In order to assess the competence of library users at Bergen Community College (Paramus, New Jersey), a survey of the student body was conducted which revealed that more than half of the students used the library as a resource center and that approximately 64 percent of students had been exposed to a library orientation program in their English…

Presents a format for an organized research procedure. Three information source sheets for keeping track of research materials--encyclopedias, books, and other sources such as periodicals, newspapers, and interviews--progress to greater levels of detail and are designed for use by grade 2, grades 3-6, and grade 8. (MES)

Archival research gives students opportunities to appreciate original documents and artifacts, teaching them how to access materials, to treat them with care, and to invest them with meaning, and demonstrating the partnership researchers develop with librarians. Three suggested writing assignments introduce students to special collections,…

Describes an assignment in which students locate, read, assess, and discuss critical articles about the works of literature they are studying. Points to many benefits of the assignment, including its positive effects on students' library research skills. (TJ)

This instructor's manual and workbook are designed to familiarize students with the basic information sources in social work. The instructor's manual provides an explanation of the workbook's arrangement and scope; specific teaching procedures; assignments; and answers. The workbook covers the various types of bibliographic tools as well as the…

Describes a high school program that develops student library skills by holding classes in the library, developing special classroom projects, and teaching library orientation. (MD)

Article's purpose is to acquaint teachers with the variety of index entries that children will encounter in their use of references. (Author)

Focuses on the need to develop research skills in children so that they may become independent and critical users of research materials. Suggestions are given on how librarians can work with teachers to develop children's research skills. (Author/LLS)

Describes a research and reading project for high school students which served as a thematic unit on biographies and black history. (SR)

This collection of four papers on the applicability of bibliographic theory to bibliographic instruction is introduced by Ross Atkinson, who sees a shift away from political and pedagogical concerns in bibliographic instruction. In "Pragmatic Bibliography," Patrick Wilson contrasts wholesale or comprehensive bibliography (the compilation…

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 handbook is designed as an introduction to the process of library research in the field of education. To illustrate the process, a sample topic is developed from a broad concept through a well-developed topic for a research paper. Following an overview of a successful research strategy, the chapters are organized in the order of a typical…

Conducting library research is a complex procedure that relies not only upon the knowledge of basic reference sources, but also upon an appreciation of the process of literature searching. Writing teachers can provide their students with models of the research process to guide them in their quests for information. Search strategy outlines map the…

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

Discusses a composition assignment that integrates library instruction with a research assignment, thus encouraging students to take an interdisciplinary approach to their writing and thinking. (SR)