- Students' use of Web literacy skills and strategies: searching, reading and evaluating Web information
(source: Information Research, vol. 13, n° 3, sept. 08)
"Introduction. This article reports on the adequacy and specific characteristics of 5th grade students' use of Web literacy skills and strategies after completing a programme in which these skills and strategies were the focus of attention.
Method. Data were collected from twenty-one student pairs' Web use during six assignments, and recorded with help of Camtasia screen recording software. The students' dialogues as well as their screen behaviour were transcribed.
Analysis. The quantitative part of the analysis focused on the extent of students' use of Web strategies and on the adequacy of those strategies, for which we constructed an adequacy index. The qualitative part of the analysis focused on the adequacy of Web strategies. Methods of data reduction, comparison and contrast were applied.
Results. The students' strategy use is characterized by differences in adequacy both between and within assignments. This can partly be explained by differences in students' use of searching, reading and evaluating skills and partly by specific patterns underlying their Web strategy use such as flexibility, impulsiveness and a tendency to look only for 'one right answer'. The reflective use of Web literacy skills in particular seems to determine students' adequacy."

- Information literacy education: Applications of mediated learning and multiple intelligences
(source: Library & Information Science Research, vol. 30, n° 3, sept. 2008, pp. 195-206 / sur abonnement)
"Research has shown that mastering information literacy (IL) competencies helps students perform better academically or otherwise. However, there is limited evidence that indicates a relationship between IL teaching methods and IL competencies. This study investigates the impact of IL teaching that incorporates appropriate pedagogical approaches on students' applicability of IL competencies. The study was carried out in four secondary schools in Singapore. Students were organized into groups of five and were assigned a group project. Those in the experimental sub-clusters were exposed to various intervention approaches, while the control sub-clusters were left on their own to carry out the project. Three independent, neutral teacher-examiners evaluated the results of the group reports and projects. The results showed significant differences in the achievements of students in the experimental groups that underwent both interventions as compared to the control groups."

- Google in the Research and Teaching of Instruction Librarians
(source: The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 09/10/08)
"This exploratory study assesses the differences and similarities between how instruction librarians in Western Canada use Google and how they instruct students to use it. Survey results indicate that these librarians do use Google but can be influenced by faculty to present Google negatively to students."

- Internet for Image Searching
(source: Intute, 14/10/08)
Un tutoriel d'Intute pour la recherche d'images sur le web.