Process Not Product in Course-Integrated Instruction: A Generic Model of Library Research

Abstract

Pre-writing, writing, and editing are viewed as recurring stages in the writing process. Composition courses embodying this view often have a library research component. In order to blend the writing process with an appropriate introduction to the library, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga developed a generic model of library research. This model has three stages: pre-library, library awareness, and library competence. Each parallels a stage in the writing process. Library use is presented as a series of activities including searching, retrieving material, evaluating material, summarizing, and, if necessary, retracing earlier steps.