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Becker, Linda K. W. – Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 2006
This article presents an overview of a research project that was designed as a way to understand the role of Australian academic librarians in internationalising library, university, and higher education practice. In an attempt to discover what it is that librarians actually do, a survey of university librarians was undertaken to find how they…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Librarians, Educational Practices
Knutson, Debra S; And Others – 1995
This paper considers students' attitudes toward research and writing about research and discusses methods used to help students overcome their largely negative attitudes toward research. The paper first states that at Illinois State University in Normal, the course that follows freshman composition is one on academic discourse. The paper reports…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Ethnography, Expository Writing, Higher Education
Conklin, John J. – 1993
This research project developed two strategic plans for distance education in social work. The project involved use of a developmental problem-solving methodology, creation of a conceptual framework thorough a literature search, visits to sites that use distance education, consultations with experts, and attendance at local and national…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Adult Education, Curriculum Design, Distance Education
Evans, John E. – 1991
Developed as a preliminary, literature-based study for a larger work in progress, this report summarizes the financial condition of academic libraries during the critical period from 1970 through the mid-1980's. The paper examines and addresses the issues which arose as libraries emerged from the 1960's, a time of unprecedented growth in library…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cost Indexes, Fees, Financial Support
Donley, Mary; And Others – 1990
This report describes a research project designed to improve the University of Wisconsin-Stout (UW-S) Library Learning Center services to students with learning disabilities. Three groups were surveyed to gather the information needed to improve services. Learning disabled students at the UW-S campus were asked to identify problems encountered in…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Students, Equipment Utilization, Facility Guidelines
Roberts, Deanna – 1991
This report provides instructional materials for a voluntary introductory workshop in the use of the Educational Resources and Information Clearinghouse (ERIC) database on CD-ROM. The workshop instruction is based on Leslie J. Brigg's Theories of Instructional Design with instructional objectives based on Robert Gagne's Learning Taxonomy. Library…
Descriptors: College Libraries, College Students, Databases, Higher Education
Lawrence, Gary S.; And Others – 1982
This document outlines the methodology to be used for analyzing and reporting data collected through questionnaires at the various libraries of the University of California in April and May of 1982, as the second phase of an online public access catalog (OPAC) evaluation project. It is noted that the project was designed to enable systems…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Data Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
Council on Library Resources, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1989
This annual report provides a review of Council on Library Resources (CLR) activities for 1988-1989. Status reports on long-term projects and/or lists of relevant activities funded during the year are provided for the CLR Program on Library Management and Operations, including: operating support for the Commission on Preservation and Access;…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Annual Reports, Cataloging, Grants
Culotta, Wendy A. – 1989
Lottery money in California, part of which is required by law to be distributed to educational institutions, provides avenues for innovative services. A pilot program was supported by the administration of California State University, Long Beach, to provide faculty access to CAS (Chemical Abstracts Service) ONLINE (a remote database), which could…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Bibliographic Databases, Grants
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1989
There are 10 papers in this collection from the Division of Education and Research: (1) "The Importance of Basic Training in Marketing for Librarians and Information Professionals" (French and English versions; Rejean Savard); (2) "Information Management Education: Some Interdisciplinary Approaches" (Marianne Broadbent); (3) "Educational…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Information Scientists, Library Administration
Mech, Terrence – 1985
The major purpose of this brief descriptive study was to determine the levels of professional and support staffing within the administrative, technical, public, and media services areas of Pennsylvania's private college libraries. The study also includes comparative data on student assistant staffing. Questionnaires were mailed to library…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Administration, Library Automation
Olevnik, Peter P. – 1986
This paper reports the results of a study on the role of librarians in college library decision making. Emphasis is placed on the library directors' perceptions of librarians' participation in nine areas of decision making and the form of participation by librarians in these areas. The nine areas of decision making addressed by the study are: the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Decision Making, Decision Making Skills, Higher Education
Hebert, Robert A., Jr. – 1984
This study describes two surveys of the users of the Public Documents and Maps Department of the Duke University Library. The information gathered in the course of this inquiry is reported: (1) in a profile of the users of the department's reference service, and (2) in a comparison and analysis of the evaluations of reference encounters by both…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Government Publications, Higher Education, Information Seeking
Parrish, Marilyn M. – 1989
Conducted at Bowling Green State University (BGSU) to obtain a better understanding of the research environment in which graduate students function and their particular information needs, this study used a multi-methods approach which included analyses of library and graduate college data; interviews with graduate advisors of selected departments;…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Course Descriptions, Faculty Advisers, Graduate Students
Whitlatch, Jo Bell – 1988
Undertaken for a doctoral dissertation, this research project on reference services tested a model of major variables that influence academic library reference service outcomes. The study focused on reference librarians who serve in boundary spanning roles, i.e., positions where interchange with the organization's external environment is central…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Communication (Thought Transfer), Correlation, Feedback