With Our Powers Combined: Teaming Up with the Writing Center to Improve Information Literacy

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  • Emily Lauren Mross Penn State University, Harrisburg Campus

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5195/palrap.2018.162

Abstract

Write, Research, Revise (WRR) is a partnership between the Library and the Russell E. Horn Learning Center at Penn State Harrisburg, a campus of The Pennsylvania State University serving approximately 5,000 graduate and undergraduate students. This program provides two-on-one appointments, combining research and writing help for students in freshman-level, introductory writing courses. During WRR, participants have a scheduled appointment with a librarian and a writing tutor to comprehensively workshop nearly-completed research papers. At the appointment, students receive feedback and strategies to improve both the writing and research components of their assignments. Participating students and course faculty responded positively to the program. None of the participants previously utilized individual research assistance from campus librarians, and they indicated a greater willingness to seek help from the library in the future.

Author Biography

Emily Lauren Mross, Penn State University, Harrisburg Campus

Emily Lauren Mross is the Business Reference Librarian and Library Outreach Coordinator at Penn State Harrisburg, ELM43@psu.edu

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2018-05-22

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