Comparison of asynchronous online versus in-person library instruction methods for teaching literature searching to graduate students.
Introduction: The objectives of this comparative study were 1) to compare the effectiveness of in-person classroom instruction versus an online video for teaching literature searching skills to graduate students, and 2) to evaluate their perceptions of the instruction methods received and their inst...
| Publicado en: | Journal of the Canadian Health Libraries Association (JCHLA) Vol. 45; no. 3; pp. 147 - 161 |
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Canadian Health Libraries Association
Dec2024
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