Teaching library terminology and definitions can be a real bore. Unfortunately, no matter how one looks at it, students need to learn a set of basic library words and their meanings. The Library ABC's game teaches elementary age students library terms and definitions, and it is effective, efficient, easy, exciting, and fun. Introduce the Library…

BECAUSE OF GREATLY ACCELERATED RATE OF INCREASE OF KNOWLEDGE, GROWTH OF INTEREST IN KNOWLEDGE AND DRAMATIC DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MEDIA OF COMMUNICATION, THE ROLE OF THE LIBRARIAN IS BECOMING A MORE IMPORTANT ONE. FIRST, THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPETENCIES NEEDED BY THE LIBRARIAN, SUCH AS BEING A GOOD LEADER, KNOWING THE CURRICULUM, KNOWING OTHER MEDIA OF…

Reviews the five criteria with which to evaluate instructional materials (content validity, transfer potential, amount of reinforcement, quality of directions and instructional language, and adaptability/flexibility). Presents content bias as the last criterion. Reviews four resources for developing reference and study skills. (MG)

Reviewed are eight recent instructional kits, supplementary texts, and professional references for K-8 library and study skills instruction. (SJL)

Many teachers think too little about the role of the library media specialist in their professional lives, and because of this oversight they underutilize this great resource. This article explains the top ten reasons why teachers should work with their library media specialists: (1) Improving test scores and enhancing student academic…

Guidelines for writing a research paper or a term paper are presented in this booklet. The following steps in the research process are outlined: (1) gathering information (search strategy); (2) preparing bibliography cards; (3) preparing note cards; (4) writing the paper (including preparing an outline, writing a rough draft, and revising the…

This guide for teachers of library skills provides classroom activities for students in the middle grades of elementary school. The activities can be used to instruct students in the following: (1) use of alphabetical order, (2) location of materials in the school or public library, (3) familiarity with Dewey Decimal classifications, (4) use of…

This bibliography of materials that facilitate the teaching of library skills on the elementary and secondary levels is organized under 12 clusters of essential skills: orientation, citizenship, listening and interpreting skills, selection of media, parts of a book, publication terminology, nonbook terminology, introduction and location of…

This collection of instructional materials comprises the third section of the 1975-76 annual report on library orientation and instruction at the University of Kentucky. (See IR 003 815 for the first two parts.) General guides and instructional materials include: (1) an introduction to learning resources and services prepared for the orientation…

Descriptions of activities designed to enhance the learning of library and information skills focus on the location of materials (ready-to-use library skills games); finding materials in the card catalog; and Aesop's fables. Games and puzzles are provided. (CLB)

Several activities, games, and puzzles designed to teach elementary school children how to use a thesaurus are described and copies of worksheets are provided. (CLB)

Describes the specific steps of action relating to the creation of a comprehensive bibliographic unit at Rosemont College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Author/LLS)

Reviewed are 12 recent instructional kits, supplementary texts, and professional references for library and study skills instruction in the secondary grades. (SJL)

Results of a 1980 survey are tabulated to provide a view of the scope and diversity of materials and activities for library instruction at the 36 Kansas academic libraries which responded to the questionnaire. The questionnaire, included as an appendix, addressed staffing, including qualifications and evaluation; funding; methods used in library…

Provided are ten student exercises designed for orientations in the sciences, particularly biology, and for a class entitled Literature of Science, Technology, and Agriculture. An introduction outlines the use of 5 classroom exercises and 5 library exercises, and an appended section provides brief comments concerning the applicability of each of…