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Direct linkKing, Douglas – Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2008
In the last issue, this journal asked a question on many librarians' minds, and it was pleased with the depth and variety of responses. As suggested by this journal editorial board member Oliver Pesch, readers were asked, "Many libraries have gone to federated searching to win users back from Google. Is it working?" Respondents approached the…
Descriptors: Internet, Web Sites, Computer Software, Synthesis
Peer reviewedReich, Phyllis – Research Strategies, 1986
Teaching how to choose a research topic in a bibliographic instruction class should emphasize the underlying methods and principles of library research while making research tools as unobtrusive as possible. This approach teaches the basics of scientific inquiry and provides a structure in which to teach library skills. (EM)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Instruction, Library Skills
Peer reviewedChamplin, Peggy – RQ, 1985
Discusses overuse and abuse of the online search in academic libraries, citing cases where patrons are not well served by it. Suggestions include helping students define and refine research goals and use of print indexes and abstracts which display citations in context of related literature. (15 references) (EJS)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Seeking, Interpersonal Communication
Peer reviewedGeffert, Bryn – Research Strategies, 1995
Many problems encountered by students when using online catalogs arise from an unfamiliarity with record structure and its impact on electronic searching. A MARC-based presentation delivered during freshman orientation at Saint Olaf College is described, and a sample MARC record and script are provided. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Bibliographic Records, College Freshmen, Electronic Text, Higher Education
Kollmeier, Harold H.; Staudt, Kathleen Henderson – 1984
A freshman humanities course in reading and research was used by three English instructors to investigate the appropriateness of having students use an online database as a research tool. The results show that the acquisition of basic online database search skills is not qualitatively different from that of more traditional research skills.…
Descriptors: College English, College Freshmen, Databases, Higher Education
Peer reviewedKollmeier, Harold H.; Staudt, Kathleen Henderson – Computers and the Humanities, 1987
Discusses the use of databases for research by undergraduates in the standard freshman research paper course. Explains how students were introduced to database operations and uses. Discusses some perceived problems and enumerates benefits of this program. (AEM)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Databases, Experiential Learning, Higher Education
Oberman-Soroka, Cerise – 1980
This paper describes the rationale behind and the development and utilization of a bibliographic instruction course which incorporates formal abstract reasoning skills. The limitations of the search strategy technique of bibliographic instruction are discussed as well as the fact that many college students have not developed sophisticated…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Assignments, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education
