RSS 1.0Johnson, Corey M.
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Pullman, WA 99164-5610
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Overview
This collection features research by Corey Johnson, Instruction and Assessment Librarian at WSU Libraries. Johnson received a B.S. in Secondary Education from Montana State University in 1994. He taught high school social studies for five years before entering library school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He received an M.S.L.S. in the spring of 2002. His research interests include information literacy, instruction, emerging technologies, and assessment.
Recent Submissions
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Assessing and refining group take-home exams as authentic, effective learning experiences
(Journal of College Science Teaching, 2015)The learning goals of an honors course, “Science as a Way of Knowing,” include critical thinking, scientific literacy, quantitative reasoning, communication, and teamwork. As a direct measure of student attainment of these ... -
First year course programmatic assessment: Final essay information literacy analysis
(Reference and User Services Quarterly, 2015)Washington State University recently launched a new general education system with a foundational first year course called Roots of Contemporary Issues. Roots features a set of library research assignments and a culminating ... -
Redesigning Comprehensive Library Tutorials: Theoretical Considerations, Multimedia Enhancements and Assessment Activities Incorporated
(Reference and User Services Quarterly, 2014)When the Washington State University Library Instruction Team undertook a complete redesign of its two most central online tutorials, the task to incorporate multimedia challenged us to adopt newer pedagogical models into ... -
Information evaluation instruction: A three term project with a first year experience course
(Communications in Information Literacy, 2012)In response to the recognition that work world success is dependent on locating and effectively utilizing information, the academy has acknowledged the need to produce information literate graduates. There needs to be more ... -
Information Literacy Instruction and Assessment in an Honors College Science Fundamentals Course
(College and Research Libraries (C&RL), 2011)The Washington State University Honors College course, UH 290, “Science as a Way of Knowing,” engages freshmen in scientific inquiry and scholarly literature research. The UH 290 instructor, a learning design consultant, ... -
Building user services with OCLC's WorldCat Local
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Building User Services with OCLC's WorldCat Local
(2010-02-04)It is possible to build a relevant, modern search and fulfillment system for your users without breaking the bank. In 2009, Washington State University joined a number of its Orbis Cascade Alliance peers in licensing OCLC's ... -
The ILE project: A scalable option for customized information literacy instruction and assessment
(Communications in Information Literacy, 2009)With the vast amount of information available today, information literacy (IL) education is a critical component of undergraduate education necessary to prepare students for tomorrow’s world. Instructors want students to ... -
The Information Literacy Education Project at WSU Libraries
(3/28/2008)WSU and other institutes of higher education are increasingly incorporating Information Literacy (IL) into their educational goals. Academic departments are actively seeking ways to incorporate IL into their curriculum ... -
Volunteers in Libraries: Program Structure, Evaluation, and Theoretical Analysis
(Reference and User Services Quarterly, 2008)Volunteers have had a major impact on libraries throughout U.S. history. The rapid changes in the information world of the last decade serve as a catalyst for evaluation of library programs including those for volunteers. ... -
Courseware and library services: Bridging the gap for distance students
(Library Hi Tech, 2007)The purpose of this paper is to model a practical solution to the lack of library modules within commercial courseware. There are many different programming languages and models librarians can use to implement similar ... -
If You Build It, Will They Learn? Assessing Online Information Literacy Tutorials.
(College and Research Libraries, 2006-11)With the support of an internal grant, the Washington State University Library Instruction Department was able to undertake an assessment program to measure the use and effectiveness of online tutorials built by the ... -
Why We Do What We Do: Exploring Priorities within Public Services Librarianship
(portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2006-07)Public services librarians perform an increasingly diverse set of duties, and this study explores which job components are most important to librarians. The researchers surveyed public services librarians at ARL libraries ... -
Compliance, cooperation, collaboration and information literacy
(Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2005)As academic institutions have devoted increased efforts to information literacy skills assessment, more opportunities for collaboration between the library and other campus organizations have developed. The authors describe ... -
The World Civilizations library assignment: Development and analysis
(World History Connected, 2005)In 1986 a faculty group at Washington State University (WSU) embarked on a project that resulted in a new requirement for all prospective graduates of the university, a two-semester sequence in World Civilizations (Gen Ed ... -
Instructional Outreach Across the Curriculum: Enhancing the Liaison Role at a Research University
(The Reference Librarian, 2004)Over the past decade, there has been a steady rise in interest among academic librarians in the idea of outreach. Outreach from the academic library can take many forms, but it is often built around a commitment to ... -
Information Literacy Instruction: The First Five Minutes of Class
(LOEX Quarterly, DigitalCommons@EMU, 2004)Undergraduate students often bring negative attitudes and problematic preconceived notions to library instruction sessions. In the first five minutes of class, it is important that librarian teachers address these obstacles ... -
Online chat reference: Survey results from affiliates of two universities
(Reference and User Services Quarterly, 2004)Reference librarians have converted a significant portion of library resources to electronic format and are now beginning to move the reference interview itself to the electronic environment. This study consisted of a ...