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Harrison, Orion – 1978
This progress report presents information on a comprehensive program that involved the library in all aspects of the academic program. During the second quarter, meetings with the faculty were completed and weekly meetings were held with the Director of Libraries and the Associate Director for Operations. Since meaningful contacts with students…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Librarians, Library Instruction, Library Services
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Avery, Chris; Ketchner, Kevin – College & Research Libraries, 1996
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…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Committees, Employer Attitudes, Employment Qualifications
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Martin, Lynne M. – Reference Librarian, 1995
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)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Librarian Attitudes, Librarians
Association of Coll. and Research Libraries. Western New York/Ontario Chapter. – 1988
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…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Copyrights, Course Integrated Library Instruction, Higher Education
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Dreifuss, Richard A. – RQ, 1981
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)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Faculty, Graduate Students, Higher Education
Marshall, Jerilyn – 2002
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'…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Humor, Instructional Design
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Patterson, Charles D.; Howell, Donna W. – RQ, 1990
Reports results of a 1987 survey designed to determine the educational preparedness and attitudes of academic librarians who participate in bibliographic instruction. Findings are discussed under the following headings: demographics; educational preparation; previous teaching experience; gaining and retaining support for the program; position…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Job Satisfaction, Librarian Attitudes
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Martin, Jess A.; And Others – Journal of Medical Education, 1975
Four courses on the use of the library are described which were taught by librarians at the University of Tennessee Center for Health Services to graduate students in basic medical sciences, dentistry, and pharmacy and undergraduates in medical records administration. Also included is a survey of medical libraries offering such courses. (JT)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Graduate Medical Education, Higher Education, Librarians
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Smith, Barbara J. – College and Research Libraries, 1982
Summarizes a study conducted on a group of bibliographic instruction librarians from academic libraries in Pennsylvania to determine their backgrounds, their perceptions regarding the adequacy of their training for bibliographic instruction, and their needs for additional training. Data are summarized in 12 tables and a 9-item reference list is…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Educational Background, Librarians, Library Instruction
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Edwards, Susan; Browne, Mairead – Library & Information Science Research, 1995
Describes part of a project designed to develop a user-based approach to measuring the extent to which services provided by librarians meet or exceed user expectations on a consistent basis. Results show that academics and librarians have similar expectations, but there are differences in the emphasis each group places on aspects of service.…
Descriptors: Information Needs, Information Services, Librarians, Library Instruction
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Stebelman, Scott – 1981
A survey of 88 research libraries measuring staff involvement in key public service functions indicates that professional personnel are significantly more active in providing graduate library instruction, online searches, and reference service than paraprofessionals. When professional groups were compared, it was found that in those libraries…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Job Analysis, Librarians, Library Instruction
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Shonrock, Diana; Mulder, Craig – College and Research Libraries, 1993
Describes a study that investigated the skills that bibliographic instruction (BI) librarians in academic libraries thought were needed to provide adequate BI and where these skills should be taught or acquired. Training for BI offered in library schools is examined, and recommendations for further study are suggested. (19 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Job Skills, Librarians
Pickard, Patricia W. – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1994
Discussion of the changing role of school librarians focuses on the instructional consultant role, defined as resource-based instruction with cooperative/collaborative planning between the library media specialist and the classroom teacher. Studies of DeKalb County (Georgia) media specialists are discussed that investigated theory versus practice…
Descriptors: Course Integrated Library Instruction, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers
Lariccia, Louise – 1976
The uses being made of the OCLC system in the area of public or reader's services was investigated in this study. Topics dealt with include the training of librarians and patrons in on-line searching, specific benefits of the data base to the public, disadvantages of the present OCLC system in public services, costs, and the motivation behind…
Descriptors: Citations (References), College Libraries, Databases, Information Retrieval
Reber, Janine L. – 1997
A survey of current academic librarians at three Ohio universities was created to determine satisfaction in the faculty status structure followed by universities and colleges in the United States. The purpose was to determine if there is a desire for a professional status--between the levels of clerical and faculty--which requires an MLS but does…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Academic Rank (Professional), Committees, Educational Trends
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