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Sylvia, Margaret; Kilman, Leigh – Computers in Libraries, 1991
Describes how St. Mary's University Academic Library (San Antonio, Texas) sought to avoid end-user "CD-ROM information overload." The resulting CD-ROM user instruction strategy, and the library's long-range plans, are profiled. (MAB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Seeking, Library Instruction
Dennis, Nancy; Stadthaus, Alice – Computers in Libraries, 1991
Describes an undergraduate course that was developed at Salem State College to provide students with an overview of information technologies, including online databases, online catalogs, CD-ROM, hypertext, interactive video, electronic bulletin boards, and computer networks. Student reactions are discussed, including changed perceptions, and…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Databases, Electronic Mail, Higher Education
Rumsey, Eric – Computers in Libraries, 1992
Describes a HyperCard-based simulation/tutorial for the Macintosh that is designed to teach users to search the Medline CD-ROM database on an IBM microcomputer. Results of a user survey are reported, and the potential of HyperCard for bibliographic instruction, including the use of the tutorial to develop transparencies, is discussed. (MES)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Computer Software
