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Nourse, Jimmie Anne; Widman, Rudy – Community & Junior College Libraries, 1991
Urges community college librarians to become leaders in library instruction by developing aggressive teaching programs using high-technology information resources, such as compact disc read-only-memory (CD-ROM), telecommunications, and on-line databases. Discusses training, hardware, software, and funding issues. (DMM)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Community Colleges, Computer Oriented Programs, Financial Support
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Chadley, Otis; Gavryck, Jacquelyn – Research Strategies, 1989
Describes a survey of 72 research libraries that examined bibliographic instruction programs from 1983 to 1988, looking at such factors as instructional methods, student population served, financial support, program evaluation methods, and the impact of technology. It is concluded that bibliographic instruction has changed in status from a luxury…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Evaluation Methods, Financial Support, Higher Education
Mendrinos, Roxanne Baxter – School Library Media Annual (SLMA), 1994
Discusses CD-ROM technology in conjunction with three components of the virtual library: (1) a fully functional computerized network; (2) digital information that is content rich; (3) knowledgeable users. These concepts are related to the results of a study of CD-ROM applications in 301 secondary-school library media centers. (eight references)…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Computer Networks, Computer Selection, Electronic Text
Utah State Office of Education, Salt Lake City. – 1991
Arguing that the potential for helping to prepare Utah's children for the 21st Century lies in the school library media center and its program, this report begins by discussing what a school library media program is; how such a program prepares students for the future; and the necessary components of an effective library media program. Noting that…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Support
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Farmer, Lesley S. J. – Catholic Library World, 1994
Describes the HyperCard Library Instruction Project (CLIP) and the research upon which it is based. Findings of research of HyperCard instruction with secondary students and a description of ways to use HyperCard instruction are presented. A sidebar article describes the California-based CLIP program and the HyperCard modules the organization is…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Software Development
Mendrinos, Roxanne Baxter – School Library Media Annual (SLMA), 1992
Describes a study of secondary school library media specialists in Maine and Pennsylvania that was conducted to establish a baseline of data relating to the use of CD-ROM databases for reference purposes. Topics addressed include database titles; networking; staffing concerns; budget; funding; attitudes toward CD-ROMs; and training and curriculum…
Descriptors: Budgets, Curriculum Development, Databases, Financial Support
Humes, Barbara; Lyons, Carol Cameron – 1993
This booklet analyzes the fiscal year 1991 (FY91) adult literacy projects funded under the Library Services and Construction Act, Title VI, Library Literacy program (LSCA Title VI) and discusses major developments in the program. Section I discusses major developments taking place among LSCA Title VI projects and includes selected examples.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Computer Assisted Instruction, Federal Aid