Discusses programed instruction as a technique for teaching the fundamentals of monographic searching on the OCLC database, the method used in developing the instructional text, the series of validation tests conducted, and some suggestions for future research. (Author/FM)

Report on efforts to provide course-integrated library instruction module for older student populations who commute to use library facilities highlights development of programed text and evaluation of effectiveness of instructional program, using test scores to determine whether students' library skills would improve as result of instruction.…