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Proffitt, Merrilee; Michalko, James; Renspie, Melissa – OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc., 2015
What began with a few libraries' early application of ethnographic methods to learn more about user behaviors and needs has grown to become a significant body of work done across many institutions using a broad range of methods. User-centered investigations are increasingly influential in discussions about the shape and future of the research…
Descriptors: Use Studies, Research Libraries, Library Role, Library Research
Hollenhorst, Kathryn A. – 1987
This workbook in library skills is designed to acquaint students with the facilities and resources of the North Dakota State University Library. Each chapter includes a brief discussion of the topic and a worksheet. The following topics are covered: (1) library tour; (2) the online catalog; (3) term and subject searches using the online catalog;…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Instruction, Library Services
Robertson, Ina N. – 1983
This guide is designed to help answer some of the questions that high school students frequently ask when using the Sangamon State University (SSU) Library. The library collection is designed to support the curriculum of the university, an upper-division and graduate institution stressing liberal arts and public affairs, and materials for courses…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, High School Students, Higher Education, Library Collections
Holt, Joan S. – 1987
This workbook provides an introduction to the library of St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley and its online catalog system, LUIS (Library User Information Service). A description of the arrangement of the library is followed by instructions for using the online catalog, including searching by author, title, or subject, and information…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Facilities, Library Guides, Library Instruction
Thomas, Joy – 1987
This guide is designed to introduce students to the California State University at Long Beach Library. The first chapter discusses how to start searching for information--types of information sources, search strategy, choosing a topic and finding preliminary information, encyclopedias, and dictionaries. Topics related to catalogs and computers are…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Card Catalogs, Higher Education, Library Instruction
Association of Coll. and Research Libraries, Chicago, IL. – 2000
A student's selection of a college or university should include an evaluation of the library and its services and resources. Identifying and evaluating a good library are important in determining the level of educational opportunities an institution will provide. This publication is designed to help students make a decision about which college or…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Students, Decision Making, Evaluation Criteria
Rutgers, The State Univ., New Brunswick, NJ. Univ. Libraries. – 1998
This guide to Rutgers University Libraries (RUL) is intended as an introduction to the library system for foreign students studying at the University. The guide consists of the following: welcoming remarks; a brief discussion of the American academic library systems; a list of the locations and abbreviations of the 25 libraries, collections and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Students, Higher Education, Library Catalogs
Frost, William J. – 1987
Developed for use in the Library Studies I component of the Library Studies Program at Bloomsburg University (Pennsylvania), this self-paced workbook is intended to acquaint students with the Harvey A. Andruss Library and help them develop information-seeking skills. The workbook is designed to be used in conjunction with an exercise book, and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Individualized Instruction, Library Catalogs
Baum, Nathan; And Others – 1984
Designed to acquaint Stony Brook students with the facilities and resources of their library, this workbook in library skills is used in conjunction with courses offered at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. It is organized into chapters dealing with types of materials rather than by area of the library. Each chapter has an…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Instruction, Library Services
Auraria Library, Denver, CO. – 1991
In order to meet the needs of a diverse user population from three different institutions of higher learning, this information packet presents a menu of instructional options from which patrons can choose. (Located on a large urban campus, the Auraria Library serves students, faculty, and staff from the Community College of Denver, the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Seeking, Library Collections
Popa, Opritsa D.; Lamprecht, Sandra J. – 1990
This directory of selected University of California Education Abroad Program (UC-EAP) host university libraries is intended to offer students and others a compilation of information necessary for research in 38 university libraries located in Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, and North and Latin America. Each library profile within the directory is…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Library Catalogs
Dew, Stephen H. – 1985
This self-paced library workbook is a course requirement of all "technical writing" freshman English classes at the University of Arkansas. The technical writing course is required of all engineering students, and its major focus is on writing a term paper containing a bibliography produced through library research. The workbook…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Freshmen, Engineering Education, Higher Education
Brown, Janet Dagenais; And Others – 1986
Designed to help students acquire basic library skills, this handbook provides an introduction to the services and types of materials offered by the Wichita (Kansas) State University (WSU) Library. The handbook is arranged in three parts: (1) listings of the hours and services of the library together with the locations and types of materials; (2)…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Autoinstructional Aids, Government Publications, Higher Education
Adams, Barbara; Graves, Gail – 1985
This workbook is designed to teach students basic library skills and to aid them in the compilation of a bibliography for a research paper. Following an introduction and an explanation of a simple research strategy, there are five sections in the workbook, each with a corresponding worksheet. The first section includes library floor plans and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Catalogs, Library Guides
Kennedy, Ann – 1992
Designed for the undergraduate student who is doing research on public international law and graduate students in fields other than law, this guide is specifically addressed to students at San Francisco State University, although the resources discussed are typical of those to be found in a medium-sized academic library. The guide is divided into…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Books, Databases, Graduate Students