Give them what they want! Students’ wish lists for library instruction Jackie Corinth - Librarian, Robert Morris University

Survey Genesis

Harvard Question?

One Minute Paper

Qualitative Research Design

An Ode to the Open-Ended Question

Survey Instrument

Survey Format Two Demographic Questions: 1.Please check the best description of your current student status: Underclassman - Upperclassman - Graduate Student - Other 2.What is your major? One Open-Ended Question: 1.What is the one thing you know now about library/database/internet research that you wish you had learned earlier?

IRB Approval

Pilot Study

Data Analysis

Primary Theme: Databases As resources: 22% “Other” databases: 15% Access: 9% Searching techniques: 6% Secondary Theme: ILL Interlibrary loan: 15%

Practical Applications

Limitations

Sample

External Validity

Next Steps

Revising the Question

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