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Addressing Equity and Affordability in Digital Study Tools for STEM and the Health Sciences: Possibilities for Library Involvement
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Natalie Tagge; Courtney Eger; Gregory Laynor – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2024
Students in STEM and the health sciences have unique learning needs, including preparation for exams required for entering a STEM or health sciences profession. Students in these areas thus often seek, in addition to or instead of traditional course materials and library resources, digital study tools that utilize techniques such as spaced…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Library Role, Equal Education, Library Materials
A Promising Partnership: An Undergraduate Intern and Librarian Collaborate on Research Guides and Collection Development
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Fullington, Lee Ann; Torres, Alexandra – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2019
Though library science internships for undergraduates are not as well documented as those for MLIS students, internships for undergraduates can be impactful for both the intern and the library. Undergraduate students have firsthand, immersive experience with their major curriculum, and this expertise can benefit science librarians making…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Mathematics Education, Majors (Students), Student Research
The Role of Public Libraries in Supporting Adult Independent Learning: An Interim Assessment.
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College Entrance Examination Board, New York, NY. Office of Library Independent Study and Guidance Projects. – 1974
The College Level Examination Program (CLEP) is a credit by examination program offered by the College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB) as an alternative to formal college education for independent learners. In 1970 the CEEB began to work with public libraries in providing help to the independent learner who wished to participate in the CLEP…
Descriptors: External Degree Programs, Independent Study, Library Extension, Library Planning
Development of a Handbook for Student Assistants in the Memorial Library Reference Room at Mankato State University.
Mitchell, Sandra F. – 1981
A brief discussion of the development of a handbook to be used as a training aid by student assistants in the reference room of a university library and a review of the literature on such training introduce a handbook which was developed at Mankato State University. Designed to provide both informational sections and programed exercises to aid new…
Descriptors: Card Catalogs, College Libraries, Higher Education, Interlibrary Loans
Delivering Library Services to an Aging Population.
Katz, Ruth M. – 1977
This study guide was prepared to assist library personnel in using the VINTAGE series, which consists of five color videocassette programs and two slide/sound shows on topics relating to public library services to the aging. The guide to these programs, which were designed for use in staff development programs and to promote community involvement,…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Community Information Services, Gerontology, Health Services
Bridge the Gap--Literature: A Common Ground for Racial Understanding.
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Public Library of Selma and Dallas County, Selma, AL. – 1992
This booklet of study plans was compiled to address racial issues in literature. The booklet contains study plans designed to elicit both the dialogue and the silence that racial understanding requires. Included in the booklet are the following: multi-cultural study for fifth-grade reading; literary study for general, remedial, and honors…
Descriptors: Black Literature, Cultural Pluralism, Intermediate Grades, Library Services