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Effective Bibliographic Instruction Programs: A Comparison of Coordinators and Reference Heads in ARL Libraries.
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Blazek, Ron – RQ, 1985
Examines the commitment to bibliographic instruction in academic research libraries by comparing the existing instructional practices, clienteles, staff involvement, and support structure in those libraries having bibliographic instruction coordinators with those in which the instructional programs are still managed directly by reference…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, Hypothesis Testing
How Effective Is Library Instruction?
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Paterson, Ellen R. – RQ, 1979
A multiple-choice pretest, given to 113 biology and 58 health education college students, measured their knowledge (before library instruction) of specific information sources required to complete course assignments. Mixed tabulated results show that prior instruction, in a class or tour of the library, did not guarantee higher mean scores. (JD)
Descriptors: Biology, College Students, Health Education, Library Instruction
Library Literacy.
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Lubans, John, Jr. – RQ, 1980
This new column discusses the need for gaining administrative and academic support for library instruction programs to improve "library literacy," i.e., the learning of the basic skills for finding information, and summarizes the findings of a five-year experiment at the University of Colorado to improve/increase faculty and student…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Libraries, College Students, Library Administration
The Applications of Concept Mapping in Reference and Information Services.
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Sherratt, Christine S.; Schlabach, Martin L. – RQ, 1990
Provides background on concept mapping and discusses concept maps drawn by library science graduate students in a reference and information services course. Applications of concept mapping of significance to librarians--in reference service, instruction, and research--are considered. Several sample concept maps are included. (19 references) (MES)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Learning Strategies, Library Education, Library Instruction
Library and Research Consultations (LaRC): A Service for Graduate Students.
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Ishaq, Mary R.; Cornick, Donna P. – RQ, 1978
Describes in detail the Library and Research Consultations (LaRC) program for graduate students offered at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Copies of the program's brochure and questionnaire are provided, and preliminary evaluative data are tabulated. (JD)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Graduate Students, Librarians, Library Instruction
How Do Patrons Search the Online Catalog When No One's Looking? Transaction Log Analysis and Implications for Bibliographic Instruction and Systems Design.
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Wallace, Patricia M. – RQ, 1993
Describes a study that electronically monitored 11 public access terminals at the University of Colorado libraries to produce transaction logs that were used to gather statistics and analyze users' behavior when searching online catalogs. Implications for search instruction and systems design are suggested. (Contains 13 references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer System Design, Higher Education, Library Catalogs
The Library in Social Work Research: A Review of Social Work Research Textbooks.
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Engeldinger, Eugene A.; Stuart, Paul H. – RQ, 1990
Because instruction in library search strategies is often neglected in social work education, about 75 major social work and social science textbooks were reviewed and divided into 3 groups by the amount of coverage of library research skills. Strengths and weaknesses along with suggestions for a model orientation to library use are provided. (EAM)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Higher Education, Information Seeking, Library Instruction
Locally Loaded Databases and Undergraduate Bibliographic Instruction.
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Reed, Lawrence L. – RQ, 1993
Discusses the need to reevaluate bibliographic instruction in academic libraries for an expanded online environment based on experiences at Moorhead State University (Minnesota). Topics addressed include the addition of databases to local online catalogs; student searching; search patterns; database characteristics; student search skills; library…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Databases, Higher Education, Library Catalogs
Teaching Method and Psychological Type in Bibliographic Instruction: Effect on Student Learning and Confidence.
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Prorak, Diane; And Others – RQ, 1994
Reports on a study of the effect of small-group, active-learning approaches to bibliographic instruction and psychological type on learning and confidence. No significant relationship was found between students' scores and teaching method or psychological type. A significant relationship was found between knowledge scores and the librarian…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, College Freshmen, College Libraries, Comparative Analysis