Beyond "First You Push This Button, Then...": A Process-Oriented Approach to Teaching Searching Skills.

Dyckman, Lise M.

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ERIC Number: EJ518315

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Publication Date: 1995

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Beyond "First You Push This Button, Then...": A Process-Oriented Approach to Teaching Searching Skills.

Dyckman, Lise M.

Reference Librarian, n51-52 p249-65 1995

Describes a process-oriented approach to teaching searching skills for computer-based resources that was developed at the New York University library. A syllabus based on DIALOG's Classmate Program is explained, and the use of active learning theory to help restrict results is described. (LRW)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Active Learning, Higher Education, Library Instruction, Online Searching, Online Vendors, Process Education, Search Strategies, Skill Development, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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