Some librarians doubt if the undergraduate student can best be served by university library facilities. Thus many have adopted the concept of separately housed undergraduate libraries tailored to the needs of undergraduates. This paper examines this question and offers an alternative solution. (Author/NH)

This article presents analysis and survey results of a program designed for bibliographic instruction at Wabash College. The project employed trained student assistants as the primary agents for information transfer. The student assistants worked in closely structured courses that demanded regular library use. (Author/AP)

A recent questionnaire on instruction of graduate students in the use of the university library brings up to date a similar survey reported in 1958. (4 references) (Author)

Considerable duplication of effort exists in library use instructional development. Much duplication could be eliminated and universality increased, if instruction were formulated under basic instructional psychology principles. (7 references) (Author)

The subject specialist librarian can perform a number of important services: establishing contact with user groups; selection of materials and collection development; instruction in library use; provision of current awareness, reference, and bibliographic services; serving as a library "ombudsman" for users; and bringing user…

Discusses a paradigm for academic librarianship that requires greater sensitivity to and identification with needs of library users. Centrality of library academic community is questioned, noting insistence of librarians on independent status of library and failure of bibliographic instruction programs to make issue of critical thinking top…

Discusses the unique problems and special needs of graduate students and how one library, dedicated to serving graduate students, attempts to provide specialized programs to meet their needs. The setting of goals, the establishment of priorities, and staff involvement in the planning and development of new programs are reviewed. (Author)

An extensive questionnarie survey and program of site visits reveals norms of practice in five areas of junior college library operation: instruction in library use; community relations; collection development; staffing, hours and circulation practices; and automation. Notable trends include strong audiovisual services, liberal circulation…

This survey of 288 academic, public, and special librarians in Canada examined attitudes toward the role of bibliographic instruction in reference service. Results indicated that academic librarians stress instruction, special librarians stress information delivery, and public librarians fall between the two positions. It was found that…

The report of a questionnaire study given to 168 students on their knowledge and opinion about periodical mutilation in the Kent State University Library. (Author/PF)

This essay suggests that conversation, crucial for human life in society and intrinsic to nature of libraries, may be the appropriate model for providing guidance, means, and context for change in academic librarianship. The business model, missions and goals, collection development, bibliographic instruction, and organizational considerations are…

One of the major findings of this study is that the use of the library, especially in the eyes of the nonuser, is strictly course-related, and unless he is "guided" in this manner, the inspiration or the inclination, or the time to extend himself are not there. (6 references) (Author/NH)

What should be taught in a library instruction program for general biology students is presented and two ways of providing the instruction are discussed. The two methods, lecture-demonstration and guided exercise are described, and evaluated for their effectiveness. (7 references) (Author)

Services currently offered at the University of California, Berkeley, Library are evaluated in terms of their special or potential relevance to graduate students, especially as they meet students' needs in the various stages of their graduate careers--course work, dissertation proposal, dissertation research, and dissertation writing. (Author)

Library Pathfinders offer the opportunity to share reference methodology in an organized, nationwide manner. Intended to introduce users to the variety of information sources available, Pathfinders have been published in a wide range of disciplines. The authors describe Pathfinders and indicate how they can provide improved user service and…