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Beth St. Jean
Researcher at University of Maryland, College Park
Publications - 52
Citations - 670
Beth St. Jean is an academic researcher from University of Maryland, College Park. The author has contributed to research in topics: Information literacy & Health literacy. The author has an hindex of 16, co-authored 48 publications receiving 581 citations. Previous affiliations of Beth St. Jean include University of Maryland College of Information Studies & University of Michigan.
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Census of Institutional Repositories in the U.S.: A Comparison Across Institutions at Different Stages of IR Development
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Unheard Voices: Institutional Repository End-Users.
TL;DR: It is confirmed that IR end-users, although not yet loyal IR devotees, recognize their value and unique nature and reveal several areas for improvement, such as lack of visibility and transparency.
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As simple as that?: tween credibility assessment in a complex online world
Mega Subramaniam,Natalie Greene Taylor,Beth St. Jean,Rebecca Follman,Christie Kodama,Dana Casciotti +5 more
TL;DR: The features of Google search results pages and web sites that signal credibility (or lack thereof) to this population and the reasons behind their perceptions are identified.
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Bit by Bit: Using Design-Based Research to Improve the Health Literacy of Adolescents
Mega Subramaniam,Beth St. Jean,Natalie Greene Taylor,Christie Kodama,Rebecca Follman,Dana Casciotti +5 more
TL;DR: The aim of this paper is to highlight the challenges that disadvantaged youth participating in the authors' HackHealth after-school program encounter as they identify and articulate their health-related information needs, search for health- related information online, assess the relevance and credibility of this information, and manage and make use of it.