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Donaldson, Katherine S.; Bonella, Laura; Becksford, Lisa; Kubicki, Josette M.; Parramore, Sarah – Education Libraries, 2022
This paper will examine the findings of a survey on the job roles and responsibilities of Education librarians (academic librarians with liaison responsibilities for the field of Education). Existing literature on Education librarianship has focused on particular facets of the job role, including the unique instructional needs of Education…
Descriptors: Librarians, Schools of Education, Academic Libraries, Library Instruction

Rothstein, Samuel – Reference Librarian, 1989
Describes the Term Paper Clinic (TPC), a project in which students in a library reference class at the University of British Columbia offered reference assistance to other students. Appendixes include approaches and sources for the TPC search; instructions for the TPC search; a student library research guide; a report on user evaluations; and the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Class Activities, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Mashuda, Nancy A. – 1980
This study surveys the current involvement of public libraries in the provision of information and referral services to the communities they serve. Data were gathered via questionnaire from 125 public libraries nationwide to ascertain their level of involvement in advocacy, case management or tracking, direct client interviewing, escort services,…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Community Information Services, Information Services, Library Role
Iowa Educational Media Association. – 1985
The role of school librarians has changed as the rapid expansion of information technology during the last decade has placed more emphasis on their participation in the instructional process, and propelled the librarian into a new role as school media specialist. Many media specialists have difficulty in grasping their role in schools. They are…
Descriptors: Classification, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Development

Lancaster, F. W.; And Others – Reference Librarian, 1992
This study, conducted at Illinois State University library, evaluated the ability of professional librarians to answer reference questions. Evaluations by undergraduate students were scored for accuracy of response and attitude of the librarian to determine the best attitudinal predictor of accuracy scores. The evaluation form is appended. (three…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Librarian Attitudes
Altan, Susan – 1988
This 16-item questionnaire was sent to 142 selected college and university libraries in February 1987 to determine which library skills academic librarians consider desirable for undergraduate students. Questionnaires were returned by 89 respondents (62.7%). The number of respondents for each question and the titles of the resources cited in their…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Needs, Library Instruction
Ferndale Library Board, MI. – 1998
This report presents the methodology and results of a patron use and satisfaction survey conducted during four one-week periods in 1997-98 at the Ferndale Public Library (Michigan). Survey questions focused on patron self-description, library use, and resource evaluation. In all, 1,424 surveys were distributed and 1,222 returned for a response…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Interviews, Library Materials, Library Personnel
Wills, Deborah – 1993
This manual was produced during the 1992-93 Wilfrid Laurier University in Ontario school year to be used as a reference guide and a training tool for library support staff assigned to work at the library's information desks. Its purpose is to help ensure a uniform standard of service and to provide practical procedures for information and basic…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Databases, Ethical Instruction, Foreign Countries