Discusses library searching of chemical literature from an industrial user's viewpoint, focusing on differences between academic and industrial researcher's searching techniques of the same problem area. Indicates that industry users need more exposure to patents, work with abstracting services and continued improvement in computer searching…

Discusses art teachers' information needs and outlines optimal library research strategies for retrieving various sorts of information. Included is an annotated bibliography of reference sources for art teachers. (AM)

Describes a study which measured students' ability to perform several library tasks using students from two different colleges. The results indicate that a program of library instruction will improve the library skills of undergraduate students. Five references are included. (CHC)

Presents the results of a survey of faculty members at the University of Missouri at Kansas City's School of Administration concerning their attitudes toward the library research skills of graduate students and the role of library instruction in the development of those skills. Data are presented in four tables. (JL)

High school librarians have the opportunity to educate the majority of the future adult population in the continued use of libraries. This requires a well-defined plan of library-use instruction, interaction with teachers, description of user groups and their informational needs, setting of behavioral objectives, and constant revision of the plan.…

Focuses on methods for the development of a comprehensive library skills program, the identification of appropriate instructional strategies, and the continuing education of librarians. (Author/LLS)

Instructions are provided for constructing a classroom learning center, with nine separate games and activities, to teach pupils to locate words in the dictionary through the use of guide words, entry words, and picture clues. (SJL)

Describes a method by which gifted and able students can conduct research on a topic of interest to them in order to develop their reading and writing skills in a meaningful context. (FL)

Describes a teaching method involving folk music for enriching language arts programs and developing children's library skills. (HTH)

Concludes that education for adult services librarians has changed little during the last four decades. There are some new courses, some new emphases, a little more flexibility, but the basic structure remains the same: few library schools offer more than one course; continuing education is necessary for specialization. (Author/JD)

Discusses the rationale, structure, and experiences of a graduate sociology seminar in bibliographical methods for document research. (CWM)

Senior marketing research students conducted an unobtrusive survey of reference services at Central Missouri State University, and found 74% of reference transactions rated satisfactory or very satisfactory. Focus groups suggested including library information in freshman orientation packets, providing reference help during the day, and requiring…

Explains the redesign of a freshman-level course in information literacy, information technology, and library research skills at Central Missouri State University that resulted in an increase in student enrollment. Supports the conclusion that marketing and promotion resulted in higher enrollment figures. (Author/LRW)

Uses a matrix to identify conceptual gaps in a bibliographic instruction program at an academic library and discusses a curriculum design model that includes objectives in the affective and sensorimotor domains as well as cognitive instruction. Application of the model to a computer-assisted bibliographic instruction project is described. (10…