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Peer reviewedDoskatsch, Irene – Reference Services Review, 2003
Examines the faculty-librarian relationship, explores the contentious territories of professional credibility and identity, and analyzes changes in Australian higher education that impact the educational role of librarians related to information literacy. Discusses attitudes of faculty toward collaboration with librarians and how well prepared…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Information Literacy
Peer reviewedJulien, Heidi; Boon, Stuart – Reference Services Review, 2002
Reports on data from an ongoing study of information literacy and bibliographic instruction in Canadian academic libraries whose goal is to identify instructional outcomes and characterize successful instruction. Focuses on the current practices of librarian-instructors teaching bibliographic instruction in Canada and suggests implications for…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society), Higher Education
Peer reviewedYan, Jinwei; Lin, Sharon Chien – Reference Services Review, 1990
Describes problems encountered during early attempts at library automation in China, including the slow development of telecommunications systems and the high cost of international online retrieval. The successful use of imported databases on CD-ROM to overcome these problems is discussed, focusing on applications in library technical services and…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Imports, Information Retrieval
Peer reviewedCarper, Richard; And Others – Reference Services Review, 1991
This theme issue contains nine articles that address the AIDS epidemic and examine information resources available to libraries. Highlights include a personal narrative by a person with AIDS; an updated bibliography of materials published since 1987; periodical indexes; information in Sweden and the Netherlands; ethical and legal issues;…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Comics (Publications), Ethics, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedO'Sullivan, Carmel – Reference Services Review, 2002
Considers whether the corporate sector is aware of information literacy as a new economy skills set and a solution to information overload. Discusses terminology used in the business sector to describe aspects of information literacy and explains the definition of information literacy used by Australian academic libraries. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Corporations, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society)
