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Teachers and Library Awareness: Using Bibliographic Instruction in Teacher Preparation Programs.
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Jacobson, Frances F. – Reference Services Review, 1988
Discusses the necessity of incorporating bibliographic instruction courses into the curriculum of teacher preparation programs and reviews the literature in this area. A unit which introduces elementary education majors to school library services as a part of a required children's literature course at Western State College of Colorado is…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Library Instruction, Library Skills, Preservice Teacher Education
Gender Differences in Attitudes toward Using Computers in Libraries: An Exploratory Study.
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Jacobson, Frances F. – Library and Information Science Research, 1991
Discussion of the gender gap in computer-related activities focuses on a study of high school seniors that examined sex differences in library anxiety, computer anxiety, and anxiety in using computers for library research. The relationship between library anxiety and computer anxiety is explored, and further research is suggested. (21 references)…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, Computer Literacy, High School Seniors, High Schools
Information Retrieval Systems and Youth: A Review of Recent Literature.
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Jacobson, Frances F. – Journal of Youth Services in Libraries, 1991
Reviews recent literature on the use of technology in libraries by children and young adults. Highlights include the effectiveness of interactive information retrieval systems; children's use of card catalogs versus online catalogs; skills needed for success in using library catalogs; children's abilities to formulate searchable queries; and the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Elementary Secondary Education, Full Text Databases, Information Retrieval