Emily Singley wanted to know whether commonly held assumptions about the research skills of college students hold true. She looked at seven studies published within the last three years, and saved us all a lot of work by sharing her results! This is what I love about online publishing….the greater good of all! So, out of nine very interesting findings, I share my highs and lows here!

What delighted me….that students do use library databases–though they often start with Google.

What saddened me….when students need help, they rarely ask librarians for help!

Read the full blog post to read about all of the findings at How college students really do research!

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