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Better Together: Faculty and Librarian Partnerships for Student Success: Student Information-Seeking Habits

Research Habits

Slide titled “The Reality of Student Research Habits.” Left side shows a class poll with results: Google (76%), Library website (8%), Reddit (8%), AI (4%), Social media (4%). Main points listed: “Google-First” research, The Layered Web: surface vs. deep information, The Google → Library handoff, Overcoming “library anxiety.” Right side shows an illustration of the internet as an ocean—ships labeled Google and Bing fish near the surface while large whales labeled Databases and Academic Journals swim deeper, and the ocean floor includes darker web content.

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