This research study investigates the effects of library instruction tutorial format (written versus video) on student preference and performance in chemistry education. The authors assessed the format of tutorials used to provide library instruction in an introductory chemistry course by observing 27 student participants as they took in…

This study compared the attitudes and performance of two groups of college freshmen assigned print or electronic workbooks for library bibliographic instruction. Results suggest that frequency of library use was the significant factor in improvement of information literacy skills, rather than instructional format. (Author/LRW)