Discovery Tools in the Classroom: A Usability Study and Implications for Information Literacy Instruction |
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| Authors: | Joel Tonyan Christi Piper |
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| Institution: | 1. Kraemer Family Library, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA;2. Health Sciences Library, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA |
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| Abstract: | In 2016, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS) library acquired ProQuest’s discovery tool Summon. To determine when information literacy instruction using Summon would be effective and what aspects should be taught, librarians conducted a usability study. Students completed tasks focused on determining whether Summon is intuitive and whether the interface needs to be taught. Results indicate that students are comfortable with the interface and have few problems with the tool. Instead, participants struggled with critical thinking processes associated with research. Results were used to integrate the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education into instruction. |
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| Keywords: | Discovery tools information literacy instruction Summon usability ACRL Framework |
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