{"id":1287,"date":"2019-10-17T10:39:57","date_gmt":"2019-10-17T15:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/?p=1287"},"modified":"2019-10-17T11:30:25","modified_gmt":"2019-10-17T16:30:25","slug":"librarians-teach-research-skills-to-freshman-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/2019\/10\/17\/librarians-teach-research-skills-to-freshman-class\/","title":{"rendered":"Librarians teach research skills to freshman class"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1288 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/files\/2019\/10\/Cornerstone1-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/files\/2019\/10\/Cornerstone1-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/files\/2019\/10\/Cornerstone1-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/files\/2019\/10\/Cornerstone1-768x574.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/files\/2019\/10\/Cornerstone1-490x366.jpg 490w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/files\/2019\/10\/Cornerstone1-510x382.jpg 510w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/files\/2019\/10\/Cornerstone1-1080x807.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/files\/2019\/10\/Cornerstone1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For the ninth year, the Library Information Services division is partnering with classroom faculty to teach portions of Cornerstone, a class required of all freshman and incoming students.\u00a0 Cornerstone introduces students to critical thinking and college level expectations, including research skills. Each class has a \u201cpersonal librarian\u201d who works with them during the research assignment as part of the class.\u00a0 <\/span><b>Laura Baker (\u201987)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, User Experience and Assessment Librarian, observed, \u201cEven though we\u2019ve worked with Cornerstone for a few years, this year is different because of changes in the assignment and because there are so many more class sections.\u00a0 It\u2019s a very intense time in the library.\u201d This fall, librarians taught in all 36 classes and conducted 21 research workshops, in addition to scheduling personal consultations. Research and Instructional Services Librarian <\/span><b>Melinda (Stucker \u201993) Isbell<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> noted, \u201cIt\u2019s work, but it is important work.\u00a0 When we see a student progress from struggling to come up with a topic and writing a research question to finding appropriate research articles to making a great grade on their final assignment, we know they\u2019ve come a long way and that the teaching paid off.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Librarians that teach portions of Cornerstone are: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Melissa Atkinson (\u201994), Laura Baker (\u201987), Craig Churchill, Chai Green (\u201910), Mac Ice, Melinda (Stucker \u201993) Isbell, Shan (Pamplin \u201986) Martinez, Erica Pye<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the ninth year, the Library Information Services division is partnering with classroom faculty to teach portions of Cornerstone, a class required of all freshman and incoming students.\u00a0 Cornerstone introduces students to critical thinking and college level expectations, including research skills. 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