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Mackey, Neosha; And Others – Computers in Libraries, 1992
To alleviate the staffing pressures of increased demands for tours and classes at the Duane G. Meyer Library, Southwest Missouri State University, two HyperCard programs were developed--a library instruction text and a library orientation tour. A study of the relative effectiveness of the HyperCard text with paper texts for bibliographic…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Higher Education

Johnson, Kathleen A.; Plake, Barbara S. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1980
Results of a project at the University of Nebraska--Lincoln showed that computer-assisted instruction (using the PLATO system) and tutorial methods were somewhat more effective than the traditional library orientation tour for teaching card catalog skills, but that cost-benefit considerations restrict their further development for large-scale use.…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cost Effectiveness
Moore, Rod; And Others – 1981
Based on research conducted by Southwest Virginia Community College, this monograph presents information in a variety of formats on seven computerized career information systems: (1) microcomputers, which have the advantage of low cost, amenability to the production of locally generated databases, and portability; (2) the Coordinated Occupational…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, College Libraries, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Tennessee Univ., Chattanooga. Center of Excellence for Computer Applications. – 1989
In addition to data on FY 1988-89, the 12 tables that constitute the major part of this report on computer utilization at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) provide comparisons among the 10 annual inventories that have been conducted, and demonstrate growth patterns over the 10-year period. The first five tables organize data by…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Development
Lawson, V. Lonnie – 1987
A computer-assisted instruction (CAI) program using Utah PILOT programming language was constructed that includes the same objectives that are taught during the presentation of a traditional library tour. The amount of time necessary to complete the CAI program is approximately the same time needed by a student taking a library tour. The…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), College Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction

Ackerson, Linda G.; Young, Virgina E. – Research Strategies, 1994
A three-year study at the University of Alabama compared a traditional lecture method for teaching library research skills with a course-integrated, computer-enhanced approach by assessing each method's impact on the quality of bibliographies from engineering students' term papers. In four of the five semesters, no significant differences were…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, College Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction