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Shill, Harold B. – College and Research Libraries, 1987
Reviews the literature on the impact of technologies on bibliographic instruction in academic libraries, and identifies environmental factors other than technology that need to be monitored in order to effectively modify instructional tools to meet the needs of learners in an electronic information environment. (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Environmental Influences, Futures (of Society), Higher Education
Brandt, D. Scott – 2002
The purpose of this book is to introduce innovative educational concepts and techniques to help librarians and other information professionals create technology learning courses, sessions, workshops, and modules. The book applies the concepts of instructional systems design (ISD) to designing courses, or parts of courses, for instruction on…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Information Literacy, Information Technology
Eisenberg, Michael; Berkowitz, Robert E. – Book Report, 1997
Illustrates how the "Big Six Skills" model of information problem solving (Task Definition, Information Seeking Strategies, Location and Access, Use of Information, Synthesis, and Evaluation) is a perfect match to the influx of technology in student research. Outlines two typical assignments that focus the Big Six perspective on the…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Information Literacy, Information Seeking, Information Technology

Abowitz, Deborah A. – Teaching Sociology, 1994
Asserts that one of the increasingly critical skills that undergraduates must master is electronic information retrieval. Maintains that sociologists can readily integrate library instruction into undergraduate courses and help develop student awareness of and ability to use the ever-growing body of library resources and information. (CFR)
Descriptors: Assignments, Class Activities, Educational Strategies, Higher Education
Hollands, William D. – 1999
This guide features 10 customizable, ready-to-run workshops for librarians wishing to establish or refine ongoing Internet training for staff members or patrons. Each workshop in the book includes an introduction, an objective, a timed lesson plan, tips, a sample script, and reproducible handouts. In order to provide for the variety of settings…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Information Services, Information Technology, Internet

Murry, John W., Jr.; McKee, Elizabeth Chadbourn; Hammons, James O. – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 1997
Describes a cooperative effort between a graduate-degree program and the reference department of a university library to strengthen graduate students' information literacy by teaching them to make effective use of both print and electronic research sources. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Libraries, Cooperation, Graduate Study
Nitecki, Danuta A., Ed. – 1986
This proceedings of the 1986 conference of the Association of College and Research Libraries contains 60 papers--44 position papers, 7 research reports, and 9 idea briefs--dealing with the issue of transitions facing librarians and ways to respond to these transitions through both formal and informal means. Papers are organized under eight broad…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Technology, Library Administration
Hawaii Association of School Librarians, Honolulu. – 1994
In order to use new educational technologies effectively and to help students cope with the mass of information that has become available, librarians have begun to develop strategies and lessons to instruct students in searching. There has been, however, no detailed curriculum in the schools to ensure that students and teachers in grades K-12 are…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Curriculum Guides, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Retrieval
Huttemann, Lutz, Ed. – 1986
The improvement of information infrastructures in the eastern and southern sub-region of Africa through the adequate training of personnel for libraries and information establishments is one of the major objectives of the Education, Science and Documentation Centre of the German Foundation for International Development (DSE). This reader, designed…
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Developing Nations, Documentation, Foreign Countries
Olsen, Jan Kennedy – New Directions for Higher Education, 1992
Technological advances have changed our definitions of literacy and our ways of preparing academically literate individuals. Over four years, formal evaluation of a Cornell University (New York) library-based information literacy instruction program and experiments using different instructional models has increased understanding of the concept and…
Descriptors: College Libraries, College Students, Computer Literacy, Electronic Libraries
Pitkin, Gary M., Ed. – 1995
Librarians need to be aware of the technologies involved with change and the ways in which technologies will impact the total organization and its provision of services. The library school curriculum must be restructured in order to prepare future librarians for the reality of technological change and help them become able to manage information in…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Futures (of Society), Global Approach
Bunting, Alison, Ed.; Allegri, Francesca, Ed. – 1995
This book, Volume 2 in an eight-volume series on "Current Practice in Health Sciences Librarianship," is an introduction, overview, and state-of-the-art depiction of educational services in health sciences libraries. This book is not intended as a detailed, step-by-step guide to planning and implementing educational programs. The volume…
Descriptors: Administration, Document Delivery, Ethics, Information Retrieval
Job, Amy G.; Schnare, MaryKay W. – 1996
This book addresses issues currently facing library media specialists. It is a collection of case studies designed for both the beginning and the experienced professional. The 48 cases cover all types of schools (elementary, middle, and high schools; public, private, or parochial in urban, suburban, and rural communities) and examine four basic…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cultural Pluralism, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Services
American Library Association, Chicago, IL. Library Instruction Round Table. – 1995
Bibliographic Instruction (BI), which focuses on the need to make library patrons become more proficient in locating and using information, is a major contributor to information literacy. The 14 papers and essays in this volume describe approaches to proactive interaction with library users with the single goal of achieving an information literate…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Annotated Bibliographies, Critical Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education
Wood, M. Sandra, Ed. – 1995
This book is intended to provide ready access to a wide range of literature about librarians educating users to utilize biomedical and health science information resources. The chapters were selected from articles published in "Medical Reference Services Quarterly" from 1987 to 1994. The 27 chapters are divided into five parts: (1)…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Databases
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