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Lewis, Janice S. – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2011
Accreditation is critical to the viability of institutions of higher education. Each of the six regional groups that accredit two- and four-year institutions has standards specifically addressing online or distance learning. In general, these standards require institutions to show that distance learners have adequate access to appropriate library…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Colleges, Research Libraries, Academic Libraries
Shaffer, Barbara A. – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2011
Graduate students are a significant segment in online instruction programs, yet little is known about how well they learn the necessary library research skills in this increasingly popular mode of distance learning. This pre- and posttest study and citation analysis examined learning and confidence among students in graduate education programs,…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Feedback (Response), Graduate Students, Graduate Study

Young, Virginia E.; Ackerson, Linda G. – Research Strategies, 1995
Reviews a study conducted at the University of Alabama that compared two bibliographic instruction programs by using the Kohl and Wilson criteria to evaluate each method's effect on student term paper bibliographies, discusses the application of evaluation criteria, and offers suggestions to increase the effectiveness of evaluation criteria.…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Criteria, Higher Education

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

Graves, Gail T; Adams, Barbara K. – Research Strategies, 1988
Students at the University of Mississippi were surveyed to compare the usefulness of two types of workbooks in a library/freshman English bibliographic instruction program. The workbook used in the first year of the study required short answers to reference questions; the revised workbook, used the second year, required answers related to term…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Course Integrated Library Instruction, Higher Education

Desai, Christina M. – Electronic Library, 2003
Compares a digital reference service that uses instant messaging with traditional, face-to-face reference based on experiences at the Southern Illinois University library. Addresses differences in reference questions asked, changes in the reference transaction, student expectations, bibliographic instruction, and librarian attitudes and procedures…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Electronic Libraries, Higher Education
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

Markman, Marsha C.; Leighton, Gordon B. – Research Strategies, 1987
College freshmen enrolled in English composition classes were polled to determine their attitudes toward two different methods of bibliographic instruction: the lecture-discussion practicum and the workbook. Analysis indicated that most students perceived the lecture-discussion to be the more successful instructional technique for both general and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Freshman Composition, Higher Education

Coupe, Jill – Research Strategies, 1993
Presents and compares results from two surveys of basic library skills administered to first-year and upperclass students at Johns Hopkins University (Maryland). The relationship of test scores to library visits and to self-ratings for library skills are discussed, and copies of the surveys are included. (Contains 12 references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, Library Instruction
Davis, H. Scott; Miller, Marsha – 1987
This document consists of supplemental information designed to accompany a presentation on the application of projection technology, including video projectors and liquid crystal display (LCD) devices, in the online catalog library instruction program at the Indiana State University libraries. Following an introductory letter, the packet includes:…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Equipment Evaluation, Higher Education

Lawson, V. Lonnie – Research Strategies, 1990
Reports results of a study of the relative effectiveness of two library orientation/instruction methods--computer-assisted instruction (CAI) and a traditional library tour. Test scores and cost data for the two approaches are compared, and three CAI cost models are described. A significant cost advantage for offering CAI orientation/instruction is…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cost Effectiveness

Johnson, Kristin; Fountain, Kathleen Carlisle – College & Research Libraries, 2002
Describes a survey of midsized academic libraries that measured the departmental relationship between librarians who provide reference services and librarians who provide instructional services. Discusses satisfaction levels with various organizational arrangements as well as pros and cons of integrated or separate reference and instruction…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, Job Satisfaction
Penhale, Sara J.; And Others – 1987
The object of this study was to assess the value of teaching online searching techniques to undergraduate students for the completion of a specific assignment in a human biology course, both as a research tool and as a means of supplementing the limited holdings of primary medical literature in a small college library. Students were divided into…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Biology, College Libraries, Comparative Analysis

White, Donald J. – Canadian Library Journal, 1981
Discusses some advantages of using workbooks in programs of basic instruction in academic libraries, and compares the use of workbooks with the effectiveness of audiovisual instruction, group instruction, lectures, and library tours to present the same material. Twenty references are listed. (Author/CHC)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Feedback, Higher Education
Tumlin, Markel D. – Microcomputers for Information Management, 1993
Discussion of the use of CD-ROMs in academic library reference departments focuses on types of instruction librarians can offer and their possible impact on other reference services. Classroom instruction versus point-of-use instruction is compared, and implications for librarians and library management are considered. (Contains 23 references.)…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, Intermode Differences