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Download full textCollege 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
Nolan, Marianne – Drexel Library Quarterly, 1975
An overview of nontraditional higher education in the United States, with emphasis on the part played by both academic and public libraries in such programs. (LS)
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Libraries, External Degree Programs, Higher Education
Groark, James J. – 1974
In a study to determine library use and attitudes of students enrolled in external degree programs, a questionnaire was administered to a random sample of nonresident students at Empire State College, in the New York State Regents External Degree Program, and at Goddard College. Analysis of the data showed that the majority were full-time…
Descriptors: College Libraries, College Students, External Degree Programs, Higher Education
Libraries and Other Information Sources for Open University Students on Higher Level Courses in 1976
Gains, Derek – Teaching at a Distance, 1978
A study was conducted to determine what library and information sources were utilized or needed by students taking higher-level Open University courses. Information requirements of advanced students indicated that information is needed about area facilities and that students need help to acquire skills in locating and using special resources. (SW)
Descriptors: Correspondence Study, External Degree Programs, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
