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Peer reviewedHardesty, Larry; And Others – College and Research Libraries, 1982
Examines the long-term retention of library-use skills through the utilization of various research techniques and discusses the appropriateness of quantitative and qualitative research methodology. Conclusions indicate that long-term possession of skills is more highly related to library-use instruction than inherent ability or academic diligence.…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Library Instruction, Library Skills, Research Methodology
Hardesty, Larry; Gatz, Frances – Drexel Library Quarterly, 1980
Outlines the principles of instructional development as they are related to particular situations faced by librarians who teach library skills. Fifty-six references are cited. (FM)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Bibliographies, Educational Media, Instructional Development
Peer reviewedHardesty, Larry; Wright, John – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1982
Results of a DePauw University study of the library skills and attitudes of 43 high school students enrolled in a college preparatory program provide evidence that formal library use instruction programs can have positive results, regardless of initial level of students' academic potential. Twenty-three references are cited. (EJS)
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, College Libraries, College Students, High School Students
Peer reviewedHardesty, Larry; And Others – College and Research Libraries, 1979
Focuses primarily on summative evaluation of library-use instruction programs, using the development and results of a systematic assessment of such a program at DePauw University. Tabulated statistics and the evaluation instrument are provided. (Author/JD)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Freshmen, Evaluation Methods, Library Instruction
Martindale, James; Hardesty, Larry – 1977
The purpose of this grant, funded by the Council on Library Resources, was to allow a librarian to put aside normal duties for an academic year to explore with faculty, students, and administrators ways of improving library services, and to design methods of increasing library use by college students. A program was developed for orienting and…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Library Instruction, Library Research, Library Services
Hardesty, Larry – 1986
Arguing that there is a current tendency among librarians to talk more about the evaluation of bibliographic instruction than to actually do anything about it, this paper examines limitations of and considerations pertaining to evaluation and includes: (1) a brief discussion of the history of bibliographic instruction; (2) discussion of types of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Affective Measures, Attitude Measures, Cognitive Measurement
Hardesty, Larry – 1984
This document identifies situations in which the use of nonprint media is effective in library instruction programs. Two points are emphasized throughout the document: the use of sophisticated and expensive media is not crucial to the success of a library instruction program, and effective use of media in library instruction involves careful…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Audiovisual Aids, Formative Evaluation, Higher Education
