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Academic Libraries' Outreach Efforts: Identifying Themes in the Literature
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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
A New Direction for Online Catalog Instruction.
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Baker, Betsy – Information Technology and Libraries, 1986
Explores issues surrounding efforts to introduce online catalogs to users and presents relevant research results from Northwestern University's "Educating the Online Catalog User" project. Highlights include attitudes and preconceptions about online catalogs and instruction, research on online catalog use, suggestions for online catalog teaching,…
Descriptors: Attitudes, College Libraries, Higher Education, Instructional Design
Assessment Information and the Library: The Case of a Multi-Site, Multi-Client Service.
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Bunda, Mary Anne – 1992
Most institutions of higher education have a mission that specifically addresses three areas: instruction, research, and service. The repertoire of activities and the complexity of the goals of the University Library mirror the goals of the institution, the academic units, and the faculty. The clients of the library are the students, the faculty,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Networks, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems
Library Research in the Federal Republic of Germany.
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Koch, Hans-Albrecht – Library and Information Science Research, An International Journal, 1984
Report on current state of research in academic and research librarianship in Federal Republic of Germany highlights projects concerning acquisition of books; work procedure investigations; personnel requirements; cost accounting; investigations of library use (user research, user education); public relations work; librarianship; and subject…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Library Instruction
An Evaluation of a Training and Assistance Program for the CD-ROM Databases: Reflections on the Process.
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Kenny, Richard F.; Schroeder, Eileen – RSR Reference Services Review, 1992
This study focused on how CD-ROM systems were being used in a college library and training users had received or assistance they required. Patrons completed surveys and librarians logged assistance requests to determine the level of assistance needed for CD-ROM workstations. Results showed most patrons need assistance from librarians even for…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Databases, Higher Education, Library Instruction
Evaluation of the Public Service Functions of Serial File Systems.
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Hanson, Elizabeth; Serebnick, Judith – College and Research Libraries, 1986
Presents a methodology for describing, analyzing, and evaluating the public service functions of serial file systems, and describes a user study conducted in a university departmental library to determine the efficiency and effectiveness of its system in enabling students new to the library to locate known-items in the serials collection. (CDD)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
Research from the ERIC Files: July 1992-June 1993.
Minor, Barbara B. – School Library Media Annual (SLMA), 1994
Reviews 49 reports of research on school library media programs from the ERIC database that address the status of school library media programs, library media resources, the use of technology, the role of the school library media specialist, and professional training. (49 references) (KRN)
Descriptors: Censorship, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers, Librarian Teacher Cooperation
Library Use and Staff Training in Curriculum Materials Centers.
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Buttlar, Lois; Tipton, Mary – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1992
Describes a study that was conducted to provide information on the extent of bibliographic instruction in curriculum materials centers (CMCs) or related library/media collections designed for the use of prospective teachers and teacher educators. The study paid particular attention to instruction in the use of online public catalogs. (30…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Instructional Materials, Learning Resources Centers
Research from the ERIC Files: July 1990 to June 1991.
Minor, Barbara B. – School Library Media Annual (SLMA), 1992
Describes research from the ERIC database on school library media programs. Topics discussed include library and information skills instruction; information seeking; educational equity; use of technology; censorship; school library media collections; use studies; role of the library media specialist; collective bargaining and job/certification…
Descriptors: Censorship, Certification, Computer Networks, Educational Technology