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Roselle, Ann – Journal of Developmental Education, 2008
This qualitative study examines current community college library practices in developmental education. Based on semistructured telephone interviews with 27 librarians across the United States, analysis of the results shows that there are librarians who proactively integrate basic library skills into developmental education and academic success…
Descriptors: Assignments, Community Colleges, College Libraries, Library Skills
Donegan, Patricia Morris – 1989
Because reference librarians at San Antonio College (Texas) often found themselves facing the difficult situation of assisting students who were struggling with ill-conceived, faculty-designed library assignments, they developed a 2-hour workshop for faculty on the construction of course-related assignments. This collection of workshop-related…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Assignments, Evaluation Criteria, Higher Education
Ormondroyd, Joan – 1988
More librarians are finding ways to integrate library instruction into existing courses in a manner that makes library resources and the methodology for finding them an essential and basic component of the courses. Course-integrated instruction requires close cooperation between the librarian and the instructor and subject expertise on the part of…
Descriptors: Assignments, College Curriculum, College Faculty, College Libraries
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Kunkel, Lilith R.; And Others – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1996
Discusses a study conducted at Kent State University's (Ohio) regional campuses that measured the basic library competencies of incoming college freshmen. Results show that the frequency of student assignments was the best predictor of scores on the test measuring library skills. Implications for bibliographic instruction are discussed. (LRW)
Descriptors: Assignments, Basic Skills, College Freshmen, College Libraries
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Barringer, Sallie H. – Research Strategies, 1989
Discusses the importance of introducing undergraduate students of mathematics to available library materials in mathematics in order to develop a sense of the history, literature, and methods of mathematical research and inquiry. Three library based assignments that could be integrated into intermediate or advanced level mathematics courses are…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Assignments, College Mathematics, Higher Education
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Joseph, Margaret A.; Dabbs, Julia K. – 1986
Arguing that the primary means of integrating the library with classroom instruction is the library assignment or research paper, this paper takes a practical look at what constitutes an effective library assignment. It begins by debunking various misconceptions about the library and students' library skills which tend to undermine library…
Descriptors: Assignments, College Faculty, College Libraries, College Students
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LaGuardia, Cheryl; And Others – Research Strategies, 1993
Describes a library research skills course taught at the University of California at Santa Barbara with team teaching. Revision of a previous course is explained; course design is described; class assignments are outlined; an evaluation of the first year is discussed; and the future of the course is considered. (LRW)
Descriptors: Assignments, College Libraries, Course Evaluation, Course Organization
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Tierno, Mark J.; Lee, Joann H. – RQ, 1983
Describes pilot project of library research instruction introduced at Lake Forest College which focused on faculty-centered library research instruction, i.e., Department of Education faculty and instruction librarians designed library experiences integrated into course assignments. Pilot study goals and organization, research assignments, and…
Descriptors: Assignments, College Libraries, Education Courses, Formative Evaluation
Gebhard, Patricia – 1976
This manual is the textbook for a two-unit course for upper division students at a middle-sized university academic research library, the University of California Santa Barbara Library. The book introduces search strategy for finding information for a term paper. After discussing factual information about library collections, classification, card…
Descriptors: Assignments, Classification, College Libraries, Filing
Smalley, Topsy N. – 1983
A college level, one-unit library research skills course is required of all students as part of a general education program at the State University College at Plattsburgh, New York. The course emphasizes the presentation of learning experiences within the context of two conceptual structures: principles that underlie information access systems,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Assignments, Card Catalogs, Higher Education
Kimmage, Dennis; And Others – 1987
The contents of this document include the course syllabus, a student information sheet, college library floor plans, and the units of instruction for Library Research Skills (LIB 101), a course taught at the State University College at Plattsburgh, New York. The course syllabus lists subjects to be covered and the corresponding time frame for…
Descriptors: Assignments, Bibliographies, Classification, College Libraries
Oberman-Soroka, Cerise – 1980
This paper describes the rationale behind and the development and utilization of a bibliographic instruction course which incorporates formal abstract reasoning skills. The limitations of the search strategy technique of bibliographic instruction are discussed as well as the fact that many college students have not developed sophisticated…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Assignments, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education
Marsh, Sheila; Goff, Linda – 1987
The purpose of this handbook is to familiarize the user with the organization of the California State University-Sacramento (CSUS) library. As part of a course requirement, the handbook is designed to provide the student with information necessary to perform assignments in the library independently of librarians and support staff, and as a…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Academic Libraries, Assignments, Course Integrated Library Instruction
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Leckie, Gloria J. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1996
Faculty often overestimate the scholarly communication experiences, critical-thinking abilities, and information-seeking skills of the undergraduates to whom they assign papers. A stratified methodology is suggested for teaching information retrieval skills in the classroom. A strong curriculum-integrated approach could ease the burden on students…
Descriptors: Assignments, Class Activities, Critical Thinking, Higher Education
Detroit Public Schools, MI. Dept. of School Libraries. – 1982
In an effort to provide for a smooth transition from an "open schedule" library media center to scheduled library periods, a series of 13 instructional models were developed for use in Detroit's public schools. The models provide a framework for developing a plan of sequential library instruction which can be adapted to the teaching programs of…
Descriptors: Assignments, Card Catalogs, Career Planning, Dewey Decimal Classification
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