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Engeldinger, Eugene A. – Reference Services Review, 1988
Describes an instructional model for teaching library skills which consists of a 30-minute lecture followed by a 20-minute exercise. Assumptions about learning and the educational process are discussed as well as goal-setting for the class and exercise. It is suggested that this format could be applied to other disciplines. (10 references) (MES)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Educational Objectives, Higher Education, Learning Processes

Huston, Mary M. – Reference Services Review, 1989
Discussion of library instruction for teaching the use of computer-based searching techniques focuses on a study conducted at Evergreen State College to determine novice and experienced users' information seeking habits, and to create a multicultural teaching model for researchers that acknowledges the users' conceptual frameworks. (15 references)…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, College Libraries, Cultural Differences, Curriculum Development

Mardikian, Jackie; Kessleman, Martin – Reference Services Review, 1995
Libraries are moving to an environment where information resources are located worldwide and can be accessed from remote locations. Librarians need to free themselves from the constraints of the reference desk. Implementing a hierarchical model with a mix of librarian and nonlibrarian staffing can improve user services. (JMV)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Change Strategies, Electronic Libraries, Futures (of Society)