This directory of library instruction programs in 102 libraries adds information on in-house developed library instruction materials to the basic information on programs, program content, and instructional personnel listed in the previous edition. Survey information gathered for the directory provides statistical data on the form of library…

In January 1989, the Library Instruction Forum of the Virginia Library Association sent a two-page questionnaire to each of the 82 academic libraries in Virginia to obtain information on current bibliographic instruction activities within the state. Designed to encourage cooperative development of new instructional programs and techniques and…

A survey of 40 reporting academic libraries in Indiana developed this directory of library user instruction programs which provides an index profile of library resources and types of programs within the state. Entries are alphabetical in outline form and provide a library contact person, capsule information about the library instruction program,…

This report describes a 1986 survey of procedures and priorities at Indiana University and Purdue University regional campus libraries designed to aid the librarians at the Walter E. Helmke Library at Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne, in re-evaluating various library procedures. Responses were received from nine of the 11 libraries…

This study, which focused on the extent to which Lake Forest College (Illinois) students were aware of library reference services, used interviews and a revised version of a survey used elsewhere. Findings showed student awareness to be relatively high, and that the methodology would work well in other undergraduate settings. (Author/EM)

Members of an Association of College and Research Libraries committee conducted a telephone survey of 42 academic libraries to investigate the perceived importance of bibliographic instruction skills to employers. Found that skill and experience were considered very important to the position; very important in the library; and very important in…

Examines the relationship between bibliographic instruction and reference services in academic libraries. Highlights include historical definitions for the two services; results of a survey of academic librarians that investigated how they are connecting the two services; and recommendations for improving the teaching of information literacy at…

Discusses the role of stacks support staff and student assistants in providing point-of-use assistance and instruction in Oregon State University's library. A user's survey is described; staff training is explained; and survey instruments and Stack Maintenance Team recommendations are appended. (LRW)

Discussion of the participation of technical services librarians in academic bibliographic instruction focuses on the results of a survey of 124 cataloging librarians in State University of New York libraries that investigated the extent of their participation in bibliographic instruction activities. A copy of the survey is appended. (LRW)

The eight papers in this collection were presented at an Association of College and Research Libraries workshop held in September 1988 in Buffalo, New York. The papers are as follows: (1) "Making Real Changes: Course Integrated Instruction and Its Impact, a Case Study" (Joan Ormondroyd); (2) "Dual Function Positions: A View from the Trenches" (Amy…

A survey on bibliographic instruction was sent to all 63 academic libraries in Connecticut in the winter of 1985-86. Librarians were asked if they offered library research as a separate course, a required unit in a broader course, or integrated with instruction at the invitation of the professor. Questions were included on faculty workshops,…

Results of survey involving 54 U.S. colleges and universities reveal that while 98% of international education offices offered orientation programs for newly enrolled foreign students, only 56% of libraries provided special instruction for this group. Need for programs and suggestions for establishing them are discussed. Questionnaire is appended.…

Presents the results of a survey of faculty members at the University of Missouri at Kansas City's School of Administration concerning their attitudes toward the library research skills of graduate students and the role of library instruction in the development of those skills. Data are presented in four tables. (JL)

Information is provided about instructional methods and materials utilized by 80 academic, 337 public, and 1333 school libraries in Wisconsin. For both academic and school libraries, a listing of libraries is followed by an index. The listing is arranged alphabetically by the name of the institution, and each institution is numbered for indexing…

This paper presents results of a survey that gathered information on the use of popular culture examples in college library instruction sessions, including the types of popular culture materials currently being used as examples, the types of courses in which they are used, the librarians' purposes in using the examples, and the librarians'…