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Academic Therapy, 1989
A series of study guides, which were developed to assist students in improving study and library skills, is reproduced for teachers' use. The guides cover test-taking skills; writing business letters; selecting a writing topic; plagiarism; developing search strategies; documentation; and locating dictionaries, periodical articles, books,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Library Instruction, Library Skills, Plagiarism

McNeal, Ann P.; Murrain, Michelle – College Teaching, 1995
Suggestions provided to college students preparing to write a library research paper are presented. They address topic preparation and research, use of sources, information-gathering procedures, organization of the paper's content, and presentation of references. (MSE)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Higher Education, Library Skills
Bain, George W.; Bain, Nancy R. – 1985
A workbook acquaints university undergraduates with the library, the basic reference tools of geographic research, and some of the specialized literature in geography. The first of five sections contains an activity for examining subject headings. Questions focus on using the "International Encyclopedia of Social Sciences," Library of Congress…
Descriptors: Geography, Geography Instruction, Higher Education, Information Seeking
Mangrum, Charles T., II – 1983
This workbook is one of a series that provides students with examples of location skills, organizational skills, interpretation skills, retention skills, test-taking skills, rate skills, and study strategies. Location skills include locating general reference sources and reviewing the card catalog system and the Dewey decimal system.…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Junior High Schools, Learning Strategies, Library Skills
Colorado State Dept. of Education, Denver. State Library and Adult Education Office. – 1996
A rubric is a descriptive measurement for defining what a learner should know and can do. This document was created to define the knowledge and ability of every student in how they: construct meaning from information; create a quality product; learn independently; participate as a group member; and use information and information technologies…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Cooperative Learning, Educational Assessment, Guidelines
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
Thompson, Susan N. – 1997
The materials included in this presentations consist of information about a program to teach library research skills to Japanese university students of English as a Second Language (ESL) studying in the United States and student worksheets for use in the program. The program, instituted at Mukogawa Fort Wright Institute (Washington), is designed…
Descriptors: College Students, Dewey Decimal Classification, English for Academic Purposes, English (Second Language)