Investigating Primary Source Literacy

Joanne Archer; Ann M. Hanlon; Jennie A. Levine

doi:10.1016/j.acalib.2009.06.017

Investigating Primary Source Literacy

Joanne Archer, Ann M. Hanlon, Jennie A. Levine

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Primary source research requires students to acquire specialized research skills. This paper presents results from a user study testing the effectiveness of a Web guide designed to convey the concepts behind "primary source literacy". The study also evaluated students' strengths and weaknesses when conducting primary source research.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	410-420
Number of pages	11
Journal	Journal of Academic Librarianship
Volume	35
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2009.06.017
State	Published - Sep 2009

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Library and Information Sciences

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