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Davis, H. Scott; And Others – 1989
This article reports the findings of a study which compared three methods for teaching freshmen at Indiana State University how to use the library's online catalog. The methods were: (1) video projection, which used a large screen video projection system and an IBM-PC to present a "live" search; (2) dual television monitors, which substituted two…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Peer reviewedBuchanan, Nancy L.; And Others – College and Research Libraries, 1992
A computerized presentation explaining how to use the library online catalog (NOTIS) was produced at Texas A&M University. A study using students in first-year composition courses verified that students who viewed the presentation were able to use the online catalog more effectively than those who did not, especially for subject searching. (12…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Conventional Instruction, Courseware, Higher Education
Bostian, Rebecca; Robbins, Anne – Laserdisk Professional, 1990
Describes an experiment that examined the relationship between successful searching of CD-ROM databases by undergraduate students and various types of instruction provided by the library staff. The findings indicate that the only level of instruction that resulted in a significant difference was a live demonstration of searches. (six references)…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Databases, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education
Peer reviewedPopa, Opritsa D.; And Others – College and Research Libraries, 1988
Describes a study that measured undergraduate students' grasp of library concepts taught using the online catalog and the traditional card catalog, and student preferences for one system over the other. The discussion includes the comparative effectiveness of different instructional methods. (12 notes with references) (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Card Catalogs, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education
Peer reviewedDonegan, Patricia Morris; And Others – College and Research Libraries, 1989
Describes a study in which community college students participated in a library instruction experiment to determine whether individual term paper counseling sessions conveyed information for immediate recall better than group instruction sessions. The test instruments used are provided and the absence of significant differences between the two…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Group Instruction
Peer reviewedDavis, 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)
Download full textWiggins, Marvin E. – 1994
This document is the final report to the U.S. Department of Education of a research and development grant awarded to establish a fully equipped electronic training room and test the effectiveness of hands-on instruction in learning the NOTIS OPAC (online public access catalog) and the Silver-Platter ERIC database on CD-ROM. The purpose of the…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Electronic Classrooms
