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Children's questions about science fair: Preliminary results of an analysis of digital library reference questions

Year: 2008

Type: article

Abstract: In this study, the researcher used a data set that contained science‐related questions from the Internet Public Library's Kidspace Ask A Question email reference form. The data showed that the majority of the questions were asked by middle school students in the United States who were preparing for science fair. A closer inspection of the question text showed that students are concerned about the process of assembling a project as well as the project's content. This finding suggests that digital libraries can support young science learners by developing a metadata vocabulary for process.

Source: Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science and Technology

DOI: 10.1002/meet.2008.14504503154

Author: Marcia A. Mardis

Institution: Wayne State University

Language: English

Topic: Library Science and Information Literacy

Subfield: Library and Information Sciences

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W2144577367

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Cites: 20

Cited by: 4

Related to: 10