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Peer reviewedRagains, Patrick – Research Strategies, 2001
Discusses course-related academic library Web pages and their use in library instruction. Describes course-related Web pages at the University of Nevada-Reno library that are designed on a template that includes main features of the library Web site, subject-specific online indexes and databases, links to electronic journals, and recommended Web…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Course Integrated Library Instruction, Databases, Electronic Journals
Peer reviewedCudiner, Shelley; Harmon, Oskar – Research Strategies, 2001
Discussion of changes in academic library instruction needed for teaching Internet access to electronic databases focuses on a study at the University of Connecticut that compared differences in effectiveness between an online, real-time hands-on class with an eclectic format that combined lecture and a hands-on component. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Databases, Higher Education
Direct linkLechner, David L. – Research Strategies, 2005
Interactive electronic tutorials offer flexibility in delivering library instruction; however, questions linger regarding their effectiveness compared to traditional librarian-led classroom lectures. This study examines a tutorial introducing health science students to the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature database. Half the…
Descriptors: Student Research, Nursing Research, Indexes, Databases
Peer reviewedHoller, Suzanne E.; And Others – Research Strategies, 1991
Describes a bibliographic instruction project at the University of Central Florida that addressed the information needs of upper-division and graduate business students in case study classes. Cooperative arrangements between a database vendor (Predicasts), librarians, and the management faculty are described and the objectives of the project are…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Case Studies, Cooperative Programs, Databases
Peer reviewedFranklin, Godfrey; Toifel, Ronald C. – Research Strategies, 1994
Reports on a study of library skills retention which showed that the inclusion of library exercises and hands-on training in undergraduate and graduate bibliographic instruction programs influences education students' retention of subject matter. Statistics are given for each item on a 24-question pre- and posttest; a copy of the test is appended.…
Descriptors: Citation Indexes, College Libraries, Databases, Education Courses
Peer reviewedOrr, Debbie; And Others – Research Strategies, 1996
A program was designed at the Central Queensland University (Australia) Library to teach on- and off-campus students how to access and explore databases, to encourage skill development through learning exercises, and to facilitate peer interaction and discussion of search strategies and techniques. Student evaluation indicated that the program…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, College Students, Computer Literacy
