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An Introduction to Your College Library: Making It Work for You.
Davis, H. Scott – 1984
This document presents the full text of a self-paced library skills workbook which was piloted in fall 1984 in all sections of freshmen English composition courses at Georgia College. The workbook text is divided into four units of instruction: (1) An Introduction to Georgia College's Russell Library; (2) The Divided Card Catalog Revisited and an…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Audiotape Recordings, College Freshmen, Higher Education
Are We There Yet? Evaluating Library Collections, Reference Services, Programs, and Personnel.
Robbins-Carter, Jane; Zweizig, Douglas L. – American Libraries, 1986
This fourth installment in five-lesson tutorial on library evaluation focuses on evaluation of library programs (short-lived activities designed to meet specific needs). Highlights include seven steps in planning cycle and sample programs (reducing library noise, long-term effects of library-use instruction). Five required and suggested readings…
Descriptors: Courses, Formative Evaluation, Library Administration, Library Instruction
Getting There from Here: A Media-Assisted Library Instruction Program for All Freshmen Students in Communication Skills Courses.
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Gratch, Bonnie; And Others – 1981
A self-instructional module consisting of two 30-minute videotapes and a workbook, designed by an instruction planning committee in a college library, provides students with information on the organization and structure of the library service system, as well as basic library skills and term paper search strategies. The program is part of two…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, College Freshmen, College Libraries, Higher Education
The Library Skills Learning Package: An Evaluation.
Jenkins, Kathleen H. – 1980
This study evaluated the effectiveness of the Library Skills Learning Package, a printed, self-contained instructional program consisting of explanations and procedures for use of specific library resources and exercises which require the student to use a source in order to answer the questions. It was tested in a special communications class…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Higher Education, Learning Modules, Library Instruction
Internet Primer: Workshop Design and Objectives.
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Laverty, Corinne Y. C. – Internet Reference Services Quarterly, 1996
Outlines the design, objectives, and evaluation of an introductory Internet workshop offered with library instruction classes in an electronic classroom at Queens University (Kingston, Ontario, Canada). Presents teaching tips and frequently-asked questions. The Internet primer handouts are appended. (AEF)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Educational Objectives, Electronic Classrooms, Foreign Countries
Chickasha Cooperative Bibliographic Instruction Project: Final Evaluation.
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McClure, Charles R. – 1981
This report describes a cooperative library project in which a public, a university, and a high school library in Oklahoma collaborated to (1) acquaint high school students, college freshmen, and other area patrons with the library resources available to them in the city of Chickasha; (2) instruct them in the use of library resources; and (3) give…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cooperative Programs, Higher Education, Instructional Materials
Teaching Library Skills in Freshman English: An Undergraduate Library's Experience. Contributions to Librarianship No. 6.
Schwartz, Barbara A.; Burton, Susan – 1981
A result of close cooperation between librarians at the Undergraduate Library and the English faculty, the program described in this report involves the integration of library instruction with freshmen English courses at the University of Texas at Austin. The formulation of goals for this program, through which over 5,000 students each year are…
Descriptors: College English, College Freshmen, College Libraries, English Instruction