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Welcome!
How Students Experience Search
Results
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[email protected]@librarychristihttps://www.linkedin.com/in/christishowmanfarrar
Christi Showman FarrarDirector, Schools & Public Libraries
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EBSCO’s User Research TeamAnd our work with Students
Secondary ResearchVideo Diary StudyContextual Inquiry & InterviewsParticipatory Design Activity
Our Biggest Learning: Motivation
External Social Support
MentorshipFindingTheir
Subject
Internal
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Research Obstacles
Starting Out
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Returns Results
Students Understan
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TRUST
Top, relevant results first.
I Trust It.
Top, relevant results first.
I Trust It.
I Get It.
Top, relevant results first.
I Trust It.
I’m The Judge.
I Get It.
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Returns Results
Students Understan
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TRUST TOPIC PRESEARCH
Building Foundation
al Knowledge
About Topic
Broad Topic = More
Information, Right?
Top, relevant results first.
My Search +
“Secondary Buzzwords”
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Returns Results
Students Understan
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TRUST TOPIC PRESEARCH PIVOT NEXT STEPS
Building Foundation
al Knowledge
About Topic
Broad Topic = More
Information, Right?
Same Keywords Will Work,
Right?
This Is Where
Students Are
Looking For Help.
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Research Obstacles
Starting Out
RefiningKeywords
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The Keyword Puzzle
VocabularyHierarchy
PracticeIdea
Prac
tice
Vocab
Idea
Hie
rarc
hy
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Animals Birds
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Keyword Hierarchy
Penguin
Flightless
BirdAnimal
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How tall is an Emperor Penguin?
tall
Emperor
Penguin
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Research Obstacles
Starting Out
RefiningKeywords
Narrowing Down
Top, relevant results first.
Narrowing by Source Type
Top, relevant results first.
Narrowing by Topic
Top, relevant results first.
“Gateway Filters”
Top, relevant results first.
Other Helpful Filters
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Research Obstacles
Starting Out
RefiningKeywords
Narrowing Down
UnderstandingFilters
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Research Obstacles
Starting Out
RefiningKeywords
Narrowing Down
JudgingAppropriateness
UnderstandingFilters
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ON-TOPIC
MANAGEABLE
PEER-REVIEWED
OVERLY
SPECIFIC
TOO
ADVANCE
D
TECHNICAL
Appropriate
Overwhelming
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Research Obstacles
Starting Out
RefiningKeywords
Narrowing Down
JudgingAppropriateness
Tapping IntoMotivation
UnderstandingFilters
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What Can We Do?Teacher and Librarian Together
Allow for Exploration
Skills and Drills
Make it Motivating
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Protected
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Practice Makes (Almost) Perfect
Develop Keywords
Search & Refine
Check Accuracy
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Maintaining Motivation
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Product
Background Deep Dive
Build Plan Synthesize
ResearchOutlinePre-Search
Re-Think the Research Path
