Describes a study at the State University of New York, University at Albany that compared a Web-based library instructional module for first-year students with traditional library instruction. The effectiveness of the two instructional methods was compared using pre- and post-tests, and was found to be equal. (Contains 13 references.) (Author/LRW)

Summative evaluation of library instruction at UCLA found no difference between undergraduate biology students in a lecture group and those in a computer-assisted instruction (CAI) group and prompted the elimination of the lecture method. This article discusses the conceptual framework for the CAI and includes the follow-up survey results. (PEN)

Discusses the results and implications of using an online instruction medium, via the Internet, for library instruction to users based on experiences at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Highlights include results of pre- and posttests; design issues in online instruction; and course content and organization. (LRW)

Evaluates student and faculty perceptions of a Web-based tutorial to library research. Overall, students and faculty reported positive views of the guide. Students confident in using the Web or conducting library research reacted more favorably toward the tutorial than average students. Students and faculty were not strongly in favor of using the…