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Direct linkLiu, Qianxiu; Allard, Bradley; Lo, Patrick; Zhou, Qingshan; Jiany, Tianji; Itsumura, Hiroshi – College & Research Libraries, 2019
This study is based on the belief that inquiry-based learning should be made an integral part of any student's learning, especially at university level. To find out the students' perceptions toward library user education, 426 questionnaire surveys have been collected from the Peking University (PKU), China and the University of Tsukuba (UT),…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Users (Information), College Students, Cultural Differences
Peer reviewedIto, Megumi – International Library Review, 1987
Compares academic libraries in Japan and Australia in three areas: general background (number of libraries, financial support, size of collections, and student/staff ratios); the role of libraries (services offered, library instruction, accessibility, library cooperation, and expenditures); and library staffs (qualifications of directors, staff…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Comparative Analysis, Developed Nations
Fjallbrant, Nancy – UNESCO Journal of Information Science, Librarianship and Archives Administration, 1983
Outlines history of library development in Japan, discussing the different role originally played by academic libraries in relation to their Western counterparts and noting increasing importance now being given to user education. The Kanazawa Institute of Technology Library Centre is given as a case in point. Ten references are listed. (Author/EJS)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Library Instruction
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1986
Papers on school libraries which were presented at the 1986 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) "School Libraries: Bridges or Barriers?" (Gwen Gawith, New Zealand); (2) "The Guidance on Reading and Information Skills in School Libraries--Japan's Case" (Ikuko Koyama, Japan); (3)…
Descriptors: Children, Childrens Literature, Developed Nations, Elementary Secondary Education
