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| RQ | 37 |
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| Journal Articles | 26 |
| Reports - Research | 12 |
| Opinion Papers | 10 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 6 |
| Tests/Questionnaires | 4 |
| Information Analyses | 2 |
| Guides - Classroom - Teacher | 1 |
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Peer reviewedButterfield, Mary Bolner – RQ, 1973
A cooperative effort, Project LOEX (Library Orientation Exchange), designed to exchange ideas and information relating to orientation and instruction in academic libraries is discussed. (Author/SJ)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Library Cooperation, Library Instruction, Library Services
Peer reviewedColeman, Kathleen; Margutti, Elizabeth – RQ, 1977
Descriptors: College Libraries, Library Education, Library Instruction, Library Services
Peer reviewedTiffany, Constance J.; Schwarz, Philip J. – RQ, 1976
The University of Wisconsin-Stout library has developed a keyword out of context (KWOC) index to handle repetitive, routine or directional questions for students. (PF)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Library Instruction, Library Services, Permuted Indexes
Peer reviewedRQ, 1974
A draft report, designed to provide direction for reference service, prepared by the Standards Committee, American Library Association. (PF)
Descriptors: Developmental Programs, Guidelines, Information Services, Library Instruction
Peer reviewedSaffady, William – RQ, 1974
Descriptors: Archives, Library Instruction, Library Science, Library Services
Peer reviewedBeede, Benjamin; Sadow, Sandra – RQ, 1973
Librarians at Rutgers Law Library developed new programs of assistance to students which included: individualized instruction; inclusion of library information materials in registration packets; tours, workshops for introductory classes, printed guides; one-time classes on various subjects; and a newsletter. (LS)
Descriptors: Law Libraries, Library Instruction, Library Services, Library Skills
Peer reviewedSlavens, Thomas P. – RQ, 1973
Two problems in the education of reference librarians and the efforts made by a project to remedy them are discussed in this article: unsatisfactory teaching methods, and variation of education and skill among students. (Author/SJ)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Librarians, Library Education, Library Instruction
Peer reviewedHutchinson, Harold; Kibbey, Ray Anne – RQ, 1972
The library education program used to indoctrinate the large student body at the University of South Florida is discussed. (NH)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Information Sources, Library Guides, Library Instruction
Peer reviewedBlakely, Florence – RQ, 1971
Reference librarians must, if they hope to survive, retool in preparation for becoming the interface between the patron and computer-based information systems. This involves sharpening the interview technique and understanding where to plug into the information flow process. (4 references) (Author)
Descriptors: Library Automation, Library Collections, Library Instruction, Library Services
Peer reviewedKibbey, Ray Anne; Weiner, Anthony M. – RQ, 1973
University of South Florida librarians developed 1) a library lecture series in which presentations were faculty-initiated and tailored to each situation; and 2) a course to help students develop library skills. A computer analysis of library statistics showed increased student library use since the course has been given. (LS)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Evaluation, Lecture Method, Library Instruction
Peer reviewedMcCarthy, Constance – RQ, 1982
Discusses the evaluation of library instruction through observations of student and faculty at the reference desk of university libraries. Bad effects (guilt, overconfidence, indignation) and good effects (patience, adventurousness, trust) of library instruction are noted, and characteristics of more successful academic library instruction are…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Information Seeking
Peer reviewedLubans, John, Jr. – RQ, 1981
Refutes several popular but ill-founded arguments against user education for public library patrons to suggest that the only real issue is the extent of library involvement. This adaptation from a soon-to-be-published book on library user education includes seven references. (RAA)
Descriptors: Information Seeking, Library Instruction, Library Role, Library Services
Peer reviewedSherratt, Christine S.; Schlabach, Martin L. – RQ, 1990
Provides background on concept mapping and discusses concept maps drawn by library science graduate students in a reference and information services course. Applications of concept mapping of significance to librarians--in reference service, instruction, and research--are considered. Several sample concept maps are included. (19 references) (MES)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Learning Strategies, Library Education, Library Instruction
Peer reviewedHarris, Roma M.; Michell, Gillian – RQ, 1988
Master's students in library science and students in a library technician program were asked to read scripts of reference interviews in which the amount of bibliographic instruction and the "maleness" or "femaleness" of questions were varied. They were then asked to make a judgment about the competence of the reference…
Descriptors: Competence, Interviews, Library Instruction, Library Services
Peer reviewedIshaq, Mary R.; Cornick, Donna P. – RQ, 1978
Describes in detail the Library and Research Consultations (LaRC) program for graduate students offered at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Copies of the program's brochure and questionnaire are provided, and preliminary evaluative data are tabulated. (JD)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Graduate Students, Librarians, Library Instruction
