Alison J. Head
Information Literacy from the Trenches: How Do Humanities and Social Science Majors Conduct Academic Research?
Saint Mary's College of California
article examines ways students majoring humanities social sciences conceptualize operationalize courserelated research findings presented informationseeking behavior study data collected student discussion groups student survey content analysis professors research assignment handouts results indicate students first use course readings library resources academic research rely public internet sites later research process students adopt hybrid approach courserelated research majority students study leveraged human computermediated resources compensate lack information literacy particular students faced problems determining information needs assignments selecting critically evaluating resources gauging professors expectations quality research