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Hammond, Jean K. – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1987
Describes a program at an independent college preparatory school which introduces primary grade students to research techniques and tools through a carefully planned sequence of encounters with library research and reference aids. (CLB)
Descriptors: Information Utilization, Learning Activities, Learning Resources Centers, Library Instruction
Peer reviewedSchneider, Lois – Education Libraries, 1987
Describes a research seminar required of graduate students at Queens College which focuses on educational research, statistical analysis, and library search skills. Topics covered include the use of bibliographies and review of research, periodical indexes and abstracts, and online databases. (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Graduate Students, Higher Education, Information Sources
Kirsch, Robert A.; And Others – Book Report, 1989
The first article discusses CD-ROM pricing and provides a list of databases and magazines available on CD-ROM. The second provides guidelines for purchasing a CD-ROM workstation. The third describes the use of ERIC on CD-ROM as a research tool for high school students. The fourth describes the benefits of using online searching to teach research…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Databases, High Schools, Learning Resources Centers
Peer reviewedMcDonough, Kristin – Research Strategies, 1987
Describes a course in information research in which students use a package of representative information sources to identify seminal works in a given field of inquiry. The materials contained in the package and specific procedures followed by students are described, and some informal evaluation of the process is provided. (CLB)
Descriptors: Citations (References), Documentation, Higher Education, Information Sources
Peer reviewedJacobson, Frances F. – Research Strategies, 1987
Describes the development and design of an undergraduate course which utilized a marketing principles class to teach students information gathering techniques as part of a college wide competency requirement. The materials and procedures used, roles of instructors and librarians in the course, and evaluation of the project are discussed. (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Business Education, College Curriculum, Competency Based Education
Peer reviewedFields, Carolyn B. – Research Strategies, 1987
Presents results of a case study which examined the library skills of graduate students in health education, especially in locating materials using the card catalog, periodical indexes and subject heading searches. Suggestions are made for the development of instructional materials based on these results. (CLB)
Descriptors: Card Catalogs, Case Studies, Government Publications, Graduate Students
Volkman, John D. – 1998
This book presents an approach for school librarians to use to introduce basic research tools to students in grades 7-12. Twelve "Excursions" (i.e., library research projects) are described. Excursions 1 and 2 provide an introduction to reference books, and Excursions 3 and 4 explore note-taking and basic organization of research papers. The…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Librarian Teacher Cooperation, Library Instruction, Library Skills
