Discusses the role of the academic library in training undergraduate students in research methods. Highlights include changes resulting from the electronic dissemination of information; the tradition of apprenticeship, journeymen, and master; information and knowledge; electronic scholarship; layers of learning in research in an electronic…

Describes a distance education online information literacy course developed at Ohio State University libraries that used interactive tutorials, Web-based tests, and practice-oriented worksheets. Discusses course management software; measures of success, including performance on assignments, final grades, and student attitudes; communication…