Scavenger Hunt Assignments in Academic Libraries

Cheryl McCain

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A literature review and sampling of information found on college and university libraries' Web sites reveal a wide difference of opinion on the effects of using library scavenger hunts to teach college students about the campus library. Conflicting views on the effectiveness of scavenger hunts as an educational activity are summarized. Both positive and negative views are compared to research-based literature on the topic.

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2003A Library Adventure: Comparing a Treasure Hunt with a Traditional Freshman Orientation Tour 1984Librarians and Teaching Faculty: Partners in Bibliographic Instruction 2004Librarians don't bite: assessing library orientation for freshmen 2002Making the Grade: Academic Libraries and Student Success.1998Creating a library assignment workshop for university faculty

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