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Hoover, Eric – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2002
Describes how colleges are exploring new Web-based strategies for successful roommate pairings. (EV)
Descriptors: College Students, Dormitories, Higher Education, Selection Tools
Download full textBlessing, Kathy; Whitney, Cherine – 2002
This paper describes sources for meeting the information needs of travel clientele. Topics addressed include: (1) U.S. government Web sites; (2) collection development tools, including review journals, online bookstores, travel Web sites, and sources of point-by-point comparisons of guide books; (3) prominent guidebook series and publisher Web…
Descriptors: Library Collection Development, Periodicals, Publishing Industry, Resource Materials
Peer reviewedRonau, Robert N.; Ryan, Steve; Stroble, Beth – Internet and Higher Education, 1998
Discusses issues concerning student research that uses Web-based references, based on the authors' experiences. Describes ways they structured the inquiry process for student research, helped students manage the quantity of information, and provided a model for analyzing the quality of information that students find on Web sites. Includes the…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Information Management, Information Sources, Models
Ma, Wei; Cole, Timothy W. – Illinois Libraries, 2000
Describes the creation and testing of an online prototype, end-user database selection tool developed at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Discusses identifying computer-assisted techniques for guiding users to the most suitable databases for their information needs; improving user services; and improving ease of access to…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Databases, Expert Systems
McCoy, Kimberly – 2001
This lesson plan was created to assist learners in adult basic and literacy education programs with the car-buying process. The goal for the lesson is to "effectively use the Internet to research necessary items before purchasing a car." These nine learning objectives are set: (1) determine what kind of car is needed; (2) determine how…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education
Peer reviewedSchmitt, John P. – Against the Grain, 1998
Discusses selecting for a reference collection, creative budgeting, cutting a deal, collection awareness (strengths/needs), Web site reviews, R-Net (reviews from diverse areas and institutions), and print vs. electronic reference products. Reference librarian adhere to high standards for reference book and Web sites, teach assessment techniques,…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Books, Budgets, Electronic Libraries
Safford, Barbara Ripp – 1998
This publication lists current reference sources that serve the information needs of school library users, including books, CD-ROMs, and World Wide Web sources in all curricular and some extracurricular areas. Criteria for selection include usefulness for curricular applications by elementary and secondary students and teachers, interest for…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Educational Media, Elementary School Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education
