https://palrap.org/ojs/palrap/issue/feed 2025-01-13T09:40:49-05:00 Kate Cummings and Roseanne Perkins palrap@mail.pitt.edu Open Journal Systems <div>A peer-reviewed, open access journal, sponsored by the <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.palibraries.org/?page=CRD" target="_blank">College and Research Division of the Pennsylvania Library Association</a></span> (CRD-PaLA).</div><br /><div><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.palibraries.org/general/register_member_type.asp"><strong>Membership in PaLA</strong></a></span> helps to support <em>PaLRaP.</em> <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="https://www.palibraries.org/donations/donate.asp?id=10777">Donations</a></strong></span> are<em></em> also encouraged to sustain and grow this publication.<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="https://www.palibraries.org/donations/donate.asp?id=10777" target="_blank"><br /></a></strong></span></div><div><hr /><div><strong>Authors:</strong> Please review the <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="/ojs/index.php/palrap/about/editorialPolicies" target="_blank">Section Policies</a></strong></span> and <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="/ojs/index.php/palrap/about/submissions" target="_blank">Submissions Page</a></strong></span> to upload your manuscript(s). Have a news item to share? Use our new <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1LWUL8re8hvFf3ZI6ftsd3MjcBcg9uG7Ccr1OOwbzvG0/viewform" target="_blank">submission form for news items</a></strong></span>.</div><hr /></div> https://palrap.org/ojs/palrap/article/view/305 2024-11-25T13:38:26-05:00 Jacob Gordon jeg6049@psu.edu 2025-01-13T00:00:00-05:00 Copyright (c) 2025 Jacob Gordon https://palrap.org/ojs/palrap/article/view/302 2024-09-06T15:43:28-04:00 Denise A. Wetzel daw5086@psu.edu Justin Kani justinkani@weber.edu

<p>This article explores the integration of a generative AI chatbot into undergraduate education to enhance information literacy. By leveraging the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy, specifically the '<em>Scholarship as Conversation'</em>, '<em>Research as Inquiry</em>', and '<em>Searching as Strategic Exploration</em>' frames, the authors argue that AI tools can improve students' research skills while emphasizing the importance of critical reading and resource verification. Using scaffolding with AI supports students transitioning from their current skill levels to achieving specific learning objectives. The paper reviews the impact of generative AI on higher education and proposes two adaptable assignments for classroom use. The article concludes that effective use of AI in educational settings can enhance learning outcomes and prepare students for the complexities of modern research practices while promoting ethical information usage.</p>

2025-01-13T00:00:00-05:00 Copyright (c) 2025 Denise Wetzel, Justin Kani https://palrap.org/ojs/palrap/article/view/300 2024-08-14T09:17:49-04:00 Sara Kern sck188@psu.edu Lynn Cockett cockett@juniata.edu

<p>This article shares how a team of a librarian and two professors worked together to develop, implement, and support students through a collaborative project for two Communication courses, one in the United States and one in the Czech Republic. In this project, students learned to use Zotero Groups for resource sharing, and sharpened their skills to discover, assess, and contextualize a broad spectrum of media sources. The class was experimental, and the use of Zotero did not go as smoothly as planned. This provided us with additional insights into how use of the tool might work better in the future. We share the success and challenges of that process, with recommendations for future projects.</p>

2025-01-21T00:00:00-05:00 Copyright (c) 2025 Sara Kern, Lynn Cockett https://palrap.org/ojs/palrap/article/view/307 2025-01-10T12:49:17-05:00 Kate Cummings kate.cummings@scranton.edu 2025-01-13T00:00:00-05:00 Copyright (c) 2025 Kate Cummings https://palrap.org/ojs/palrap/article/view/304 2024-10-17T12:21:32-04:00 Stephanie Campbell sac4@pct.edu 2025-01-13T00:00:00-05:00 Copyright (c) 2025 Stephanie Campbell