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Locally Loaded Databases and Undergraduate Bibliographic Instruction.

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Reed, Lawrence L. – RQ, 1993

Discusses the need to reevaluate bibliographic instruction in academic libraries for an expanded online environment based on experiences at Moorhead State University (Minnesota). Topics addressed include the addition of databases to local online catalogs; student searching; search patterns; database characteristics; student search skills; library…

Descriptors: College Libraries, Databases, Higher Education, Library Catalogs

Why Reference Librarians Won't Disappear: A Study of Success in Identifying Answering Sources for Reference Questions.

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Stalker, John C.; Murfin, Marjorie E. – RQ, 1996

Ohio State University Library studied abilities of undergraduates to identify correct sources for answering reference questions when using the online catalog and the Sourcefinder database with its new Question Unit feature. Users located subjects and instructions at a greater percentage with Sourcefinder than with the online catalog. Topics…

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Databases, Higher Education