id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt istl-1707 Construction and Contextualization of Authority in STEM Fields: An Exploratory Paper .html text/html 5259 291 45 An Exploratory Paper Previous Contents Next Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship Summer 2017 DOI:10.5062/F43J3B6H Construction and Contextualization of Authority in STEM Fields: An Exploratory Paper Rebecca Kuglitsch Head & Assistant Professor Gemmill Library of Engineering, Mathematics & Physics University of Colorado, Boulder Boulder, Colorado Rebecca.kuglitsch@colorado.edu Julia R. Bordeaux Instruction Librarian Red Rocks Community College Lakewood, Colorado Julia.bordeaux@rrcc.edu Abstract In this paper, we explore how librarians can teach students to deconstruct the concept of authority using questions and considering contextual needs in STEM fields. Authority is constructed in that various communities may recognize different types of authority. cache/istl-1707.html txt/istl-1707.txt