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Peer reviewedLangley, Linda B. – Technicalities, 1987
A Study of the effects of a one-hour credit course in bibliographic instruction on students' attitudes and library skills compared their scores on an attitudinal survey and objective skills test administered at the first and last classes. Improvement was found in both areas. A copy of the skills test is appended. (2 references) (MES)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Credit Courses, Higher Education, Library Instruction
Donegan, Patricia Morris – 1986
In order to provide an updated picture of Texas community and junior college library instruction programs and practices, this study gathered information describing library instruction practices during the 1985-86 academic year. Data were collected by means of a survey designed to elicit the following information: (1) name and address; (2) group…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Community Colleges, Financial Support, Instructional Materials
Peer reviewedKoohang, Alex A. – Library and Information Science Research, 1986
This investigation of the effects of age, gender, college status, and computer experience on students' attitudes toward an online catalog measured student attitudes on three subscales--computer anxiety, computer confidence, and computer liking. Results of analysis of variance showed that computer experience was significantly related to computer…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Analysis of Variance, College Students, Computer Literacy
Peer reviewedSellen, Mary K.; Jirouch, Jan – College and Research Libraries, 1984
Presents results of two equivalent questionnaires distributed to college faculty and students to determine if faculty expectations of student library use differed from students' perceptions of their actual use; and if expectations and use were affected by college division, student class level, or class level taught. (Author/EJS)
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Libraries, College Students, Comparative Analysis
Peer reviewedBlazek, Ron – Reference Librarian, 1984
This study compares attitudes of top level academic library managers with those of middle managers toward the provision of bibliographic instruction. Highlights include hypotheses and research questions; review of literature (doctoral dissertations, journal articles, reports, guidelines); methodology (design, population and sample, data…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrator Attitudes, Administrators, Comparative Analysis
Peer reviewedWare, Susan A.; Morganti, Deena J. – Research Strategies, 1986
A competency-based evaluation (skills test, minimum competence standard, attitude survey) conducted to measure effectiveness of large scale basic library skills workbook program showed that workbook instruction made statistically significant improvement in test scores, but failed to raise more than 53% of students to a minimum-competence level.…
Descriptors: College English, College Freshmen, Course Evaluation, Higher Education
