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The Learning Outcomes of Mentoring Library Science Students in Virtual World Reference: A Case Study
Direct linkPurpur, Geraldine; Morris, Jon Levi – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2015
This article reports on the cognitive and affective development of students being mentored in virtual reference interview skills by professional librarians. The authors present a case study which examines the impact on student learning resulting from librarian mentor participation and collaboration with students on a course assignment. This study…
Descriptors: Mentors, Virtual Classrooms, Information Science Education, Reference Services
Johnson, Ken; Jennings, Susan; Hisle, Sue – Journal of Access Services, 2011
In January 2008, the Belk Library & Information Commons at Appalachian State University combined the Access Services staff members of the Circulation and Lower Level Service Desks with the Reference and Instruction team as part of a library-wide reorganization effort. The new team balanced what had been a staff-dominated Access Services team…
Descriptors: Reference Services, Library Instruction, Libraries, Library Materials
Coltrain, Mark – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2014
In an era of exploding online enrollment and tight budgets, Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC) struggles to meet the needs of online students. CPCC librarians went one step towards solving that problem in 2009-2010 by launching an embedded librarian program. CPCC's program became so successful that it struggled to meet demand. In 2013, CPCC…
Descriptors: Librarians, Professional Development, Community Colleges, Online Courses
Johnson, Megan; Purpur, Geraldine; Abbott, Lisa T. – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2009
In spring semester 2009, two of the authors taught LIB 5020--Information Sources & Services to graduate library science students at Appalachian State University. The course covers information seeking patterns and provides an overview of reference services. The course is also designed to examine and evaluate library reference materials and…
Descriptors: Information Sources, Reference Materials, Library Science, Information Seeking
Download full textBarrett, G. Jaia, Ed. – Association of Research Libraries, 2008
"ARL" is the bimonthly report on research library issues and actions from ARL (Association of Research Libraries), CNI (Coalition of Networked Information), and SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition). "ARL" reports on current issues of interest to academic and research library administrators, staff, and…
Descriptors: Research Libraries, Academic Libraries, Handheld Devices, Reference Services
Peer reviewedBaker, Sharon L.; Ruey, Ellen Dew – RQ, 1988
This study explored the relationship between expanded information and referral (I&R) services and traditional reference services in public libraries in North Carolina. Results show librarians feel I&R services should be limited to those closely related to traditional reference services. Other I&R services typically provided by social…
Descriptors: Information Services, Library Role, Library Services, Library Surveys
Ury, Connie Jo, Ed.; Baudino, Frank, Ed.; Park, Sarah G., Ed. – Online Submission, 2009
Twenty-one scholarly papers and fourteen abstracts comprise the content of the ninth annual "Brick and Click Libraries Symposium," held annually at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri. The peer-reviewed proceedings, authored by academic librarians and presented at the symposium, portray the contemporary and future…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Computer Software Evaluation, Student Employment
Peer reviewedShontz, Marilyn L. – Reference Librarian, 1994
Describes a study of secondary school library media specialists that was conducted to investigate the potential use of reference transaction measures. The use of the Reference Transaction Module is explained which used three different output measures: Transaction Analysis, Reference Completion Rate, and Transactions per Student. (LRW)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Learning Resources Centers, Library Services, Library Surveys
Peer reviewedBracy, Pauletta – North Carolina Libraries, 1996
Presents an overview of 15 studies conducted in or about North Carolina related to school library media programs. Highlights include the roles of programs and media specialists as perceived by principals, students, and peers; stress sources; reading interests of teenagers; professional roles in reference services, information skills instruction,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Skills, Library Cooperation
Nall, Clark; Lewis, Janice Steed – Acquisitions Librarian, 2005
Valuable information in print is often neglected because of the rapid proliferation of electronic resources and the bias of many library users against print sources. At Joyner Library, it was decided to construct an interactive subject guide database that included resources in all formats to offer users a convenient starting point for research and…
Descriptors: Library Services, Bibliographic Databases, Library Automation, Library Development
Peer reviewedTruett, Carol – Reference Librarian, 1994
Discusses the results of a survey of school librarians in North Carolina conducted to determine the extent of CD-ROM and videodisk use and how they are changing the teaching of library, information, and research skills. CD-ROM and videodisk titles are listed, and recommendations for further study are suggested. The questionnaire is appended.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Librarians, Library Automation, Library Instruction
Peer reviewedWreath, April; And Others – North Carolina Libraries, 1989
Recent forms of technology which have essentially altered the types of services that libraries can provide are discussed in five articles. The areas covered include the problematic aspects of automating reference services, a successful goal oriented approach to automating reference services, and the impact of new technologies on school media…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Databases, Computer Literacy, Cost Effectiveness
