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Michener, James A. – 1980
To make the most of a library, read and read and read. Here's a sure remedy for the television habit: pile a stack of library books on the television set and next time, instead of turning on a program, reach for a book. Some people limit themselves to reading current bestsellers, but the library is full of yesterday's bestsellers which are still…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Habit Formation, Information Seeking, Library Guides
Svenningsen, Karen – 1992
This annotated bibliography and library guide were developed for use by nursing students at the City University of New York, College of Staten Island library. The bibliography covers handbooks, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other materials. The guide also includes information on locating relevant articles and how a researcher can obtain a…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, College Libraries, Higher Education, Library Guides
New Mexico Inst. of Mining and Technology, Socorro. – 1990
Designed to be used in conjunction with a departmental operations manual, this guide for student assistants in the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Library provides basic information about the library as a whole. Topics covered by the guide are: (1) library departments, including reference services, interlibrary loan, technical…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrative Policy, Higher Education, Job Skills
Touchard, Wolfhard – 1988
Written for the non-librarian or educated layperson, this manual provides step-by-step information on how to establish a school library. Although it is targeted for an African audience, the manual is general enough to provide information on school library development regardless of geographic location. The handbook begins by addressing the value of…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Library Collection Development
Flanders, E. Lorene – 1989
This first edition of the Georgia College Libraries Handbook provides: (1) an introduction to academic and public library service in Milledgeville, Georgia; (2) a general introduction to operating procedures and facilities of the Ina Dillard Russell Library; (3) a description of the library's collections (books and other cataloged materials, the…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, College Libraries, Foreign Students, Higher Education
Barnes, Joseph W. – 1988
Arguing that providing instruction in the use of common indexes and abstract services is one of the most repetitious, most important, yet most time-consuming activities of the college reference librarian, this guide notes reasons why students fail to take full advantage of currently available guides to the use of common indexes and abstract…
Descriptors: Abstracts, College Libraries, Higher Education, Indexes
Berkowitz, Robert E.; And Others – Book Report, 1987
Seven articles explore and suggest means of publicizing school library services to students, teachers, administrators, and the general community. (CLB)
Descriptors: Bulletin Boards, Community Support, Educational Media, Learning Resources Centers
Hall, Cathie – 1983
In support of the United States Naval Academy's program in international relations, library reference staff developed an instruction unit featuring appropriate research guides and a videotape produced at the Naval Academy Educational Resource Center. The videotape illustrates a sample search strategy and then highlights the use of four basic…
Descriptors: Card Catalogs, Foreign Policy, Higher Education, Information Seeking
Karuth, Linda; Clymer, E. William – 1982
This handbook was developed for hearing impaired students at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf located at Rochester Institute of Technology. An illustrated guide to the main library on campus, it is language-appropriate for deaf students in a postsecondary education program, and may be used independently or in conjunction with formal…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Hearing Impairments, Higher Education, Indexes
Hampden - Sydney Coll., VA. Eggleston Library. – 1978
This evaluative report describes the results of a program that sought to make students and faculty more aware of the library's resources, to demonstrate how to make best use of such resources, and to provide basic training for non-professional members of its staff. It is presented in three parts: (1) the report of the administrator, which…
Descriptors: College Libraries, English Literature, Government Publications, Guides
Reese, Jean – Microcomputers for Information Management, 1993
Discusses the need for end-user instruction in searching CD-ROM databases and describes various instructional methods, including point-of-use; group instruction, e.g., demonstrations, workshops, and course integrated classes; written materials, e.g., manuals, templates, workbooks, and search forms; tutorials; and videotapes. Staffing needs,…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Group Instruction, Higher Education, Individualized Instruction
Vermont State Dept. of Education, Montpelier. Div. of Federal Assistance. – 1981
This guide is designed to be used in developing and improving school library media programs and in teaching students how to use the library. Topics covered include: general philosophy; specific goals; roles and responsibilities; resources needed; creating a library media center; curriculum (including a brief scope and sequence of library skills);…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Educational Media, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Activities
Bryson, Emily Montez; Kelly, Walter, Ed. – 1982
Intended for use by undergraduate students taking a course in western civilization at Chicago State University, this workbook discusses basic library information resources for history students and introduces a search strategy useful in gathering materials for research papers. It is noted that the workbook is the product of cooperation between…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Higher Education, History, Information Retrieval
Henderson, William Abbot, Ed. – 1995
This policy manual of Jacksonville State University's Houston Cole Library serves as a statement of the library's mission, goals, and objectives; an interpretive guide for library faculty, staff, and students; and informational document for library patrons concerning the library's programs and policies. The contents include the following:…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Archives, Audiovisual Aids, Cataloging