In this exploratory study the authors ask students enrolled in a credit-bearing undergraduate research methods course to rank and evaluate the troublesome, transformative, and integrative nature of the six frames currently comprising the "Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education." The results indicate that students have…

More and more of today's scholars conduct their research in a digital realm rather than using a print collection. The University of Arizona Libraries Guide on the Side tutorial software offers an opportunity to apply the principles of active learning with real world research scenarios. This paper reports on the design and introduction of…

A RANDOMLY SELECTED SAMPLE OF 163 NINTH AND TENTH GRADE STUDENTS WAS ASKED, IN A SERIES OF QUESTIONS, TO EXPRESS THEIR ATTITUDE TOWARD THE SCHOOL LIBRARY. THE RESPONSES TO EACH STATEMENT WERE TALLIED AND PRESENTED AS A NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE. IN GENERAL IT WAS FOUND THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE STUDENTS SPEND SOME OF THEIR INDEPENDENT STUDY TIME IN THE…

This progress report presents information on a comprehensive program that involved the library in all aspects of the academic program. During the second quarter, meetings with the faculty were completed and weekly meetings were held with the Director of Libraries and the Associate Director for Operations. Since meaningful contacts with students…

A study was conducted to determine the educational value and effectiveness of a one-credit library research course offered since 1981 at Slippery Rock University (SRU) in Pennsylvania. The course is based on a workbook adapted from the one used at Pennsylvania State University and students are required to complete workbook exercises and to compile…

The purpose of this study was to investigate what effect a pre-session given prior to a typical library instruction class had upon the affective experience of freshman composition students. Students in six paired classes were given pre-test and post-test questionnaires to determine if there was a difference in scores in four areas measured by the…

This report describes Ball State University's course-integrated library instruction program for the multi-section English 104, Composition 2 course, which is intended to provide instruction in fundamental library use skills to the majority of the university's undergraduate students, and to create a base of library use knowledge which can be…

College freshmen enrolled in English composition classes were polled to determine their attitudes toward two different methods of bibliographic instruction: the lecture-discussion practicum and the workbook. Analysis indicated that most students perceived the lecture-discussion to be the more successful instructional technique for both general and…

Summarizes the results of a study of students' attitudes toward a library orientation/bibliographic instruction and user education course at Bendel State University in Nigeria. These results indicate that the students found the course very useful both in academic work and in social life. Suggestions are made for the improvement of the course. The…

The impact of an introductory library skills course is evaluated through the use of a difference of means test, the t-test for significance. The purpose of the course is to provide a basic introduction to the efficient and effective use of academic libraries and their resources. Each of 55 undergraduates was pretested to determine his/her entry…

Students' library usage, attitudes, and skills were surveyed three years after they had participated in a university library instruction program. Results of the questionnaire, which was based on the design of a pre-posttest developed to evaluate the program in 1982-83, indicated that most students are using the library on a regular basis. (6…

This study evaluated the effectiveness of the Library Skills Learning Package, a printed, self-contained instructional program consisting of explanations and procedures for use of specific library resources and exercises which require the student to use a source in order to answer the questions. It was tested in a special communications class…

Explores the use, revision, and evaluation of a written, self-paced tour that precedes librarian-led instruction at the Indiana State University library. Presents student reactions to the tour and its accompanying exercises. Guidelines for administering the tour and a questionnaire on tour use are appended for readers to answer and submit to the…

This study compared the effectiveness of the traditional library lecture and computer-assisted instruction (CAI) in scheduled credit classes in library skills. Subjects were 18 college freshman attending branch campuses who were academically underprepared for college level study and who also lacked basic library skills. Eleven students were taught…

Describes a study that was conducted at Ohio State University at Mansfield to measure the effects of a self-paced, self-instructional workbook, both with and without a librarian's presentation, on students' library skills and their attitudes about libraries and librarians. Students' evaluations of the workbooks are also reported. (eight…