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Will the User Sink or Swim?: Utilisation of User Education Resources to Advantage.
Condon, Patrick – 1980
This discussion centers on the role of libraries in providing postsecondary students and other users with instruction in the use of library resources. It reviews the history of library user education, examines the effects of hard economic times on library instruction, and describes User Education Resources (USER), an Australian database containing…
Descriptors: Databases, Educational Resources, Foreign Countries, History
The EUDISED Database. Present Situation and Possible Developments.
Barrett, W. F. – 1985
The EUDISED (European Documentation and Information System for Education) database is described in this document and proposals are made for extending the database to cover areas in addition to educational research projects. Mention is made of educational periodicals, audiovisual teaching aids, educational software, the periodical…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Computer Software, Data Processing, Databases
Characteristics of At-Risk Youth and the Library's Role in Dropout Prevention.
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Coleman, J. Gordon, Jr. – TechTrends, 1990
Discussion of at-risk students focuses on the possible role of the school library in the prevention and reduction of dropouts. Topics discussed include locating relevant resources both within and external to the school; database searching; teaching information skills; integrating relevant materials into the curriculum; and making available…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Databases, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention
La Base de Donnees ERIC: Evaluation de Son Utilisation et Discussion des Choix du Systeme (The ERIC Database: An Evaluation of Its Use and a Discussion of the System Model).
Malrieu, Denise – Brises (Bulletin de Recherches sur l'Information en Sciences Humaines, Economiques et Sociales), 1983
This overview of the ERIC system begins with a brief history of the system; a description of the types and numbers of materials contained in the database; sources of types of information for educators that are not processed by ERIC; and the various publications and reference materials produced by and for the system. The analysis of ERIC usage in…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Comparative Analysis, Content Analysis, Databases
High School Students' Use of Databases: Results of a National Delphi Study.
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Neuman, Delia – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1995
Discusses results of a Delphi study of secondary school library media specialists that identified difficulties of students in using online and CD-ROM databases, suggested design elements and curricular and instructional strategies to make them more valuable as learning resources, and determined policy issues relating to electronic information…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Databases, Delphi Technique, Educational Resources
A Recap of the Seventh Nationwide Vocational Education Dissemination Conference: Excellence for the Information Age (7th, Columbus, Ohio, November 13-15, 1984).
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Singer, Norman M., Comp.; And Others – 1985
This document recapitulates the seventh in a continuing series of annual, nationwide vocational education dissemination conferences. As a record of conference activities and a guide to available resources, information, and programs across the country, this recap is intended to serve both conference participants and a general audience of vocational…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Competency Based Education, Conference Proceedings, Databases