Teaching the Library Research Process

Carol Collier Kuhlthau

doi:10.5771/9781461671626

Summary

This practical resource gives academic librarians and school media specialists a complete instructional program for introducing students to the process of library research. The program has been tested and proven as an exceptionally effective method for guiding students in independent learning using library resources. The second edition of this highly regarded text incorporates use of newer library technologies into innovative process strategies, instructional plans, and coaching techniques.

Seven basic steps of the research process are identified and described. Ready-to-use activities with worksheets are provided to help students achieve the specific task to be accomplished at each stage.

In many ways the book is more timely than when the first edition was published in 1985. The library research process approach to learning integrates subject area content with essential information processing skills, preparing students to address real problems in real-world contexts in the information age. Cloth edition previously published in 1994. Paperback edition available April 2002.

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Bibliographic data

Copyright year: 1994
ISBN-Print: 978-0-8108-4419-3
ISBN-Online: 978-1-4616-7162-6
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 191
Product type: Book Titles

1. About the Author No access
2. Acknowledgments No access
3. Table of Contents No access
4. About Teaching the Library Research Process No access
5. Introduction No access
1. Task of the First Stage No access
2. Reacting to a Research Assignment No access
3. Experiencing the Library Research Process No access
4. Creating an Information Need No access
5. Providing an Audience for Research No access
6. Providing a Context for Research No access
7. Designing a Research Assignment No access
8. Announcing the Assignment: An Invitation to Research No access
9. Involving the Media Center No access
10. Joint Planning No access
11. Activity 1-1: An Invitation to Research No access
12. Activity 1-2: Brainstorming and Discussing No access
13. Activity 1-3: Keeping a Journal No access
14. Activity 1-4: Time Line of the Research Process No access
15. Activity 1-5: Flow Chart of the Library Research Process No access
1. Task of the Second Stage No access
2. Feelings of Students During Topic Selection No access
3. Creating an Invitational Mood No access
4. Making a Decision No access
5. Selecting Topics that can be Defined and Extended No access
6. Individual Pace in Selecting Topics No access
7. Criteria for Choosing a Topic No access
8. Involving the Media Center No access
9. Activity 2-1: Time Line of the Research Process No access
10. Activity 2-2: Getting an Overview No access
11. Activity 2-3: Keeping a Journal No access
12. Activity 2-4: Making a Survey No access
13. Activity 2-5: Conferencing No access
14. Activity 2-6: Making a Decision No access
1. Task of the Third Stage No access
2. Feelings of Students while Exploring Information No access
3. Learning to Manage Feelings No access
4. Willingness to Learn No access
5. Searching a Library Collection No access
6. Thinking of the Library as a Whole No access
7. Identifying Descriptors No access
8. Exploring for Ideas No access
9. Restructuring Library Use No access
10. Defining Possible Ways to Focus a Research Topic No access
11. Noting Ideas No access
12. Documenting Sources No access
13. Role of the Teacher and the Library Media Specialist No access
14. Activity 3-1: Time Line of the Research Process No access
15. Activity 3-2: Identifying Descriptors No access
16. Activity 3-3: Defining a Topic No access
17. Activity 3-4: Exploratory Library Search No access
18. Activity 3-5: The Three R's of Exploration: Relax, Read, Reflect No access
19. Activity 3-6: Keeping a Journal No access
20. Activity 3-7: Source Log No access
1. Task of the Fourth Stage No access
2. Feelings of Students while Forming a Focus No access
3. Making a Decision No access
4. Criteria for Forming a Focus No access
5. An Aspect or a Theme? No access
6. Saving Time and Effort No access
7. Postponing a Focus No access
8. Forming a Focus No access
9. Needing to Return to a Prior Stage No access
10. The Turning Point of the Research Process No access
11. The "Aha" Experience No access
12. Adapting and Refining a Focus No access
13. Process of Forming a Focus No access
14. Strategies to Form a Focus No access
15. Role of the Teacher and the Library Media Specialist No access
16. Activity 4-1: Time Line of the Research Process No access
17. Activity 4-2: Listing Each Possible Focus No access
18. Activity 4-3: Forming a Focus No access
19. Activity 4-4: Survey of Material on a Focus No access
20. Activity 4-5: Discussion Groups No access
21. Activity 4-6: Conferencing No access
22. Activity 4-7: Deciding on a Focus No access
1. Task of the Fifth Stage No access
2. Feelings of Students as they Collect Information No access
3. Having a Clear Focus No access
4. Making Choices No access
5. Refining and Adapting the Focus No access
6. Setting an Invitational Mood No access
7. Increasing Interest No access
8. Thinking of the Library as a Whole No access
9. Searching a Library Collection No access
10. Using Descriptors and Leads No access
11. Understanding the Organization of Information No access
12. Using the Library Catalog No access
13. Using Additional Access Points No access
14. Predicting the Usefulness of Sources No access
15. Directed Reading No access
16. Notetaking No access
17. Keeping Track of Sources No access
18. Role of the Teacher No access
19. Role of the Library Media Specialist No access
20. Activity 5-1: Time Line of the Research Process No access
21. Activity 5-2: Thinking of the Library as a Whole No access
22. Activity 5-3: Finding Descriptors along the Way No access
23. Activity 5-4: Alternative Subject Headings No access
24. Activity 5-5: Understanding Classification Hierarchy No access
25. Activity 5-6: Using the Library Catalog No access
26. Activity 5-7: Browsing the Shelves No access
27. Activity 5-8: Using the Reference Collection No access
28. Activity 5-9: Using Current Sources of Information No access
29. Activity 5-10: Evaluating Sources No access
30. Activity 5-11: Notetaking No access
1. Task of the Sixth Stage No access
2. Feelings of Students while Preparing to Present No access
3. Completing Library Research No access
4. Keeping within the Time Frame No access
5. Exhausing Resources No access
6. Making a Sufficient Effort No access
7. Making a Final Check of the Library No access
8. Adequately Supporting the Focus No access
9. Organizing the Notes No access
10. Outlining No access
11. Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing No access
12. Connecting and Extending No access
13. Writing the Paper No access
14. Footnotes No access
15. Bibliography No access
16. Role of the Teacher No access
17. Role of the Library Media Specialist No access
18. Activity 6-1: Adequately Supporting the Focus No access
19. Activity 6-2: Signs of Completing Library Research No access
20. Activity 6-3: Making a Final Check of the Library No access
21. Activity 6-4: Organizing Notes No access
22. Activity 6-5: Outlining No access
23. Activity 6-6: Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing No access
24. Activity 6-7: Connecting and Extending No access
25. Activity 6-8: Footnotes No access
26. Activity 6-9: Bibliography No access
1. Task of the Seventh Stage No access
2. Feelings of Students after the Research Process No access
3. Increasing Self-Awareness No access
4. Evidence of a Focus No access
5. Use of Time No access
6. Use of Sources No access
7. Use of the Library Media Specialist No access
8. Techniques for Assessing the Research Process No access
9. Time Line No access
10. Flow Chart No access
11. Conferences No access
12. Writing a Summary Statement No access
13. Role of the Teacher No access
14. Role of the Library Media Specialist No access
15. Activity 7-1: A Personalized Time Line No access
16. Activity 7-2: Flow Chart No access
17. Activity 7-3: Conferences No access
18. Activity 7-4: Writing a Summary Statement No access