STEM-Undergraduate Understanding of PIM

(Personal Information Management)

Sue McFadden & Lora Baldwin

Graphic Trails to Infor-mation:

Course work Future? Active Information

Management Literature review

Information Creation as Process PIM: Individual’s conscious interaction with digital

and physical information

Questions for future research:

Is undergraduate understanding of personal information management (PIM) important to STEM higher education and students’ futures?

How can academic libraries and librarians define their work to support PIM?

Is PIM important to learning? Should there be intentional PIM learning opportunities

for undergraduates? What is the next step in digital/information literacy?

The Information Management Assignment ...will be referred to as Your PIM. The idea was introduced in the Intro duction Module. Review this information, ask questions, and discuss with your peers to clarify your understanding of the concept. As Internet savvy students you have many options to back-up, store research, store your work, and general or-ganize for now and your future. Using CANVAS Messages send Sue McFadden/Instructor the URL of your PIM from the CANVAS EPorfolio tool. In I103 you will create YourPIM and begin a practice of Information Manage-ment using CANVAS's E-Portfolio. Find general instructions on how to create an e-Portfolio in CANVAS. Try this link for student e-portfolio directions: http://guides.instructure.com/m/4212/l/42001-what-are-eportfolios-for-students

Literature Review: Personal Information Management Dates reviewed: 1994 to current Databases: ACM Digital Library, Scopus, Library Information Science & Technology Abstracts,

ProQuest Central, Academic Search Premier, EBSCO-Professional Development Collection, Wiley Online Library, WOS.

Search: PIM, Personal Information Management, Active Information Management, personal digi-

tal resources Results: 157 reviewed articles, selected 50 item bibliography found at LibGuide:

http://iue.libguides.com/infomgtmodel

Student Examples:

Who I am “Sara Student” Edited to fit on one page.

What I am a mathematics major at Indiana University East. I also have a passion for music. I have many hobbies including playing piano, singing, reading, lifting weights, volleyball, acting, running, and yoga. I also have two dogs, one named Beau, he is a teacup Chihuahua, and one named Honey Bear, he is a Pomeranian.

Why I am a mathematics major because ever since the 6th grade math has been my favorite sub-ject. I love numbers, equations, and problem solving. I figured since I enjoy math so much, and because math will always be needed, I should major in it. So far, I am very pleased with my choice.

When All the way back in 6th grade when my love for math began, I was obvi-ously just a young girl with dreams of becoming a famous singer or an ac-tress, dreams similar to every other young child. Fortunately, as the years went on, and the time came to start thinking about jobs and careers, my dreams of being in the spotlight were subdued. However, as the years passed, my passion for math continued to grow. Through the years of algebra one all the way to calculus, each year my desire to learn more about these num-bers and equations grew. This passion is what helped me make the decision to declare a mathematics major. I later on wish to obtain my master's degree in mathematics, and after that I hope to earn my doctorate degree in mathe-matics as well.

Where I am originally from Gratis, Ohio and I went to a small school named Preble Shawnee. I went to that school my entire life, never once moving. That is, until it was time for college. I now live in an apart-ment here in Richmond, and as mentioned before I attend Indiana University East to obtain my bache-lor's degree

How Study hard, give my all every semester, never give up, ask questions, get help when need- ed, and above all, have fun.

CANVAS-E-Portfolio PIM My Story

LibGuide PIM Assignment