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Direct linkEklof, Ashley – Public Services Quarterly, 2013
Information anxiety is a serious issue that has the potential to hinder the success of a large percentage of the population in both education and professional settings. It has become more prevalent as societies begin to focus more on the value of technology, multitasking, and instant information access. The majority of the population has felt, to…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Academic Libraries, Librarians, Library Role
Maxwell, D. Jackson – Library Media Connection, 2007
Teaching library terminology and definitions can be a real bore. Unfortunately, no matter how one looks at it, students need to learn a set of basic library words and their meanings. The Library ABC's game teaches elementary age students library terms and definitions, and it is effective, efficient, easy, exciting, and fun. Introduce the Library…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Definitions, School Libraries, Library Skills
Peer reviewedSnavely, Loanne; Cooper, Natasha – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1997
Examines the information literacy debate, focusing on the term and its definition. Discusses the term's lack of clarity and confusion with other terms (library skills, library use, and bibliographic instruction), and considers the pros and cons of using an old term, a new term, or information literacy. Recommends using information literacy. (PEN)
Descriptors: Definitions, Information Literacy, Jargon, Library Instruction
Monterey County Library, Salina, CA. – 1988
This training manual was written for student reference assistants to teach them about the Monterey County Free Library (California) and about libraries in general. It introduces library nomenclature (e.g., automated system, interlibrary loan, and MLS), describes requirements of the reference assistant position, and provides information on how to…
Descriptors: Definitions, Library Instruction, Library Materials, Library Skills
Reid, Neil – 1979
This document examines study skills and presents various approaches to teaching the skills at the elementary and secondary levels. The teaching of study skills should have a high priority in our schools to help students deal efficiently with their daily classroom tasks and to equip them for a lifetime of learning. There are many different ways to…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Classification, Definitions, Educational Needs
Peer reviewedBehrens, Shirley J. – College and Research Libraries, 1994
Analyzes definitions of information literacy by reviewing library and information science literature of the 1970s and 1980s. The response of the information profession to the expanding range of skills and knowledge required for information literacy is noted. Three main trends in information literacy from the literature of the early 1990s are…
Descriptors: Change, Computer Literacy, Definitions, Development
