Interesting Article: How Freshmen Conduct Course Research Once They Enter College | Council of Chief Librarians

PROJECT INFORMATION LITERACY RESEARCH REPORT THE PASSAGE STUDIES December 5, 2013
From the Abstract: "This paper presents findings about the challenges today’s college freshmen face, and
the information-seeking strategies they develop, use, and adapt as they make the transition from
high school to college and begin to complete college-level research assignments. Included are
data from a comparative analysis of library resources in 30 US high school and 6 college and
university libraries; interviews with 35 first-term freshmen from 6 US colleges and universities;
and an online survey with 1,941 US high school and college student respondents. Findings
indicate a majority of freshmen find it difficult to effectively search academic library portals. To a
lesser extent, they struggle with reading and comprehending scholarly materials once they are
able to find them and have trouble figuring out faculty expectations for course research
assignments."