Descriptor
Orientation | 12 |
Academic Libraries | 11 |
Higher Education | 11 |
Library Instruction | 11 |
User Needs (Information) | 4 |
Change | 3 |
Databases | 3 |
Futures (of Society) | 3 |
Information Literacy | 3 |
Internet | 3 |
Online Searching | 3 |
More ▼ |
Source
RSR: Reference Services Review | 12 |
Author
Breivik, Patricia Senn | 1 |
Dupuis, Elizabeth A. | 1 |
Farber, Evan | 1 |
Hardesty, Larry | 1 |
Kirk, Thomas G., Jr. | 1 |
Mercado, Heidi | 1 |
Nahl, Diane | 1 |
Nims, Julia K. | 1 |
Rader, Hannelore B. | 1 |
Shirato, Linda | 1 |
Tenopir, Carol | 1 |
More ▼ |
Publication Type
Journal Articles | 12 |
Reports - Descriptive | 12 |
Historical Materials | 11 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating

Shirato, Linda – RSR: Reference Services Review, 1999
Reviews the original Conference on Library Orientation, later called the LOEX (Library Orientation and Exchange) Conference, and discusses the history of academic library instruction as influenced by those conferences. Highlights include change and continuity, and bibliographic instruction versus library orientation. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Change, Conferences, Higher Education

Farber, Evan – RSR: Reference Services Review, 1999
Surveys the past 25-30 years in library instruction, particularly cooperation and collaboration between librarians and faculty. Discusses Louis Shore's Library College Movement which envisioned all courses being taught in the library by subject matter experts; the Monteith College experiment; course-related instruction; experiences at Earlham…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Librarian Teacher Cooperation

Breivik, Patricia Senn – RSR: Reference Services Review, 1999
Discussion of information literacy focuses on resource-based learning. Considers library instruction versus information literacy; documenting value added; the workforce and information literacy; user-friendly library systems; and educational reform. Information literacy standards, endorsed by the American Association of School Librarians (AASL)…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Information Literacy, Labor Force, Library Instruction

Rader, Hannelore B. – RSR: Reference Services Review, 1999
Traces 30 years of academic library instruction innovation, including the creation of the first conference on Library Orientation at Eastern Michigan University in 1971 and the LOEX (Library Orientation Exchange) Clearinghouse. Particular attention is paid to information literacy project activities in the national and international environments.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Conferences, Higher Education, Information Literacy

Dupuis, Elizabeth A. – RSR: Reference Services Review, 1999
Discusses the adaptation of academic library instructional programs in response to new technologies, most notably the Internet. Topics include a brief history of library instruction; the Internet age; faculty needs; and changes in the student population and the need to focus on the users. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Change, Faculty Development, Higher Education

Kirk, Thomas G., Jr. – RSR: Reference Services Review, 1999
Discusses the history and development of the library instruction movement and of the Association of Research Libraries' Instruction section, especially in relation to course-related instruction at Earlham College. Considers search strategies; teamwork between librarians and faculty; the effects of active learning; use of the World Wide Web; and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Active Learning, Course Integrated Library Instruction, Higher Education

Nims, Julia K. – RSR: Reference Services Review, 1999
Examines the role of marketing, promotional activities, and public relations in library instructional services and discusses some reactions to using these techniques to improve instruction programs. Considers information technology, the explosion of available information, and changes in users, and emphasizes the need to respond to user needs.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Educational Change, Higher Education, Information Technology

Wiggins, Marvin E. – RSR: Reference Services Review, 1999
Discusses self-instructional programs on library use in large academic libraries and recommends including opportunities for face-to-face interaction with subject specialist librarians. Topics include behavioral objectives; experiences at Brigham Young University; the use of Web sites; distance learning; electronic classrooms; and theories of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Behavioral Objectives, Distance Education, Electronic Classrooms

Hardesty, Larry – RSR: Reference Services Review, 1999
Reviews 25 years of library instruction and experiences with integrating library instruction into the liberal arts curriculum. Highlights include orientation versus instruction; the educational role of the library; accreditation agencies; faculty role; faculty culture and resistance to change; future prospects; and the role of the academic library…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Accreditation (Institutions), Curriculum Development, Futures (of Society)

Mercado, Heidi – RSR: Reference Services Review, 1999
Reviews changes in online database searching in academic libraries. Topics include librarians conducting all searches; the advent of end-user searching and the need for user instruction; compact disk technology; online public catalogs; the Internet; full text databases; electronic information literacy; user education and the remote library user;…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Change, Databases, Futures (of Society)

Nahl, Diane – RSR: Reference Services Review, 1999
Discusses written instructional materials created by librarians for end users searching database systems. Highlights include novice user studies; the importance of print instruction in digital information environments; a paradigm shift from system-centered to user-centered focuses in technical writing and user documentation for software; and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Software, Databases, Guidelines

Tenopir, Carol – RSR: Reference Services Review, 1999
Considers the increase in the variety of electronic reference options in academic libraries based on surveys of ARL (Association of Research Libraries) members. Discusses online catalogs; CD-ROM databases; World Wide Web access; and changes in library instruction, including formal instruction, point-of-use instruction, and Internet instruction.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Electronic Libraries, Higher Education