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Hovde, Karen – College & Undergraduate Libraries, 1995
Proposes a new technique for teaching search strategies on CD-ROM databases, using common novice errors to illustrate basic search techniques. By incorporating examples of search errors, such as use of search terms that are too narrow or broad, or failure to utilize thesaurus terms, database users may more readily comprehend why searches are…
Descriptors: Databases, Error Correction, Librarians, Library Instruction
Kirsch, Robert A.; And Others – Book Report, 1989
The first article discusses CD-ROM pricing and provides a list of databases and magazines available on CD-ROM. The second provides guidelines for purchasing a CD-ROM workstation. The third describes the use of ERIC on CD-ROM as a research tool for high school students. The fourth describes the benefits of using online searching to teach research…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Databases, High Schools, Learning Resources Centers
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Warmkessel, Marjorie Markoff; Carothers, Frances M. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1993
Discusses collaborative or cooperative learning and its use in school and academic libraries to improve the effectiveness of bibliographic instruction. A study in which the pairing of undergraduate education students was used to teach information retrieval using the ERIC database on CD-ROM is described. (13 references) (EA)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Competition, Cooperative Learning, Higher Education
Minor, Barbara B. – 1988
This digest begins with a brief discussion of the current status of the relatively recent phenomenon of online searching in schools. The advantages and disadvantages of online access in this context are then outlined, and some suggestions are offered for school library media specialists who wish to initiate online information retrieval for their…
Descriptors: Databases, Guidelines, Learning Resources Centers, Media Specialists
Wood, F. E. – 1988
These guidelines are intended to provide realistic and practical guidance about the options available to teachers and planners of education and training programs wholly or partly concerned with online information retrieval, particularly those in academic departments of library and information studies. Seven sections address: (1) the aims and scope…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Databases, Guidelines, Higher Education
Kern, Joanne F. – 1990
The lack of opportunity for high school sophomores to learn database searching was addressed by the implementation of a computerized magazine article search program. "Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature" on CD-ROM was used to train students in database searching during the time they were assigned to the library to do research papers…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Computer Literacy, High School Students, High Schools
Reese, Jean – Microcomputers for Information Management, 1993
Discusses the need for end-user instruction in searching CD-ROM databases and describes various instructional methods, including point-of-use; group instruction, e.g., demonstrations, workshops, and course integrated classes; written materials, e.g., manuals, templates, workbooks, and search forms; tutorials; and videotapes. Staffing needs,…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Group Instruction, Higher Education, Individualized Instruction
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Dunning, Peter – Online Review, 1989
Describes methods used to increase the participation of staff and students in their own searching at the European Institute for Business Administration. Areas discussed include the use of CD-ROM and floppy disks as alternatives to online searching, and the development of a prototype expert system to help users move between online and offline…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Business Administration Education, Databases, Expert Systems
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Davis, Dorothy F. – Research Strategies, 1993
Describes a study of four methods used to instruct college students on searching PsycLIT on CD-ROM: (1) lecture/demonstration; (2) lecture/demonstration using a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel; (3) video; and (4) a computer-based tutorial. Performance data are analyzed, and factors to consider when developing a CD-ROM bibliographic instruction…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Demonstrations (Educational)