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Peer reviewedFaries, Cindy – Reference Librarian, 1994
Examines the history of reference services; discusses present trends in reference services; and considers possible future model shifts that will be influenced by the continuing explosion of information technology, the need for high level skills, the need for building partnerships, and the need to clarify reference service philosophies. (Contains…
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Information Technology, Librarians, Library Automation
Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL. Univ. Libraries. – 1989
As part of a strategic planning process, Northwestern University Library appointed a User Education Task Force to address the challenges and opportunities facing its library user education program. The overriding goal was to create an action plan for positioning the library to be an active partner in the educational and research processes of the…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, College Libraries, Computer Assisted Instruction, Higher Education
Peer reviewedHuang, Samuel T., Ed.; And Others – Reference Librarian, 1993
Twelve articles describe the impact of library technologies on reference services. Staff training, the academic librarian as teacher and information provider, decision-making models for planning reference services, patron database access options, management of reference services, systemwide electronic access, and the electronic library are among…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Networks, Electronic Libraries, Higher Education
McElmeel, Sharron L., Ed. – 2000
This book is a compilation of over 400 hints and ideas written by practicing school library media and technology specialists. Ideas are drawn from the "ShopTalk" column in "Library Talk: The Magazine for Elementary School Library Media and Technology Specialists." The book is organized in the following eight sections: (1) Putting Your Best Image…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Display Aids, Educational Technology, Elementary Education
Download full textBaker, Betsy, Ed.; Litzinger, Mary Ellen, Ed. – 1992
At the 1989 annual meeting of the American Library Association (ALA), the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) used a think tank as a dynamic mechanism for exploring future directions both in the discipline of library user education and for the Bibliographic Instruction (BI) Section of ACRL. Discussion centered on the following…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Change, Curriculum Development, Futures (of Society)
Rux, Paul – Book Report, 1994
Examines issues relating to information technology that will affect the future of school librarians. Topics discussed include teaching versus learning; the need for new sets of skills; becoming systems analysts; matching technology with users' information needs; management information systems; and shifting models regarding the role of school…
Descriptors: Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Futures (of Society), Information Needs
Pezzulo, Judy – Computers in Libraries, 1993
Discusses the present status of technology use by students in Pennsylvania public school libraries, including membership in ACCESS PENNSYLVANIA, the statewide interlibrary loan network. The role of library media specialists in developing outcome-based curricula to facilitate use of technology tools is considered. (EA)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Technology
