How are people getting away with no/poor literature searching skills?
"Students these days are very savvy - they find articles in no time. They just google it"... This is what I hear most often when I say that I teach Structured Literature Searching. And for the 1000th time I think with a sigh "No wonder students and their teachers get away with nil or poor searching skills. We are dealing with a "They don't know what they don't know" syndrome! Why is everyone getting away with this lacuna? I thought through several incidents I have encountered and felt I should share them, highlighting the levels at which I encounter this.…
