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Truth Be Told: How College Students Evaluate and Use Information in the Digital Age. Project Information Literacy Progress Report
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Head, Alison J.; Eisenberg, Michael B. – Project Information Literacy, 2010
A report about college students and their information-seeking strategies and research difficulties, including findings from 8,353 survey respondents from college students on 25 campuses distributed across the U.S. in spring of 2010, as part of Project Information Literacy. Respondents reported taking little at face value and were frequent…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Surveys, Information Literacy, Information Seeking
Working with Nontraditional Students in the Academic Library.
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Wyman, Andrea – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1988
Discusses the role of the academic library in the support of nontraditional students, and offers several suggestions for effectively reacquainting these students with the library and developing their research skills. (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Guidelines, Higher Education, Library Instruction
Short-Term Library Skill Competencies: Arguing for the Achievable.
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Feinberg, Richard; King, Christine – College and Research Libraries, 1988
Reviews the standards for librarians and students involved in the library use education process and discusses the feasibility of producing lifelong, expert library researchers through this process. A model of simpler, more achievable goals is presented. (9 references and notes) (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Competency Based Education, Educational Objectives, Higher Education
The Electronic School Library.
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Herring, James E. – Electronic Library, 1987
Explores the possible uses of microcomputers in school libraries, including library administration and technical processing, communications, curriculum related databases, and online bibliographic services. The impact on students is discussed in terms of computer literacy and the acquisition of information skills. (CLB)
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Databases, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
Hard Facts, Hard Work: Academic Libraries and "A Nation at Risk"--A Symposium.
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Martell, Charles; And Others – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1988
Reviews issues cited in "A Nation at Risk" and other studies calling for educational reform, and discusses the role of libraries in general, and academic libraries in particular, in improving education in the United States. Library programs at three universities, involving information literacy, research skills, and peer counseling, are…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Educational Needs
Developing and Using the Online Catalog to Teach Critical Thinking.
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Bechtel, Joan – Information Technology and Libraries, 1988
Discusses the need to teach undergraduate students the critical thinking processes necessary to formulating and researching a topic, rather than the technicalities of online catalogs. The development and design of an online catalog at Dickinson College, which forces students to make informed choices throughout the search process, is described.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Educational Objectives
Information Instruction: Considerations for Empowerment.
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Huston, Mary M.; Perry, Susan L. – Research Strategies, 1987
Describes a course aimed at developing library self-reliance in students that was offered through a predominantly Black outreach program at Evergreen State College. Highlights include the classroom environment and course content, which were constructed collaboratively by students and librarians, and guidelines for similar courses. (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Black Students, Case Studies, Classroom Environment
Media Skills for Middle Schools: Strategies for Library Media Specialists and Teachers. Second Edition.
Van Vliet, Lucille W. – 1999
Emphasizing the role of the library media specialist, this book provides a framework for collaboration among media specialists, teachers and administrators to help middle school students master the skills necessary for continued academic success and lifelong learning. The book reviews middle school philosophy and goals in light of recent…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Learner Controlled Instruction