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Download full textVan Noate, Judith, Comp. – 1991
This handout is a guide to library resources in the J. Murrey Atkins Library at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, for sources of criticism for the study of 17th-century British author John Milton. The guide is intended to help readers find critical and biographical information on Milton. It explains important reference sources in the…
Descriptors: English Literature, Higher Education, Library Guides, Library Materials
Monterey County Library, Salina, CA. – 1988
This training manual was written for student reference assistants to teach them about the Monterey County Free Library (California) and about libraries in general. It introduces library nomenclature (e.g., automated system, interlibrary loan, and MLS), describes requirements of the reference assistant position, and provides information on how to…
Descriptors: Definitions, Library Instruction, Library Materials, Library Skills
Hitchings, Donna, Ed.; And Others – 1988
Designed to be used in an English course at the University of Houston, this library skills workbook includes lessons and multiple-choice exercises on the following topics: (1) a floor plan of the main university library; (2) catalog records; (3) catalog access points; (4) using the catalogs; (5) locating books; (6) encyclopedias; (7) dictionaries;…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Instruction, Library Materials
Ventura County Superintendent of Schools, CA. – 1984
This resource guide was developed to provide teachers with ready-to-use activity sheets and suggested discussion topics to teach basic skills students need to use both school and public libraries effectively. Several assumptions were made in developing the guide: students can read at their grade level (although most materials are easily adapted);…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Guidelines, Instructional Materials, Library Cooperation
Dew, Stephen H. – 1984
Successful completion of this self-paced library workbook is a course requirement of all second semester freshman English students at the University of Arkansas. The workbook contains 18 chapters. A brief introduction and instructions for using the workbook precede the library tour in Chapter 1, and the remaining 17 chapters discuss specific…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, College Libraries, Higher Education, Library Facilities
Lester, Linda L. – 1984
This report provides results from a 1982 University of Virginia Committee on Orientation survey designed to assess faculty perceptions of their students' knowledge and use of the university's libraries. Of a total of 1,588 questionnaires mailed to teaching faculty and graduate teaching assistants, 554 (34%) were returned. In analyzing the results,…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Students, Higher Education, Library Materials
Peer reviewedWinship, Ian – Physics Education, 1976
Discusses an instructional program for physics students in the use of libraries and information sources that includes a literature researching project. (MLH)
Descriptors: College Science, Curriculum, Higher Education, Information Sources
Clark, Penny – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1995
Describes a library media center activity for elementary and secondary grades where students use reference materials to find the answers to a travel game based on a "Where's Waldo" format. Clues for a worldwide version and a U.S. version are included. (LRW)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Geography, Learning Activities, Learning Resources Centers
Van Noate, Judith, Comp. – 1990
This handout is a guide to library resources in the J. Murrey Atkins Library at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, for the study of the 19th-century English authors Branwell, Anne, Charlotte, and Emily Bronte. The guide is intended to help readers find resources in the Atkins library for biographical and critical material on the Brontes.…
Descriptors: Authors, English Literature, Higher Education, Library Guides
Van Noate, Judith, Comp. – 1991
This handout is a guide to library resources in the J. Murrey Atkins Library at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, for the study of 20th-century American author William Faulkner. The guide is intended to help readers find critical and biographical information on Faulkner. It explains important reference sources in the Atkins library…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Library Guides, Library Materials, Library Skills
Fowler, Zinita – 1983
Intended as a usable resource for librarians and teachers in planning and implementing a program for young library users and students, this book was developed to stimulate children to use the library. The introduction contains opening comments--including an explanation of how the theme of "monster magic" inspires creativity, specific goals, and a…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Learning Activities, Library Materials, Library Skills
Van Noate, Judith, Comp. – 1993
This handout is a guide to library resources in the J. Murrey Atkins Library at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, and is intended to help students find sources of criticism on the fiction of the British Restoration writer, Aphra Behn. The guide explains important reference sources in the Atkins library reference collection and how to…
Descriptors: College Libraries, English Literature, Higher Education, Library Guides
Jackson, Bill – 1988
This handbook is a guide to doing business research in a university library. Following library location and orientation information, the first section discusses the research paper, i.e., thinking about the topic and planning a research strategy, the flow of information over time, and evaluating sources. Finding and using books, journal articles,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Business, Higher Education, Library Instruction
Bousfield, Wendy; And Others – 1984
Used in freshman composition courses and some other introductory Syracuse University (SU) classes, the primary purpose of this illustrated workbook is to provide students with experience using the different features of the SU Libraries' online catalog, SULIRS. The workbook's self-paced exercises correspond to the text of two SU Libraries…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Freshmen, Higher Education, Library Catalogs
Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, MD. – 1980
Part of a series of competency-based test materials for grades six through ten, this set of nine test booklets for sixth graders contains multiple-choice questions designed to aid in the evaluation of the pupils' library skills. Accompanied by a separate, tenth booklet of illustrations which are to be used in conjunction with the questions, the…
Descriptors: Atlases, Criterion Referenced Tests, Dictionaries, Elementary Education
