To test the effect of library instruction on learning basic knowledge and skills in using reference tools, 33 Ball State University students received such instruction in a course on information resources in libraries. In control groups from basic literature courses, 39 students received course-related library instruction and 81 students received…

Conducted at Bowling Green State University (BGSU) to obtain a better understanding of the research environment in which graduate students function and their particular information needs, this study used a multi-methods approach which included analyses of library and graduate college data; interviews with graduate advisors of selected departments;…