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Direct linkAriew, Susan; Lener, Edward – Research Strategies, 2005
As part of a move toward data-driven decision making, the University Libraries at Virginia Tech made a commitment to evaluate library instruction systematically. During the design and implementation phase of the program, library faculty developed a variety of tools for evaluating teaching, tested them out, and consulted with educational experts to…
Descriptors: Program Development, Library Instruction, Formative Evaluation, Academic Libraries
Peer reviewedPeterson, Lorna – Research Strategies, 1996
Reports on a survey that revealed that few U.S. libraries (46 of 485 responding institutions) offer self-guided English-only or multilingual audiotape tours for user orientation. Barriers to their implementation included lack of funding and the prospect of frequent revision. Issues of technological advancement, appropriateness, and maintenance are…
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Audiotape Recordings, Autoinstructional Aids, Library Instruction
Peer reviewedKonrad, Lee; Stemper, James – Research Strategies, 1996
Describes the development of library-centered Internet training workshops at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, offering advice to those wishing to implement their own programs. Many considerations related to choosing teaching methods, assembling equipment and materials, and scheduling and promoting sessions are the same as with traditional…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Computer Networks, Information Technology
Peer reviewedBurke, John J. – Research Strategies, 1996
Describes efforts by Fairmont State College (West Virginia) librarians to use electronic mail and a listserv to instruct registrants in a multipart Internet seminar. The development, implementation, and subsequent evaluation of the program are discussed, along with the advantages and disadvantages of computer-mediated communication as the sole…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Mediated Communication, Distance Education, Electronic Mail
Information Literacy in a Biology Laboratory Session: An Example of Librarian-Faculty Collaboration.
Peer reviewedBowden, Teresa S.; DiBenedetto, Angela – Research Strategies, 2002
Describes a collaboration between librarians and the biology department to create a science information literacy component in a general biology laboratory. Outlines the objectives, planning, and execution of the program. Both forms of evaluation of the program--judging the quality of students' final reports and a student feedback…
Descriptors: Biology, Cooperative Programs, Course Integrated Library Instruction, Higher Education
Peer reviewedWoodard, Patricia – Research Strategies, 1996
Hunter College librarians and faculty collaborated in an interdisciplinary honors survey designed to familiarize undergraduates with electronic research tools and with statistical, geographical, desktop publishing, and graphics software. Participating librarians cited consumption of staff time, lack of a chain of command, and communications…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrative Problems, Computer Graphics, Computer Software
