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Bhalla, Pam – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1987
Describes a model for the design, implementation, and evaluation of classroom instruction in which the teacher and media specialist work together and students produce a research paper, oral report, or audiovisual presentation. Both single-facet and multi-facet interdisciplinary approaches to the application of the model are described. (CLB)
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Elementary Education, Instructional Development, Instructional Innovation
Gratch, Bonnie – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1986
Summarizes findings of a survey of academic and school libraries which identified software being used for bibliographic instruction. Representative software is described, including how it is used, and suggestions are offered for why computer assisted instruction hasn't been more widely used, and for promoting and using it more effectively. (EM)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedReading Teacher, 1983
Seven contributors write concerning (1) parent involvement in reading, (2) selecting reading materials, (3) the language experience approach with a microcomputer, (4) idea books for content area teachers, (5) cloze procedure and dialect speakers, (6) developing library skills, and (7) a reading and writing program that developed from a lunch…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Content Area Reading, Elementary Education, Instructional Materials
Peer reviewedJiao, Qun G.; Onwuegbuzie, Anthony J. – Library Quarterly, 1997
A study of 522 university students identified variables related to library anxiety: use of computerized indexes and online facilities, gender, year of study, native language, frequency of library visits, number of library skills courses undertaken, and reasons for using the library. Recommends measures to reduce library anxiety. Includes a…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Anxiety, College Students, Computer Literacy
Peer reviewedPaul, Karin; Kuhlthau, Carol C.; Branch, Jennifer L.; Solowan, Diane Galloway; Case, Roland; Abilock, Debbie; Eisenberg, Michael B.; Koechlin, Carol; Zwaan, Sandi; Hughes, Sandra; Low, Ann; Litch, Margaret; Lowry, Cindy; Irvine, Linda; Stimson, Margaret; Schlarb, Irene; Wilson, Janet; Warriner, Emily; Parsons, Les; Luongo-Orlando, Katherine; Hamilton, Donald – School Libraries in Canada, 2003
Includes 19 articles that address issues related to library skills and Canadian school libraries. Topics include information literacy; inquiry learning; critical thinking and electronic research; collaborative inquiry; information skills and the Big 6 approach to problem solving; student use of online databases; library skills; Internet accuracy;…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Databases, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedStalker, John C.; Murfin, Marjorie E. – RQ, 1996
Ohio State University Library studied abilities of undergraduates to identify correct sources for answering reference questions when using the online catalog and the Sourcefinder database with its new Question Unit feature. Users located subjects and instructions at a greater percentage with Sourcefinder than with the online catalog. Topics…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Databases, Higher Education
Peer reviewedThomas, Nancy R. – College & Undergraduate Libraries, 1997
Describes the planning process that took place at the College of DuPage (Illinois) in the development of a cross-platform interactive multimedia instruction program designed to be accessible to undergraduate students with diverse information literacy skills. Several authoring software packages are reviewed, and project proposal and content outline…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), College Libraries, Computer Software, Course Content
Peer reviewedRodkewich, Patricia M.; Kautz, Barbara A. – Research Strategies, 1989
Describes the problems and successes encountered in the use of an interactive video system for library instruction. Successes include reductions in staff time and favorable student reactions. Problems were related to the use of videotape recordings, the use of floppy disks, overloading at the end of the quarter, and the need for frequent updates.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Assisted Instruction, Floppy Disks, Higher Education
McGovern, Jana – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1990
Describes six lessons developed by a library media specialist and two fifth-grade teachers that integrate information skills and content with thinking skills to provide a meaningful research context for students. For each lesson, the specific information and thinking skills targeted, learning activities, resources used, and evaluation methods are…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Course Integrated Library Instruction, Critical Thinking, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedNachbar, Sondra; Sussman, Valerie – Science and Technology Libraries, 1988
Describes the services and programs offered by the library at The Bronx High School of Science. Topics discussed include the library collection; a basic library skills mini-course for freshmen and incoming sophomores; current uses of the library's computer system; and plans to automate the library's card catalog and circulation records.…
Descriptors: Databases, Learning Resources Centers, Library Automation, Library Collections
Peer reviewedHuston, Mary M. – Reference Services Review, 1989
Discussion of library instruction for teaching the use of computer-based searching techniques focuses on a study conducted at Evergreen State College to determine novice and experienced users' information seeking habits, and to create a multicultural teaching model for researchers that acknowledges the users' conceptual frameworks. (15 references)…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, College Libraries, Cultural Differences, Curriculum Development
Peer reviewedO'Hanlon, Nancy – Journal of Teacher Education, 1988
Library research skills instruction aids the development of critical, evaluative faculties in teacher trainees. This article describes a problem-solving simulation method (guided design simulation method) for teaching library skills, and discusses gains accruing to teachers and pupils from such instruction. (IAH)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Higher Education, Library Instruction, Library Skills
Gillen, Rose; And Others – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1995
Presents six curriculum guides for elementary and secondary education. Subjects include interdisciplinary instruction, music, reading/language arts, science, and social studies. Each guide provides library media skills objectives, curriculum objectives, grade levels, resources, instructional roles, activity and procedures for completion, a…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Program Divisions
Boardman, Edna M. – Book Report, 1994
Discusses the changing role of school librarians based on a historical account in North Dakota. The role of automation is emphasized, i.e., how it has changed librarians' tasks, attitudes toward librarians, and how time is spent; and needed skills, teacher collaboration, wider access to materials, and future possibilities are discussed. (LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Futures (of Society)
Peer reviewedMadge, Clare – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 1995
Describes a problem-solving exercise used to develop transferable skills through student exploration of university library materials. Maintains that the study was part of a research design course in human geography. Includes six tables and two figures illustrating and analyzing the approach. (CFR)
Descriptors: Cooperation, Cooperative Learning, Creative Thinking, Critical Thinking
