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Baker, Betsy – Information Technology and Libraries, 1986
Explores issues surrounding efforts to introduce online catalogs to users and presents relevant research results from Northwestern University's "Educating the Online Catalog User" project. Highlights include attitudes and preconceptions about online catalogs and instruction, research on online catalog use, suggestions for online catalog teaching,…
Descriptors: Attitudes, College Libraries, Higher Education, Instructional Design
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Baker, Betsy – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1986
Describes the process and results of the development of a set of systematic and formalized learning objectives for teaching and evaluating online catalog use which stemmed from research project conducted at Northwestern University. Planning principles, program evaluation, and adoption of educational models are noted. Learning objectives are…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Educational Objectives, Educational Planning, Higher Education
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Nielsen, Brian; Baker, Betsy – Library Trends, 1987
Describes the research objectives, rationale, methodology, and findings of a model program developed at the Northwestern University Library, which examined whether online catalogs require instruction and, if so, how that instruction would be best delivered. (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Data Analysis, Demonstration Programs, Evaluation Criteria