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Adebonojo, Leslie G. – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2011
Due to a shortage of librarians to teach classes coupled with a growing student body, librarians at East Tennessee State University (ETSU) decided to explore alternative means to deliver instruction. Their charge was to supplement traditional classroom instruction by utilizing ETSU's course management system (Desire2Learn, D2L) to inform students…
Descriptors: Internet, Librarians, Higher Education, Electronic Learning
Sciammarella, Susan; Fernandes, Maria Isabel – Community & Junior College Libraries, 2007
In developing a Library Orientation Tour, it is important to be perceptive about the needs of a college population. At Queensborough Community College the student population is a mix of traditional and non-traditional students from diversified backgrounds. The initial contact with the Library, and its resources, may be overwhelming for students…
Descriptors: Library Research, Familiarity, Research Skills, Information Literacy

Lawton, Bethany; Pederson, Ann – Research Strategies, 1988
A system for library orientation used at the University of North Dakota included cue cards suspended from the ceiling in five areas--reference, study room and computers, periodicals, government documents and microforms, and special collections--at which a tour group would listen to a brief talk. Student and staff response was favorable. (1…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cues, Higher Education, Library Instruction
Segal, Jane D.; McNally, Tom – Library Journal, 1983
Describes the production of a library instruction videotape for college freshmen by the Ohio State University Library System. Funding, script writing, production and equipment, acting personnel, planning and rehearsal, taping and editing, artistic freedom, and distribution are included. (EJS)
Descriptors: College Freshmen, College Libraries, Film Production, Higher Education

Forrest, Charles; Gassman, Mary – Research Strategies, 1986
The standardized narrative for group orientation tours of a large university library was rewritten as audiocassette script for self-guided tours. Assessment of the audiotaped tour after one semester of use indicated that user reactions were positive and that it reduced the amount of staff time needed for orientation. (EM)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Audiotape Cassettes, Higher Education, Library Instruction

Byrd, Susan Gray – Community & Junior College Libraries, 1982
Describes the self-guided audio library tour used as a new orientation method at South Campus Library of Miami-Dade Community College. Discusses why and how the orientation tour was developed, factors promoting increased use, and concerns and problems related to equipment. Offers suggestions for libraries interested in adopting this orientation…
Descriptors: Audio Equipment, Audiotape Cassettes, Audiovisual Instruction, College Libraries
Riley, Garland G.; Ary, Donald – 1986
Presented in this document is a module developed at Northern Illinois University as an optional bibliographic instruction tool to be used in the library unit of an introductory-level educational research course. This approach allows each student to hunt through the library, locate various commonly used educational resources, and use each resource…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Educational Research, Higher Education, Information Sources
Frost, William J.; And Others – 1987
This report provides the documentation for a proposed interactive videodisk to be produced for use in orienting freshman students to the Harvey A. Andruss Library of Bloomsburg University (Pennsylvania). A rationale for the project and a plan of action are followed by a production time line and tentative program outline. An outline of the library…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Software, Flow Charts, Higher Education

Mosley, Pixey Anne; Xiao, Daniel – RSR: Reference Services Review, 1996
The philosophy, design, implementation and evaluation of a World Wide Web-accessible Virtual Library Tour of Texas A & M University's Evans Library is presented. Its design combined technical computer issues and library instruction expertise. The tour can be used to simulate a typical walking tour through the library or heading directly to a…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Simulation, Computer System Design, Higher Education
Harton, Jack H. – 1993
This paper presents a description of the Old Dominion University's (Virginia) Reference Librarian Orientation Program designed to ease the transition of reference librarians new to the school and its reference department. The program introduces the reference librarian to the library, the reference department, and the university itself and consists…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Higher Education, Job Training, Librarians

Koelewyn, Arie C.; Corby, Katherine – RQ, 1982
A library instruction computer game created at Newberry College, South Carolina challenges players' skill at using the "Readers' Guide," and by noting elapsed time needed to create a bibliography of citations on a given topic, encourages an increase in skill. Computer equipment used, illustrative examples, and five references are noted.…
Descriptors: Citations (References), College Libraries, Computer Assisted Instruction, Databases

Moskowitz, Michael Ann – Clearing House, 1981
Describes the two-day library orientation offered to all incoming sophomore English classes at Quincy High and Vocational Technical Schools in Milton, Massachusetts. Computer-scored pretests allow librarians to tailor the basic orientation package to the needs of each class. (SJL)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, English Curriculum, Grade 10, High Schools
School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1998
Presents ideas which offer a change from the normal school library media center orientation. Suggestions include: name tags, relay races for information, Dewey Decimal Hopscotch, written descriptions of the library media center, introduction of sections of the library media center with answers for students to supply questions to, short quizzes,…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Educational Games, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines

Education Libraries, 1982
Seven separate articles addressing bibliographic instruction in academic and elementary and secondary school libraries include annotated bibliographies on library instruction, nonprint materials and school library censorship, guidelines for an effective program, library instruction organizations and clearinghouses, and a description of the program…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Annotated Bibliographies, Audiovisual Aids, Censorship

Blacker, Marilyn; And Others – Research Strategies, 1993
Presents ideas developed by library school students at Emporia State University for planning and implementing a library orientation to meet the information needs of academic support personnel. Library services, information materials, and library personnel are considered; and two methods for evaluating the success of the orientation program are…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Information Needs
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