NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 5 results Save | Export
Academic Libraries' Outreach Efforts: Identifying Themes in the Literature
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Blummer, Barbara; Kenton, Jeffrey M. – Public Services Quarterly, 2019
Outreach programs remain essential in fostering the use of library collections and services. A review of one hundred seventy-four papers on academic library outreach from 2008 to January 2019 highlighted the popularity of these programs during this period as well as the identification of five themes. These themes point to the importance of library…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Outreach Programs, Library Services, Use Studies
What Do Undergraduate Course Syllabi Say about Information Literacy?
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
McGowan, Britt; Gonzalez, Melissa; Stanny, Claudia J. – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2016
Librarians seek opportunities to improve outreach to faculty and promote shared interests in information literacy. A comprehensive review of syllabi for all undergraduate courses offered during one academic term examined course-level learning outcomes and graded assignments to see how well they aligned with the five Association of College and…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Course Descriptions, Information Literacy, Undergraduate Students
A Half-Built Bridge: The Unfinished Work of Bibliographic Instruction.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Jacobson, Trudi E.; Vallely, John R. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1992
Discussion of bibliographic instruction (BI) in academic libraries focuses on a search of the literature in nonlibrary journals that was conducted to determine the significance of BI to those outside the library profession, especially faculty. The need for library-faculty cooperation is discussed, and the authorship of BI articles is examined. (23…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Faculty, Higher Education, Library Instruction
The Special Library on Campus: A Model for Library Orientations Aimed at Academic Administration, Faculty, and Support Staff.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Hurst, Leslie – Community & Junior College Libraries, 2003
Describes a library and media orientation program developed for administrators, faculty, and support staff after examining their information-seeking behaviors, prior research, and demographics of this group. Includes review of literature, explanation of processes involved in creating program, discussion, and results of attendee survey. Contains 19…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Administration, College Faculty, College Libraries
Humor in the Classroom: Implications for the Bibliographic Instruction Librarian.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
MacAdam, Barbara – College and Research Libraries, 1985
Examination of specific role of humor in college classroom and its effect on learning and communicative climate highlights academic classroom instruction, objectives of academic bibliographic instruction, positive learning environment and bibliographic instruction classroom, prevalence of humor in college classroom, and how classroom humor affects…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, College Faculty