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Smith, Dana E.; Hutton, Steve M. – Collegiate Microcomputer, 1984
Explores use of uniquely developed microcomputer programs at Purdue University Undergraduate Library which provide reference service when reference personnel are unavailable. These programs, which allow patrons to query specific subjects of interest, also generate statistical summaries used for development of library instruction programs,…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Software, Data Collection, Design
Friend, Linda – Online, 1986
Describes program at Pennsylvania State University Libraries designed to inform faculty and graduate students about activities of library's fee-based search service and to explain individual subscription alternatives available to microcomputer owners for running searches. Registration form, results of pre-session and post-session questionnaires,…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Databases, Higher Education, Instructional Design

Nipp, Deanna; Straub, Ron – Research Strategies, 1986
Describes adoption of microcomputer tutorial for library orientation at state-owned school of approximately 2,800 students. Highlights include advantages and disadvantages of microcomputer-assisted instruction, production of tutorial software, the program, evaluation, and revisions. Goals for library instruction and sampling of questions used to…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Higher Education
Sugranes, Maria R.; Snider, Larry C. – Microcomputers for Information Management: An International Journal for Library and Information Services, 1985
Describes the development of an automated library instruction records management system using microcomputer technology. Development described includes assessment of need, exploration of options, system design, and operational development. System products are identified and operational results are reported based on actual system performance.…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Cost Effectiveness, Higher Education, Information Processing

Piette, Mary I.; Smith, Nathan M., Jr. – Research Strategies, 1991
Describes a method of evaluation referred to as Instructional Product Verification and Revision (IPVR) and explains its use in developing a library instruction program at Utah State University. The use of HyperCard in Project FORE (Focus on Research and Evaluation) is discussed, and future plans are considered. (10 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), College Libraries, Computer Assisted Instruction, Evaluation Methods

Urbanek, Val – Information Technology and Libraries, 1982
User-friendly computer terminals with touch sensitive screens are used in new instruction and information dissemination system operating at Providence Public Library and Rockefeller Library at Brown University. This microcomputer-based turnkey system offers databases built by librarians providing information such as use of library, book reviews,…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Programs, Databases, Display Systems

MacAdam, Barbara; Nichols, Darlene P. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1989
Describes and evaluates a library based peer counseling program at the University of Michigan which is staffed by minority undergraduates and designed to bridge the gap between minority students on campus and library resources. Program assessments by counselors, librarians, library staff, and users are discussed. (13 references) (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Black Students, College Environment, College Libraries, High Risk Students

Sichel, Beatrice – Special Libraries, 1991
Describes how the physical sciences library at Western Michigan University introduced a mathematical database on CD-ROM and trained patrons to conduct their own searches. The "Mathematical Reviews" database (entitled MathSci Disc) is described, and three types of training are discussed: informal demonstrations, self-instructional guides,…
Descriptors: Branch Libraries, College Libraries, Databases, Higher Education

Tiefel, Virginia – Library Hi Tech, 1993
Describes a microcomputer program that serves as a front-end to an online library catalog and other information sources and provides guidance to students on searching for and evaluating information. Funding, technology, evaluation, impact on other libraries, and future plans are discussed. Sample screens are included. (Contains 75 references.)…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation, Consultants
Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL. Univ. Libraries. – 1989
As part of a strategic planning process, Northwestern University Library appointed a User Education Task Force to address the challenges and opportunities facing its library user education program. The overriding goal was to create an action plan for positioning the library to be an active partner in the educational and research processes of the…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, College Libraries, Computer Assisted Instruction, Higher Education
Rumsey, Eric – Computers in Libraries, 1992
Describes a HyperCard-based simulation/tutorial for the Macintosh that is designed to teach users to search the Medline CD-ROM database on an IBM microcomputer. Results of a user survey are reported, and the potential of HyperCard for bibliographic instruction, including the use of the tutorial to develop transparencies, is discussed. (MES)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Computer Software

Tschanz, Virginia – Reference Services Review, 1991
Describes a HyperCard program developed at the University of Denver library to provide computer-assisted reference service for business information as well as instructions for using the online catalog and a database of journal articles. Examples of menu screens are included, and usage of the program is examined. (five references) (LRW)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Databases, Higher Education, Hypermedia