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  • The Relationship Between Service Learning and Research

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    Nutefall, Jennifer E.
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    In Fall 2006, a faculty member in George Washington University's University Writing 20 (UW20) program began incorporating service learning into her theme-based first-year writing course. Along with her librarian partner, they linked two research assignments to the service work of the students. An end-of-semester survey was administrated over three semesters...
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    Research Public Services Quarterly 2009 Nutefall, Jennifer E. OSU

  • Information Literacy: Developing Partnerships Across Library Types

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    Nutefall, Jennifer E.
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    This article describes a grant-funded project with the final goal of creating information literacy collaborative partnerships among academic, school, and public libraries. The objectives of the grant as well as an overall description of the project are stated. The emphasis of the article is on the process followed to create...
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    Across Library Types Research Strategies 2001 Nutefall, Jennifer E

  • Paper Trail: One Method of Information Literacy Assessment

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    Nutefall, Jennifer E.
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    Assessing students' information literacy skills can be difficult depending on the involvement of the librarian in a course. To overcome this, librarians created an assignment called the Paper Trail, where students wrote a short essay about their research process and reflected on what they would do differently. Through reviewing and...
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    Assessment Research Strategies 2004 Nutefall, Jennifer E. Melvin Gelman

  • Raise Your Profile: Build Your Program

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    Nutefall, Jennifer E. and Gaspar, Deborah
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    To raise the library's profile within the campus community, it is critical to create a strategic plan and align library goals with those of the university. At George Washington University's Gelman Library, the instruction librarians gained internal and external support to hire two new instruction librarians to better support collaboration...
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    Public Services Quarterly 2008 Nutefall, Jennifer E. Gelman Library

  • The Timing of the Research Question: First-Year Writing Faculty and Instruction Librarians‘ Differing Perspectives

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    Nutefall, Jennifer E. and Ryder, Phyllis Mentzell
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    Faculty and librarians agree on the qualities of a good research question. However, in an exploratory study, they differed on when students should develop their research question. While librarians stated that students should develop their question early, first-year writing faculty advocated for delaying the development of the research question. The...
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    Academy 2010 Nutefall, Jennifer E. OSU Libraries, Oregon State University

  • Serendipitous research process

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    Nutefall, Jennifer E. and Ryder, Phyllis Mentzell
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    This article presents the results of an exploratory study asking faculty in the first-year writing program and instruction librarians about their research process focusing on results specifically related to serendipity. Steps to prepare for serendipity are highlighted as well as a model for incorporating serendipity into a first-year writing course.
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    serendipitous research process Jennifer E. Nutefall and Phyllis Mentzell Ryder

  • Teaching research rhetorically

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    Nutefall, Jennifer E. and Ryder, Phyllis Mentzell
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    At George Washington University, librarians and faculty have partnered to provide an effective introduction to information literacy to all freshmen. The structure of the new writing program promotes goals that are at the intersection of the Council of Writing Program Administrators and Association of College and Research Libraries. Furthermore, the...
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    University, DC Phyllis Mentzell Ryder, George Vashington University, DC Jennifer Nutefall is the

  • Preparing for the 21st Century: Academic Library Realignment

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    Nutefall, Jennifer E. and Chadwell, Faye A.
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    Purpose – The purpose of this article is to communicate how an academic library can establish and implement a realignment process to prepare itself to serve users in the 21st century. Design/methodology/approach – The authors employed a case study approach to present the challenges of realigning an academic library. They...
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  • Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Managing Government Document Collections in a Digital World

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    Sowell, Steven L., Boock, Michael H., Landis, Lawrence A., and Nutefall, Jennifer E.
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    An Oregon State University Libraries (OSUL) study group's review of its current policies, practices, and costs provides an illustrative case study of the challenges in managing government documents during this period of transition from print to digital. In its exploration of more aggressive approaches to greatly increasing access to electronic...
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    World Steven L. Sowell a , Michael H. Boock a , Lawrence A. Landis a & Jennifer E. Nutefall a a Oregon

  • "We thought it might encourage participation.” Using lottery incentives to improve LibQUAL+(TM) response rates among students

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    Buck, Stefanie, Nutefall, Jennifer E., and Bridges, Laurie M.
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    Libraries deploying the LibQUAL+™ survey can offer a lottery incentive and many do in the hope of increasing response rates. Other libraries may be prohibited from offering one because of Institutional Review Board restrictions, as is the case at [institution name]. We wanted to discover why libraries offer lottery incentives...
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    Michael E. Whitcomb, “The Impact of Lottery Incentives on Student Survey Response Rates,” Research in