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Lubans, John, Jr. – RQ, 1983
Reports on recent survey of 266 faculty views on undergraduate information skills in university setting, which covered evaluation of students' library skills; use of card catalog, bibliographies, and reference tools; assignments requiring student use of library resources; faculty explanation of literature tools in field; and librarian role in…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Libraries, Higher Education, Library Instruction
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Dreifuss, Richard A. – RQ, 1981
Presents the results of a survey of faculty members at the University of Missouri at Kansas City's School of Administration concerning their attitudes toward the library research skills of graduate students and the role of library instruction in the development of those skills. Data are presented in four tables. (JL)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Faculty, Graduate Students, Higher Education
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Thomas, Joy; Ensor, Pat – RQ, 1984
Results of survey measuring university faculty attitudes toward bibliographic instruction indicated that: frequency of respondent's library use related positively to decision to offer bibliographic instruction and its delivery by librarians; part-time faculty were less aware of library services than full-time faculty; 29 percent of faculty…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Libraries, Higher Education, Library Instruction
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Clark, Juleigh Muirhead; Silverman, Susan – RQ, 1989
Student requests for online searching often show that faculty members have suggested inappropriate searches. A survey of faculty that examined their use of online searching in research and their communications to students about this research method is described, and ways in which librarians might improve the situation are suggested. The…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Faculty, College Students, Higher Education
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Clark, Katharine E.; Gomez, Joni – RQ, 1990
Describes a study of faculty members at Texas A&M University that was conducted to determine whether they were searching online databases from their own offices and labs rather than from the library. Cost-effective methods of providing access to online databases by libraries are discussed, and future studies are described. (five references)…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Computer Uses in Education, Cost Effectiveness, Databases
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Schloman, Barbara F.; And Others – RQ, 1989
Describes a survey that profiles faculty use and perceptions of the academic library and identifies specific predictors of faculty perceptions of library performance. Differences by rank and academic area are highlighted, and then used to develop action plans for overall liaison programs and for individual liaisons between libraries and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Academic Rank (Professional), College Faculty, Higher Education
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Cannon, Anita – RQ, 1994
Reports on a survey of 232 social science and humanities faculty served by a Canadian university library. Findings confirm that faculty across all disciplines surveyed recognize the importance of bibliographic instruction (BI). Significant differences among departments in the types of BI preferred were revealed. A copy of the survey is appended.…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education