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Isbell, Dennis; Kammerlocher, Lisa – RSR: Reference Services Review, 1998
Summarizes Carol Kuhlthau's research on the information search process. Discusses how Kuhlthau's model of students' information search process (ISP) has been integrated into a course at Arizona State University and is being used experimentally as a training tool in the library's reference services. Selected student responses to research process…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Seeking, Library Instruction
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Kautzman, Amy M. – RSR: Reference Services Review, 1996
A collaboration between composition instructor and librarian is a logical means for students to see the direct connection between writing and research and to learn critical thinking. A list of 10 questions for evaluating research sources is provided, and a model for integrating critical thinking and library skills in a single, 1-hour session is…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Course Integrated Library Instruction, Critical Thinking, Evaluation Methods
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Cheuk, Bonnie – RSR: Reference Services Review, 1999
Discusses undergraduate needs for user education for effective library use. Describes models for understanding needs, including a subject-based hierarchical model; examines learning theories for undergraduates, including cognitive style mapping and cognitive development; and presents models of user education. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Mapping, Cognitive Style
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Lau, Jesus – RSR: Reference Services Review, 2001
Describes the user education program developed at the Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez (Mexico). Topics include the faculty-librarian partnership; information needs of library users, both faculty and students; library facilities; electronic classrooms; faculty training; and educational models and learning processes. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Electronic Classrooms, Faculty Development, Foreign Countries
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Morrison, Rob; Dance, Betty – RSR: Reference Services Review, 1994
Describes an exercise in library instruction at Utah State University for high school seniors in which students compete for college scholarships by writing a brief nontechnical research paper within a time limit utilizing encyclopedias, periodical indexes, and online catalogs. Development and evolution of the program, instruction solutions, and…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, High School Seniors, High Schools, Higher Education