ABD or EdD? A Model of Library Training for Distance Doctoral Students |
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| Authors: | Johanna Tuñón Laura Ramirez |
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| Institution: | Nova Southeastern University , Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACT Libraries have been struggling for years to move beyond 1-shot library training. In spite of efforts in the last decade to promote information literacy for undergraduate and graduate students alike, libraries more often than not are still not reaching the goals articulated in the Association of College & Research Libraries's information literacy standards. The problems are compounded when institutions serve students who also happen to be taking part or all of their classes online or at field-based sites. The model for providing a library training program for students in the Doctor of Education (EdD) program in a distance program focuses on providing students with training that builds sequentially and developmentally at the points of need for students in the 1st year of classes and provides additional support for students once they have completed their course work. This multistepped approach is designed to help doctoral students throughout the doctoral process. |
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| Keywords: | doctoral students information literacy library instruction |
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