This handbook, designed to aid the library user in becoming familiar with university libraries and their systems, is a textbook for a one credit elective course offered at Bemidji State University as a regular course or as independent study. It is based upon booklets developed at several other universities for use as self directed study courses…

This workbook in library skills designed to acquaint Pennsylvania State University students with the facilities and resources of their library is used in conjunction with courses offered at the University, and its mandatory completion is incorporated in the final course grade. It is organized into exercises dealing with types of materials rather…

The presentation outlined in this paper provides: (1) a brief account of the conception, initiation, and implementation of a bibliographic instruction program to serve all freshman students, and to serve such special populations as international and minority freshmen; (2) an outline of the general characteristics of each category of students, the…

This curriculum guide is designed to assist the librarian and classroom teacher in providing a program of essential library skills for all secondary students, and designing learning activities which will reinforce the use of these media skills. The outline is divided into sections on locating materials; using materials; research materials;…

For the benefit of students at San Diego State University, a guide lists basic types of information sources, showing how to research both familiar and unfamiliar subjects, and helps locate needed materials efficiently. Explanations are included of the card catalog, periodical indexes, newspaper indexes, general reference sources, book reviews,…

Written for an undergraduate course at the University of California at Berkeley, this handbook also serves as a general text on library use. Detailed instruction is given on the use of card catalogs, reference materials, periodicals, newspapers, microforms, government documents, and other library collections. Major general reference works are…

Designed to orient new staff members and also to provide a source of information for library patrons, this manual includes guidelines for the library services offered by the University of Massachusetts Library. Among those included are: desk service; interlibrary loan service; bibliographic services; reference correspondence; documents…

The school librarians of Orange County, California, have cooperated to produce a handbook for library support personnel, paid and volunteer, student and adult. The planning guidelines include philosophies, standards, policies, goals, and objectives. Practical information for library aides covers room environment, print and nonprint materials…

A handbook has been produced at the University of California at Davis (UCD) for an English course titled "Introduction to Library Research and Bibliography." The course includes a term project, practical assignments, and eight lectures: (1) introduction to the library; (2) card catalog; (3) reference works; (4) serials, indexes, and abstracts; (5)…

The skills necessary to enable a student to use the print and audiovisual materials normally found in a media center are outlined in this guide. The guide recommends a list of reference sources and suggests instructional hardware and software that students should be familiar with and able to use at the primary, middle, upper middle, junior high…

The 2003 Brick and Click is a one-day conference that focuses on providing library resources and services for students who are either on-campus learners or off-campus learners. The conference theme was "The Shape of Tomorrow". It is sponsored by the Northwest Missouri State University in order to offer academic librarians a forum for…