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Molina, Maria Pinto; Sales, Dora – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2008
Knowing how to select, organize, and use information in order to solve problems, handle new situations, and continue learning are key issues in the teaching and learning scenario in contemporary society. Teaching these skills is particularly critical for European universities and is currently recognized as vital in the context of the European…
Descriptors: Investigations, Computer Assisted Instruction, Lifelong Learning, Foreign Countries
Champion, Brian – 1986
In response to requests from the University of Alberta Department of Computing Services for PLATO (Programmed Logic for Automatic Teaching Operations) applications in structured learning situations, a program for computer-assisted bibliographic instruction (BI) was developed. The program is divided into the following six units: (1) Introduction;…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Freshmen, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation
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Binkley, R. David; Parrott, James R. – Information Services and Use, 1987
Describes a computerized reference and bibliographic instruction system currently under development at the University of Waterloo Library. The functions of the system, which will include query negotiation, suggestions for research strategies, referral to appropriate reference materials, information on library services and locations, and library…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Assisted Instruction, Expert Systems, Foreign Countries
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Foster, Jocelyn – Canadian Library Journal, 1987
Describes and reports results of a project which used computer assisted instruction to teach public library users to search online databases directly. Tables of data provide information on the study participants; their reactions to the instruction both before and after a search session; and their attitudes toward paying for searches. (CLB)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Databases, Foreign Countries, Information Services
Clyde, Laurel; Joyce, D. Joan – 1983
This bibliography provides a guide to the literature available as of August 1983 on computers (particularly microcomputers) and school libraries. References include annotations of articles, books, papers, and reports written in English, and some nonprint materials (many citations are from Australian publications). The selection, organization, and…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Software
Butterworth, Margaret – 1992
A library has the capacity to deliver much more than just its locally stored and owned resources. By using telecommunications, information can be sought from online databases and from other pupils in schools across the world. This paper includes: (1) an explanation of the link between "virtual reality" and the "virtual…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Databases, Definitions