Although multimedia centers routinely coexist with community college libraries, media use in library instruction has been limited, a surprising fact in view of rapidly expanding enrollments. This study documents current practices in five Southern California community college libraries, and proposes and outlines a videotape for effective…

Many attempts to utilize the media in library instruction involve presentations before large groups of students. This study, in contrast, proposes individualized media instruction based on an analysis of the library system. The sound-on-slide self-teaching instructional modules exemplified in the study cover pressure points of needed instruction…