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Auten, Beth; Glauner, Dana; Lefoe, Grant; Henry, Jo – Community & Junior College Libraries, 2016
This article explains how the South Piedmont Community College librarians educated faculty members about how they guide student use of the library and how it is advantageous for them to require high-quality resources for student papers. As documented by observations at SPCC and in the library literature, students use the tools they know to find…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Faculty, Librarians, Librarian Teacher Cooperation
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Kvenild, Cassandra; Bowles-Terry, Melissa – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2011
Distance educators have special library needs. This article discusses the results of a library needs assessment of distance instructors at the University of Wyoming. Access to resources, use of library instructional services, barriers to distance library use, and perceived gaps in service are all addressed. Follow-up actions, based on survey…
Descriptors: Needs Assessment, Distance Education, Special Libraries, Higher Education
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Little, Catherine A.; Kearney, Kelly L.; Britner, Preston A. – Roeper Review, 2010
Mentoring is widely advocated as an educational experience for academically talented students because mentors may provide stimulation for academic growth and serve as positive role models for students in areas of career interest. This study examined the experiences of 72 talented teenagers attending a university-based summer mentorship program.…
Descriptors: Mentors, Talent, Academically Gifted, Role Models
Gee, E. Gordon; Breivik, Patricia Senn – 1987
Quality education in an information society must include skills related to the accessing and evaluating of pertinent information for problem solving. Moving beyond the practice of using reserve material, lectures, and textbooks predominant in most college teaching today would be a step towards producing independent learners more likely to use the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Curriculum, College Faculty, Educational Cooperation
Fast, Margaret; And Others – 1992
The Bibliographic Instruction Committee of the Wichita State (Kansas) University Libraries recommended changes to improve the current bibliographic instruction program for lower division undergraduates. The shortcomings of the current program, one class period in a required English course, were analyzed; and suggestions were made to improve the…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Bibliographies, College Faculty, College Libraries