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A New Reference Resource: The Interactive Media Center.
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Pilkington, Laura A. – Reference Librarian, 1993
Reviews the literature on the cost effectiveness of computer-assisted instruction in libraries and describes a case study of the Interactive Media Center at the State University of New York at Albany that shows continuously increasing use. Useful applications of interactive multimedia are described, and suggestions for further research are…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cost Effectiveness, Evaluation Criteria
Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Concept-Based Computer Tutorial for OPAC Users.
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Cherry, Joan M.; And Others – College and Research Libraries, 1994
Reports on the results of two experiments testing the effectiveness of a concept-based computer tutorial for OPAC (online public access catalog) users. Factors that may have caused differences in results, including OPACs used in the experiments and the participants' different ability levels, are discussed. Findings are related to similar studies.…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Assisted Instruction, Concept Teaching, Higher Education
Giraffe, a Computer Assisted Instruction Programme.
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Boekhorst, Albert K.; Groot, Tineke – 1992
In 1989 a two year collaborative project, CAI (Computer Assisted Instruction) & Humanities, was initiated between the Faculty of Arts and IBM Netherlands during which General Information Retrieval All Faculties For Bibliographic Education (GIRAFFE), a program for the retrieval of information on general bibliographies, was developed. The…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Databases, Computer Assisted Instruction, Foreign Countries
Designing Library Instruction for Undergraduates: Combining Instructional Systems Design and Naturalistic Inquiry.
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Neuman, Delia – College and Research Libraries, 1991
The Magazine and Journal Instructional Kit (MAJIK/1) is a HyperCard program delivering basic individualized library instruction. Using a technique derived from naturalistic inquiry, the program's formative evaluation was conducted at the University of Maryland, College Park, with 28 upperclassmen as subjects. They reported little difficulty with…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Databases, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation
Research on Research Strategies Instruction: Computer vs. Lecture.
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Farmer, Lesley S. J. – Journal of Youth Services in Libraries, 1993
Describes a research project which examined HyperCard technology in terms of its effectiveness in enhancing research strategy instruction for high school students. Comparisons are made between lectures and computer-assisted instruction, and implications for instruction are included. (EAM)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, High School Students, High Schools
Hands-On Instruction in an Electronic Classroom. A Final Report to the U.S. Dept. 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 and Silver-Platter ERIC.
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Wiggins, 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