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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
[Development &/or Furthering Library Research Skills for Local Junior and Senior High School Students.]
Wollter, Patricia – 1989
In the spring of 1988, the High School Outreach Community Service Project was conceived at Sonoma State University (SSU) to teach Marin County students to use the academic libraries and to develop search strategies to locate and evaluate information on any given topic. The program addressed community needs, namely the development and/or furthering…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Higher Education, Library Instruction, Library Skills
Information Retrieval and University Level Research.
Ratzer, Mary V. – 1986
These worksheets are designed for the high school student with basic library skills (i.e., experience with a few basic indexes and reference resources) who is now moving from the secondary school library environment into a university library environment. It is designed to provide that familiarity with the university library environment and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College School Cooperation, Higher Education, Information Retrieval
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
Development of a Curriculum Integrated Library-Use Instructional Model: A Systematic Approach.
Southwick, Neal S. – 1985
A project was undertaken at Ricks College to develop a systematic library-use instructional model to be integrated into the existing genealogy curriculum. In addition to surveying relevant literature and making appropriate contacts with two- and four-year academic libraries, a needs assessment was conducted, instructional objectives were written,…
Descriptors: Church Related Colleges, Community Colleges, Course Content, Course Objectives
Pretest-Posttest Evaluation of Course Integrated Library Instruction in a Community College: A Critique of an Experiment.
Fernandez, Georgina – 1985
In spring 1984, six English instructors at Clinton Community College (CCC), in New York State, were asked to incorporate an instructional unit on library skills into their freshman English classes. To assess the overall effectiveness of the unit, a study was conducted comparing the course grades and test scores of the students who received library…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Community Colleges, Course Evaluation, English Instruction