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Cox, John – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2018
A strong position in the institution is vital for any academic library and affects its recognition, resourcing, and prospects. Higher education institutions are experiencing radical change, driven by greater accountability, stronger competition, and increased internationalization. They prioritize student success, competitive research, and global…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Role, Higher Education, Institutional Mission
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Ismail, Lizah – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2016
Arguably, the dilemma for many small college libraries is delivering face-to-face library instruction to satellite students without having the resources and/or staff to do so. In order to channel energies to where they are needed most, this institution conducted a survey of its satellite students to determine what their library instruction…
Descriptors: Library Instruction, Distance Education, Academic Libraries, Student Surveys
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Clarke, Janet H. – Public Services Quarterly, 2012
This case study will describe how the Stony Brook University Libraries instruction program partnered with another student support service (student computing office) to nurture a relationship with the Educational Opportunities Program (EOP) over several years to provide their students with the library research and computer skills needed to succeed…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Research Libraries, Educational Opportunities, Distance Education
Balas, Janet L. – Computers in Libraries, 2006
In order for patrons to make the wisest use of the library, they must be both computer and information-literate. Librarians are faced with the challenge of designing programs that fit the literacy needs of the community. Academic and school librarians may find that their users are mostly students who are familiar with computers, but need help with…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Computer Literacy, Library Instruction, Users (Information)
Ferguson, Jane; Schultz, Pat; Pender, Constance; Chapman, Sharon – Association of Small Computer Users in Education (ASCUE), 2005
This session will demonstrate how USC Sumter's Anderson Library recently developed information literacy and research skills program uses information technology available through the library introduce students, faculty and patrons to the methods and ethics of information research, with an emphasis on analyzing and defining information needs and…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Research Skills, Information Needs, Library Instruction
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Fafeita, Jenny – Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 2006
This paper presents the findings of a research project about Australian TAFE librarians' information literacy practices. The project addressed two research questions: What are the practices that TAFE librarians use to teach and foster information literacy? What changes have occurred since the last TAFE information literacy survey in 2001? During…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Foreign Countries, Librarian Attitudes, Educational Practices