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Project Jefferson and the Development of Research Skills.
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Lynch, Anne – Reference Services Review, 1989
Describes the software package developed as a result of a project aimed at developing an effective model of computer assisted instruction to encourage the development of research and critical thinking skills among students. The package includes modules for class assignments, encyclopedic background information, a citations database, and access to…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Critical Thinking
Computers in Academic Architecture Libraries.
Willis, Alfred; And Others – Computers in Libraries, 1992
Computers are widely used in architectural research and teaching in U.S. schools of architecture. A survey of libraries serving these schools sought information on the emphasis placed on computers by the architectural curriculum, accessibility of computers to library staff, and accessibility of computers to library patrons. Survey results and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Architectural Research, Computer Assisted Design
Designing Library Instruction for Undergraduates: Combining Instructional Systems Design and Naturalistic Inquiry.
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Neuman, Delia – College and Research Libraries, 1991
The Magazine and Journal Instructional Kit (MAJIK/1) is a HyperCard program delivering basic individualized library instruction. Using a technique derived from naturalistic inquiry, the program's formative evaluation was conducted at the University of Maryland, College Park, with 28 upperclassmen as subjects. They reported little difficulty with…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Databases, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation
CAI and Computer Facilities for the Use of Patrons in a New Concordia Library Building: Report of the Programmed Learning Committee.
Tallon, James – 1981
A description of various activities of the Programmed Learning Committee of the Concordia University Libraries precedes sections on computer assisted instruction (CAI) applications for computer facilities in the library, other computer applications, and space and environment implications of these applications. The first section addresses such…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Databases
Online Information Services: You've Come a Long Way, Baby!
Reinhold, Fran; Vernot, Dave – Electronic Learning, 1987
Describes four online information service packages developed for schools: (1) Dialog's Classroom Instruction Program; (2) Addison-Wesley's Einstein; (3) WNET's Learning Link; and (4) McGraw-Hill's Information Exchange (MIX). Databases offered in each service are described, as well as accompanying curriculum materials, and costs for the services…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Assisted Instruction, Costs, Databases
It Takes a Library To Support Distance Learners.
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Buehler, Marianne; Dopp, Elizabeth; Hughes, Kerry A.; Thompson, Jen – Internet Reference Services Quarterly, 2001
Describes library services available to distance learners at the Rochester Institute of Technology's library. Highlights include courseware products; subject specialists; electronic course reserves; interlibrary loan; research databases; online library instruction, including online guides, streamed instruction, and computer based training for…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Assisted Instruction, Copyrights, Courseware