Describes a cooperative program of bibliographic instruction offered jointly by the library and English department at Kingsborough Community College, New York. Describes the use of library-prepared worksheets to familiarize students with bibliographic tools. Assesses student gains in information science mastery. (CBC)

Describes program of four workshops developed by bibliographic instruction librarians to enhance the skills of nearly 100 academic library clerical employees. Highlights include program design; three main goals; staff development pretest (development, return, results, partial list of questions); the workshops (topics, attendance, presentation);…

Describes some of the most active school library programs for introducing elementary and secondary school students to online searching. Highlights include searches performed by librarians and students; skills acquired by students (search strategy, choosing appropriate databases, accessing information online); frequently searched databases; and…

Report on efforts to provide course-integrated library instruction module for older student populations who commute to use library facilities highlights development of programed text and evaluation of effectiveness of instructional program, using test scores to determine whether students' library skills would improve as result of instruction.…

Reviews development of bibliographic instruction in colleges and examines various components of such instruction (orientation, basic skills, course specialized skills, course-integrated study). Discussion of efforts to study user needs and to present library services as direct answer to these needs notes use of certain marketing techniques.…

This resource guide contains worksheets and ideas that can be used to promote reading and library use in a school library setting. The pack provides a framework around which a program of library and information skills training can be built, and suggests activities for reinforcing the lessons learned at each stage of the process. Many of the…

Two instruments were developed to elicit information about students' abilities and their instructional needs in finding information in a library. Tests of student skills were developed through a series of empirical trials and reviews. The third trial of the test was carried out by using whole classes selected randomly to yield two classes from…

Discusses some advantages of using workbooks in programs of basic instruction in academic libraries, and compares the use of workbooks with the effectiveness of audiovisual instruction, group instruction, lectures, and library tours to present the same material. Twenty references are listed. (Author/CHC)

Describes a workshop program for patron instruction in the use of the Ohio State University Libraries' Library Control System (LCS), a circulation system that is evolving into an online catalog. The instructional objectives, attendance levels, participant characteristics, and success of the workshops are outlined, and seven references are…

Discusses the need for library instruction, what should be taught, and how and where it should be taught. Reactions to the article from readers who received advance copies are included. (LLS)

Suggested activities for teaching students reference study skills include activities on locating, evaluating, classifying, and utilizing information. (MKM)

This article outlines the advantages and disadvantages of various question types in tests for library classes, including selected-response, constructed-response and alternative-response test items. It examines a test case in which students in a for-credit library course were given a take home quiz with search story problems. Sample "search story"…

Focuses on using effective instructional analogies, or explicit, nonliteral comparisons between two objectives, or sets of objects, that describes their structural, functional, and causal similarities. Describes the structure of analogies; common analogies to help younger learners become excited about searching for information in the library; and…

Many students who enroll in a community college "Information Research" course come from three local school districts. Of those three districts, only one has librarians. Through examining grade rosters, this study demonstrates that student achievement is substantially higher for students who come from high schools that have librarians and…

Each year the Continuing Education Committee of the Library Instruction Round Table of the American Library Association selects the top 20 journal articles and publications for the previous year. This collection presents these bibliographies for nine years from 1985 to 1993. Each bibliography is annotated and offers a sampling of the 20 best or…