Efforts have been made by the Cornell University Libraries (New York) reference staff to assist students with their library research for a popular undergraduate course in human sexuality. Librarians have found the course to be a serious problem for both their reference and stack collections as most students do not understand research strategy,…

Describes the development and evolution of an online introductory course to library research, which integrated information literacy into the curriculum at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Discusses results and evaluation of assessment, redefining the course as a result, creation of prototypes for additional assessment, and future…

Describes a library instruction program developed at Southwestern University (Texas) that is part of a required freshman symposium for all first-year students. Topics include library assignments; reading lists; problems; feedback from students and faculty; and possible future changes in the course. (LRW)

Reports on a study at St. Olaf College (Minnesota) that was designed to measure students' research competencies and opinions, as well as other contributions to research skills, after four years of course-integrated library instruction. The Library Bibliographic Instruction Survey is appended. (Author/LRW)

Relates the development of the concept of curriculum integrated library media programs in elementary and secondary education. Highlights include a history of school libraries; federal aid and guidelines; standards; the instructional role of the school library media specialist; the importance of flexible scheduling; and student attitudes. (34…

The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a significant difference in low socioeconomic fourth graders' retention of library information skills who are taught these skills in isolation and those who are taught within the context of a Social Studies lesson. Two groups of fourth graders participated. Library information skills lessons…

Discussion of the impact of information literacy programs on student learning focuses on a study in a Sydney (Australia) high school that tested the assumption that information skills instruction, integrated into the science curriculum, contributed to student achievement as well as to overall student attitudes and motivation. (13 references) (LRW)

Describes the development of a team-teaching approach to course-integrated bibliographic instruction between a marketing professor and a government documents librarian. A profile of the workshops that each focus on possible real-world scenarios is included, and results of students' evaluations are discussed. (LRW)

A sample of 49 non-psychology majors taking a course integrating library research skills with social science research showed increases in skill level, efficiency, and positive attitudes toward the library after a semester of outcome-focused instruction. The results suggest that co-development between course and library faculty can be an effective…

Describes the development of a Web-based virtual tour of the University of Otago (New Zealand) science library. Highlights include information literacy learning outcomes; information architecture, including information organization and navigation; integrating the tour into course work; and evaluation results. (LRW)

Discussion of models of information skills focuses on an evaluation of the use of the PLUS (Purpose, Location, Use, and Self-Evaluation) model in a secondary school physics class in England. Topics include constructivism; mental models; brainstorming; concept-mapping; student opinions; teacher opinions; and the school librarian's perspective.…

In the fall of 1990, the Computer Services Section of the Department of Public Instruction in North Carolina began a project to study how the use of an online catalog in the media center would influence student academic achievement and provide a vehicle for students to gain the skills needed to access information. For a year, the media…

This review of the research literature describes and discusses functional/information literacy in the age of computers and the resulting "information explosion," together with means by which students can become competent information users in the future and be enabled to lead productive, meaningful lives. Defined as comprising library…