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Nora Hegarty
Researcher at Waterford Institute of Technology
Publications - 15
Citations - 120
Nora Hegarty is an academic researcher from Waterford Institute of Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Information literacy & Lifelong learning. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 15 publications receiving 118 citations.
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Crossing a bridge: The challenges of developing and delivering a pilot information literacy course for international students
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe the challenges involved in developing and delivering a pilot library skills course to a group of international bridging studies students from China and Pakistan, which formed part of an accredited Critical Thinking & Research Skills module.
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A portrait of Olas as a young information literacy tutorial
TL;DR: An analysis of the information society, discussing its repercussions and defining the term, information literacy, and the need for, as well as the creation and development of, an online information literacy tutorial, named Olas at Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) Libraries.
Crossing a bridge: The challenges of developing & delivering a pilot information literacy course for international students
TL;DR: In this article, the authors described the challenges involved in developing and delivering a pilot library skills course to a group of international Bridging Studies students from China and Pakistan, which formed part of an accredited Critical Thinking & Research Skills module.
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Piloting a dedicated information literacy programme for nursing students at Waterford Institute of Technology libraries
Nora Hegarty,Alan Carbery +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe the pilot information literacy program for undergraduate nursing students as recently developed at Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) libraries and summarise participating students' initial response to it.
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Librarians outside the box: Waterford Institute of Technology's library‐based virtual learning environment (VLE) training and development programme
Neil Quinlan,Nora Hegarty +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors outline the structure and development of a library-based Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) training programme at Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) and describe its origins, implementations and long-term goals.