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Assessing the impact of library instruction on studio-based research: developing a qualitative model

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 April 2017

Ellen Petraits
Ellen Petraits*
Affiliation:
Research & Instruction Librarian, Coordinator of Graduate Library Instruction, Fleet Library, Rhode Island School of Design, 2 College Street, Providence, RI 02903, USA Email: epetrait@risd.edu
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Abstract

Throughout the year, research and instruction librarians at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) instruct students in ways to use the library for studio-based research. At the end of each semester, librarians attend studio critiques for these classes to see the finished work and participate in the critique. These visits are opportunities to look for and reflect upon the presence of research and the impact of concepts taught during library research workshops on the finished presentations and artworks. The coordinator of graduate library instruction created a qualitative tool to assess the evidence of student learning within the studio critique. Its use is cultivating a culture of art and design research within the library and throughout campus by fostering reflection and discussion about the value of qualitative assessment.

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Research Article
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Art Libraries Journal , Volume 42 , Special Issue 2: Information Literacy in UK and US Art Libraries , April 2017 , pp. 80 - 85
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Copyright © ARLIS/UK&Ireland 2017 

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