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Evans, A. J.; And Others – 1977
This guide is addressed to teachers who develop information retrieval skills in users of scientific and technical information--undergraduate and graduate students, scientists, and technologists. It is intended to have particular application in developing countries. The teacher is likely to need expertise in library and information science,…
Descriptors: Course Organization, Educational Planning, Guidelines, Higher Education
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Rudd, Joel; Rudd, Mary Jo – College and Research Libraries, 1986
Describes important techniques by which library users avoid information overload, clarifies the terminology in the information overload literature, and reviews the major findings of this literature in the context of library applications. Implications for users and librarians are discussed. (CDD)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cognitive Processes, Databases, Definitions
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Wozny, Lucy Anne – RQ, 1988
College students were trained to do online searching in a mandatory research paper course. Bibliographies from student papers, search transcripts, questionnaires administered to students, the library's serials holdings, and interviews with instructors and librarians provided data for analyses of students' database and library searches and the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Utilization, Library Instruction
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Oberman, Cerise – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1984
The use of search strategy as a conceptual framework for teaching research techniques has long been a central concept of library instruction. It involves teaching analysis of research questions, understanding of structural differences in knowledge across disciplines, and evaluation of information. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Classroom Techniques, Higher Education, Information Utilization
Callison, Daniel – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 2002
Discusses thinking skills as they relate to library information skills, especially information inquiry, information literacy, and information use. Topics include ACRL (Association of College and Research Libraries) standards of student performance and bibliographic instruction; college level critical thinking skills; and authentic tasks for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Critical Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Wesley, Threasa L. – 1992
Designed to introduce the college student to library research and information use skills, this guide begins with an initial survey of the topic and progresses to how to write a report. It is divided into the following sections: (1) Introduction to Library Research; (2) Analyzing Your Subject and Beginning Your Research Plan; (3) Gathering…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Students, Higher Education, Information Retrieval
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Tolppanen, Bradley P.; Miller, Joan; Wooden, Martha H. – Internet Reference Services Quarterly, 2000
Presents the results of a study of Web sites for 133 academic libraries serving medium-sized universities. Suggests that navigational and design aspects need improvement; information should not be included unless it will be accessed and used; and greater use should be made of online tutorials and virtual tours to supplement regular bibliographic…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Utilization, Library Instruction
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Rader, Hannelore B. – Reference Librarian, 1999
Discusses changes in the academic library information environment and considers future possibilities. Highlights include making information useful, not just accessible; a brief history of reference service; technological advances; and the integration of user instruction and reference. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Futures (of Society), Higher Education
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Thaxton, Lyn – Research Strategies, 1985
Reports study of communication patterns of students and faculty in Psychology department at Georgia State University. Topics covered include pertinence of Garvey's model of information dissemination, methods of information exchange, practicing clinicians and research, research requirements for students, library use among graduate students, and…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Communication (Thought Transfer), Graduate Students, Higher Education
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Lombardo, Shawn V.; Miree, Cynthia E. – College & Research Libraries, 2003
Describes a study that investigated whether library instruction could impact undergraduate business students' attitudes and uses of three information formats: print materials, library databases, and Web resources. Results indicate that after library instruction, student held more favorable attitudes toward print resources and used them more than…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Business Administration Education, Databases, Higher Education
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McDonough, Kristin – Research Strategies, 1987
Describes a course in information research in which students use a package of representative information sources to identify seminal works in a given field of inquiry. The materials contained in the package and specific procedures followed by students are described, and some informal evaluation of the process is provided. (CLB)
Descriptors: Citations (References), Documentation, Higher Education, Information Sources
Lubans, John, Jr. – 1975
The library instruction program conducted at the University of Colorado consisted of classroom contact with students in the history and economics departments, and production of a slide tape. Evaluation instruments were developed for discovering present student and faculty library use and faculty attitudes toward the library, with the idea of…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Economics, Higher Education, History
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Jacobson, Frances F. – Research Strategies, 1987
Describes the development and design of an undergraduate course which utilized a marketing principles class to teach students information gathering techniques as part of a college wide competency requirement. The materials and procedures used, roles of instructors and librarians in the course, and evaluation of the project are discussed. (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Business Education, College Curriculum, Competency Based Education
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Rader, Hannelore B. – Reference Services Review, 1991
This annotated bibliography includes materials in English published in 1990 that deal with information literacy, including instruction in the use of information resources; research; and computer skills related to retrieving, using, and evaluating information. Publications on user instruction are included for all types of libraries and for all…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Annotated Bibliographies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education
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Callison, Daniel – Library & Information Science Research, 1997
The case study method (employing direct observation and interviews) has become the primary means of investigating how secondary school and undergraduate students locate and use information in the library. This article examines and illustrates the shift from survey to case study with examples from dissertations and field studies of secondary school…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change, Higher Education, Information Seeking
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