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Peer reviewedRudd, Mary J.; Rudd, Joel – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1986
Erroneous belief that library users are increasingly experiencing information overload is a result of confusion between concepts of information explosion and information overload, and misinterpretation of implications of research findings. Suggested ways that users can prevent overload include limiting, selecting, and delegating information;…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Coping, Higher Education, Information Seeking
Download full textLent, John – 1991
This study examines the treatment given to libraries, librarians, and library usage in freshman English textbooks. The study follows criteria established by Virginia Tiefel ("Libraries and Librarians as Depicted in Freshman English Textbooks," College English 44, September 1982) in a study of texts published between 1952 and 1980. Tiefel found…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College English, College Freshmen, Content Analysis
Peer reviewedSmith, Philip J.; Tiefel, Virginia – RSR Reference Services Review, 1992
Describes The Gateway, a computerized library system for undergraduate students that integrates access to multiple sources of information and provides embedded training on their use. A discussion of the general interface design principles is followed by the results of a preliminary evaluative study. Numerous sample screens illustrate the text. (13…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cognitive Style, College Libraries, Computer System Design
Tiefel, Virginia – American Libraries, 1991
Describes the Ohio State University Libraries' Gateway to Information project, which was developed to help users find, evaluate, and select materials in any format; access online catalogs and CD-ROM databases; and apply information seeking and critical thinking skills independently. Funding support is discussed and Gateway's impact on the future…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Critical Thinking, Financial Support, Futures (of Society)
Minor, Barbara B. – School Library Media Annual (SLMA), 1991
Reviews research from the ERIC database that addresses the status of school library media programs and the role of the media specialist. Highlights include impact of media programs on children's self-concepts, library and information skills instruction, information seeking, use of technology, censorship, media availability, children's literature,…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Censorship, Childrens Literature, Elementary Secondary Education
Minor, Barbara B. – School Library Media Annual (SLMA), 1992
Describes research from the ERIC database on school library media programs. Topics discussed include library and information skills instruction; information seeking; educational equity; use of technology; censorship; school library media collections; use studies; role of the library media specialist; collective bargaining and job/certification…
Descriptors: Censorship, Certification, Computer Networks, Educational Technology
