The emphasis in the Wabash project is on "gates" because the whole span of research opens through about eight different families of resource materials -- catalog, bibliography, encyclopedia, handbook, index, dictionary, abstract, book review source. (36 references) (Author)

Thirty-five library school students enrolled in a course at Peabody Library School on Bibliography of the Social Sciences" were asked to latch on to a graduate student in one of the social sciences, discover his library needs, and see what could be done to meet them. (MM)

The school library should be the primary place for teaching the skill of critical thinking. (Author)

Three elementary schools relocated their libraries to multipurpose rooms and a stage to provide space for teaching "hands-on" library skills. (Author/MLF)

Summarizes the literature which examines the formal and informal methods by which library reference services instruct the library user in the pursuit of information. (FM)

Recommends a series of six exercises designed to help students become familiar with a number of different resources in a school library. (TJ)

Examines the information literacy debate, focusing on the term and its definition. Discusses the term's lack of clarity and confusion with other terms (library skills, library use, and bibliographic instruction), and considers the pros and cons of using an old term, a new term, or information literacy. Recommends using information literacy. (PEN)

Describes an activity in which students and library aides made bookmarks with quotations on them. Notes that students enjoyed looking up quotations and making the bookmarks, and library patrons enjoyed reading through the bookmarks before choosing one. (RS)

As part of the University of Rhode Island Libraries' "Comprehensive Plan for Information Literacy," a three-credit class in the skills and concepts of information literacy was first offered in the fall of 1999. More than 1,000 undergraduate students have taken the class since that time. A pre-test was given at the beginning of each semester,…

This study probed the use of digital library skills by MLIS graduates, and their perception of employment preparation for the emergent information market in Botswana. The study used a survey approach. The study was carried out in 2004. A total of 32 MLIS graduates (1996-2003) of the Department of Library and Information Studies in employment were…

The Foreign Student Outreach Program at the University of Denver library was instituted to help foreign students develop library skills. (Author/PG)

This study is a revision of an earlier study "Library Organization, Positions and Relationships" prepared in 1969. A new classification plan and job changes required a re-evaluation. There are 51 position descriptions grouped into ten major areas of activity. The description of each activity includes: (1) the function, (2) organization structure…

This description of the process used and the problems encountered by an amateur super 8 film maker in producing a 13 minute film on a limited budget for use in formal library instruction at the University of California at Berkeley, provides practical advice to prospective film makers contemplating a similar project. The film uses animation to…

Outlines some of the principles upon which evaluation efforts may be based, and discusses previous attempts at evaluation, as well as the shortcomings of some existing procedures. Guidelines for determining the objectives of evaluation exercises in relation to user education are offered. (Author/JAB)