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"Research Papers Have Always Seemed Very Daunting": Information Literacy Narratives and the Student Research Experience
- portal: Libraries and the Academy
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Volume 12, Number 1, January 2012
- pp. 5-22
- 10.1353/pla.2012.0004
- Article
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Taking an interdisciplinary approach that draws on narrative theory, composition scholarship, and investigations into the affective dimensions of the research process, this article discusses stories written by college students about their experiences locating, evaluating, and using information in the context of academic research. These narratives provide insight into how students conceptualize the research process and perceive their often tenuous roles as researchers. A textual analysis of a selection of student narratives is included, demonstrating how narrative not only enhances our understanding of the research experience but also enables students to raise larger questions about authenticity and power in the classroom.