time• Accelerated
• Faculty Influence• Limited Contact w/ Librarians• Students Ignore print• Students discover library late in
program
Level/Scope of Degree
Type of Enrollment/Attendance
Use of Library
Subject Area/ Discipline
• Content• Assignments• Research needs (lab/field-based,
literature reviews, type of information resources)
Skill and confidence in subject area resources◦ Seek additional training◦ Mentoring
Develop active relationships with liaisons Pedagogy
◦ Adult learning concepts (Androgyny) More interaction; established set of values; have
competing interests (family, job, relationships, school)
Consider instruction in light of the changing role of librarians (increasingly the “tech” expert)
Which skills do librarians need to possess?