1. FIELD NOTES

2. Common GAPS Lack of rigor: Lack of rigor: Quantity and variety of sources – qualitative & quantitative Quality of sources – limited ability to judge Citing, understanding rational for different citation choices Lack of awareness of resources: Lack of awareness of resources: Mentioned but forgotten – Writing center, reference librarians, wider university Possible uses not explained and demonstrated – Databases – COW, PRIO GIS

3. Causes? Lack of practice Finding articles from different databases Mining bibliographies Confirming obscure data, handling & conveying ambiguity Switching academic cultures Knowledge of & comfort approaching both professors and library staff Switching citation mindsets – consider the passive voice Mid-career – understand how the situation undermines student confidence Lack of practice – little opportunity to build on skills Lack of models – Memos? Case studies? Cover letters?

4. Possible Solutions Aggressive, repeated outreach & advertising Integrate with instructors: Provide suggestions as to what would be helpful for skill-building – progressive assignments with feedback, etc. Integrated workshops: If writing/research is an iterated process, librarians, writing centers, and others must work together Building resources libraries: Force early interaction as much as possible Models of different types of assignments, using different methodologies Checklists – especially for quantity/quality of sources Post powerpoints, film and post workshops